Group decision haptic feedback systems and methods
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1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of user interface devices, each of said user interface devices comprising one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms, at least one sensor adapted to produce a sensed output based, at least in part, on direct user manipulation of at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms, and one or more actuators adapted to selectively manipulate at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms based, at least in part, on a group decision input; and
a group controller operatively coupled to each of said plurality of user interface devices and adapted to determine said group decision input based, at least in part, on said sensed output produced by said plurality of user interface devices and one or more decision factors that include one or more weighting factors, one or more timing factors, and/or one or more threshold factors.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that may be adapted for use with a plurality of user interface devices having haptic feedback interface mechanisms. A group controller may be adapted to determine a group decision input based, at least in part, on sensed outputs the user interface devices. At least a portion of the group decision input may be used to provide haptic feedback to a user via the user interface device.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of user interface devices, each of said user interface devices comprising one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms, at least one sensor adapted to produce a sensed output based, at least in part, on direct user manipulation of at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms, and one or more actuators adapted to selectively manipulate at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms based, at least in part, on a group decision input; and a group controller operatively coupled to each of said plurality of user interface devices and adapted to determine said group decision input based, at least in part, on said sensed output produced by said plurality of user interface devices and one or more decision factors that include one or more weighting factors, one or more timing factors, and/or one or more threshold factors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. An apparatus comprising a group controller adapted to receive at least one sensed output from each of a plurality of user interface devices having one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms, and determine a group decision input based, at least in part, on a plurality of said received sensed outputs and one or more decision factors that include one or more weighting factors, one or more timing factors, and/or one or more threshold factors, and wherein at least a portion of said group decision input is adapted for use by each of said plurality of user interface devices to selectively manipulate at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms.
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving a sensed output from each of a plurality of user interface devices, wherein each of said user interface devices comprises one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms, and at least one sensor, said at least one sensor being adapted to produce said sensed output based, at least in part, on direct user manipulation of at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms; determining a group decision input based, at least in part, on at least a portion of said received sensed output from each of said plurality of user interface devices; providing at least a portion of said group decision input to each of said plurality of user interface devices; and wherein each of said user interface devices further comprises one or more actuators adapted to selectively manipulate at least one of said one or more haptic feedback interface mechanisms therein based, at least in part, on at least said portion of said group decision input and one or more decision factors that include one or more weighting factors, one or more timing factors, and/or one or more threshold factors. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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