Haptic feedback device with button forces
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a housing having a fixed portion and a first moveable portion defined as a first partial outer surface of the housing and a second moveable portion defined as a partial second outer surface of the housing located opposite to the first partial outer surface, the housing to be grasped by a user and the fixed portion moveable in three dimensions with respect to ground during operation, the first and second moveable portions including pads configured to be selectively moved toward and away each other;
a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure positional values of the fixed portion when moved in the three dimensions;
a flexure member coupled to at least the first moveable portion and the fixed portion, wherein the flexure member is configured to allow selective movement of the first moveable portion with respect to the fixed portion; and
an actuator coupled to the flexure member, the actuator configured to output haptic feedback to the first and second moveable portions of the housing via the flexure member.
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Abstract
A haptic feedback control device, such as a handheld remote control or handheld game controller, for controlling a graphical object within a graphical display and for outputting forces to a user. A housing includes a button, wherein the user engages the button with a finger. The button is depressible along a degree of freedom by the user. An actuator applies forces to the user through the button along the degree of freedom. A sensor detects displacement of the button along the degree of freedom when the button is depressed by the user. A process, local to the device, controls the actuator to generate the forces upon the button in the degree of freedom to provide a tactile sensation to the user contacting the button.
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29 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a housing having a fixed portion and a first moveable portion defined as a first partial outer surface of the housing and a second moveable portion defined as a partial second outer surface of the housing located opposite to the first partial outer surface, the housing to be grasped by a user and the fixed portion moveable in three dimensions with respect to ground during operation, the first and second moveable portions including pads configured to be selectively moved toward and away each other; a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure positional values of the fixed portion when moved in the three dimensions; a flexure member coupled to at least the first moveable portion and the fixed portion, wherein the flexure member is configured to allow selective movement of the first moveable portion with respect to the fixed portion; and an actuator coupled to the flexure member, the actuator configured to output haptic feedback to the first and second moveable portions of the housing via the flexure member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be engaged to an arm of a linkage mechanism about a pivot point, the linkage mechanism located externally from the housing and configured to suspend the housing therefrom and allow the housing to move in three dimensions relative to ground while suspended thereto, wherein the housing is rotatable with respect to the arm about the pivot point; a button disposed on the housing and depressible along a degree of freedom; an actuator coupled to the button; a first sensor configured to measure positional values of the housing when the housing is moved in any of the three dimensions; a second sensor configured to detect a displacement of the button along the degree of freedom when depressed; and a processor coupled to the actuator and configured to send a signal to the actuator based on the detected displacement, the actuator configured to generate a haptic feedback at least along the degree of freedom based on the signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device, comprising:
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a housing including a fixed portion and a moveable portion, the moveable portion configured to be selectively depressed toward the fixed portion, the housing engaged to an arm of a linkage mechanism about a pivot point, the linkage mechanism located externally from the housing and configured to suspend the housing therefrom, wherein the linkage allows the housing to move in three dimensions relative to ground while suspended thereto; a first sensor coupled to the fixed portion of the housing and configured to provide sensor data regarding movement of the fixed portion of the housing in three dimensions with respect to ground; a second sensor coupled to the moveable portion and configured to provide sensor data regarding movement of the moveable portion of the housing with respect to the fixed portion of the housing; and an actuator coupled to the housing, the actuator configured to output haptic feedback to the moveable portion of the housing upon receiving a haptic feedback signal. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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