Enactive perception device

• US 8,952,796 B1
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lingo IP Holding, LLC
• Original Assignee: DW Associates LLC
• Inventors: Wolf, Warren L., Rehani, Manu
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Kerri
• Application Number:
  US13/535,206
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: 340/407.1, 340/500
• US Class Current: 340/407.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user

Abstract

An enactive perception device includes the ability to receive information. The information received can be either sensory information or other data. The received information can then be converted into sensory information, which can then be provided to the user.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a data receiver to receive a first data as a first sensory data and a second data as a second sensory data;

a converter to convert said first data into a first sensory input and said second data into a second sensory input;

a first sensory input device to provide a user with said first sensory input; and

a second sensory input device to provide said user with said second sensory input,

where said first sensory input and said second sensory input can be perceived by said user without said user having to distinguish between said first sensory input and said second sensory input and where said first sensory input and said second sensory input use different human senses.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the data receiver includes a second data receiver to receive said second data.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein said second sensory input is different from said first sensory input.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the converter is operative to convert said first sensory data into a first sensory input and said second sensory data into a second sensory input, where said first sensory input is perceived by said user using a different sense than said first sensory data and said second sensory input perceived by said user using a different sense than said second sensory data.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the data receiver is operative to receive said first data and said second data dependent on a relative location of a sensor device.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first sensory input device is designed to be worn by said user.

7. A method comprising:

receiving a first data from a first data input;

receiving a second data from a second data input, the second data input different from the first data input;

converting the first data into a first sensory input;

converting the second data into a second sensory input; and

providing a user with the first sensory input and the second sensory input via at least one sensory input device designed to be worn by the user,

where the first sensory input and the second sensory input can be perceived by the user without the user having to distinguish between the first sensory input and the second sensory input and where said first sensory input and said second sensory input use different human senses.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein converting the second data into a second sensory input includes converting the second data into the second sensory input, the second sensory input different from the first sensory input.

9. A method according to claim 7, wherein receiving a first data and a second data includes receiving a first sensory data and a second sensory data.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein:

converting the first data into a first sensory input includes converting the first sensory data into a first sensory input, the first sensory input perceived by the user using a different sense than the first sensory data; and

converting the second data into a second sensory input includes converting the second sensory data into a second sensory input, the second sensory input perceived by the user using a different sense than the second sensory data.

11. A method according to claim 7, wherein receiving a first data and a second data includes receiving the first data and the second data, the first data and the second data dependent on a relative location of a sensor device.

12. An article, comprising a non-transitory storage medium, said non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

receiving a first data from a first data input;

receiving a second data from a second data input, the second data input different from the first data input;

converting the first data into a first sensory input;

converting the second data into a second sensory input; and

providing a user with the first sensory input and the second sensory input,

where the first sensory input and the second sensory input can be perceived by the user without the user having to distinguish between the first sensory input and the second sensory input and where said first sensory input and said second sensory input use different human senses.

13. An article according to claim 12, wherein converting the second data into a second sensory input includes converting the second data into the second sensory input, the second sensory input different from the first sensory input.

14. An article according to claim 12, wherein receiving a first data and a second data includes receiving a first sensory data and a second sensory data.

15. An article according to claim 14, wherein:

converting the first data into a first sensory input includes converting the first sensory data into a first sensory input, the first sensory input perceived by the user using a different sense than the first sensory data; and

converting the second data into a second sensory input includes converting the second sensory data into a second sensory input, the second sensory input perceived by the user using a different sense than the second sensory data.

16. An article according to claim 12, wherein receiving a first data and a second data includes receiving the first data and the second data, the first data and the second data dependent on a relative location of a sensor device.

17. An article according to claim 12, wherein providing a user with the first sensory input and the second sensory input includes providing the user with the first sensory input via a sensory input device designed to be worn by the user.