Hybrid gesture control haptic system
First Claim
1. A method for remotely controlling a slave device, comprising:
- using a Hybrid Hand Controller (“
HHC”
) as a full haptic controller to control said slave device when said HHC is coupled to a docking station;
detecting when said HHC transitions from said coupled condition to a de-coupled condition in which it is physically de-coupled from said docking station;
in response to said detecting, automatically transitioning an operational mode of at least said HHC from (1) a full haptic control mode in which the slave device is controlled in accordance with physically-restricted movement of the HHC within a pre-defined area to (2) a gestural control mode in which the slave device is controlled in accordance with non-physically restricted movement of the HHC; and
using at least said HHC as a portable gestural controller to control said slave device when said HHC is de-coupled from said docking station.
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Abstract
System (100) and methods (500) for remotely controlling a slave device (102). The methods involve: using a Hybrid Hand Controller (“HHC”) as a full haptic controller to control the slave device when the HHC (406) is coupled to a docking station (460); detecting when the HHC is or is being physically de-coupled from the docking station; automatically and seamlessly transitioning an operational mode of at least the HHC from a full haptic control mode to a gestural control mode, in response to a detection that the HHC is or is being de-coupled from the docking station; and using at least the HHC as a portable gestural controller to control the slave device when the HHC is de-coupled from the docking station.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for remotely controlling a slave device, comprising:
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using a Hybrid Hand Controller (“
HHC”
) as a full haptic controller to control said slave device when said HHC is coupled to a docking station;detecting when said HHC transitions from said coupled condition to a de-coupled condition in which it is physically de-coupled from said docking station; in response to said detecting, automatically transitioning an operational mode of at least said HHC from (1) a full haptic control mode in which the slave device is controlled in accordance with physically-restricted movement of the HHC within a pre-defined area to (2) a gestural control mode in which the slave device is controlled in accordance with non-physically restricted movement of the HHC; and using at least said HHC as a portable gestural controller to control said slave device when said HHC is de-coupled from said docking station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a slave device; a docking station remotely located from said slave device; and a Hybrid Hand Controller (“
HHC”
) configured tooperate as a full haptic controller to control said slave device when coupled to said docking station, automatically transition an operational mode thereof from (1) a full haptic control mode in which the slave device is controlled in accordance with physically-restricted movement of the HHC within a pre-defined area to (2) a gestural control mode in which the slave device is controlled in accordance with non-physically restricted movement of the HHC, in response to a detection that said HHC is or is being de-coupled from said docking station, and operate as a portable gestural controller to control said slave device when de- coupled from said docking station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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