Free space directional force feedback apparatus
First Claim
1. A directional feedback device for generating directional force feedback in free space, comprising:
- a force generation system including a torque generation structure adapted to create a physical force in three dimensional space;
a wireless communication device;
a control system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device and the force generation system, the control system adapted to receive a definition of the physical force to be generated from an application in a communicatively coupled computing environment and adapted to control the force generation system to generate the physical force based on the definition of the physical force; and
a housing enclosing the force generation system, the wireless communication device and the control system.
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Abstract
A directional feedback device generating a directional force feedback in free space. The device includes a force generation structure including a rotatable mass creating a physical force vector in three dimensional space. A wireless communication device and a control system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device and the force generation system are provided. The control system receives a definition of the physical force vector to be generated from an application executing in a processing device. The control system provides instructions to the force generation system to generate the physical force vector using the force generation structure. The force generation system, the wireless communication device and the control system are enclosed in a housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A directional feedback device for generating directional force feedback in free space, comprising:
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a force generation system including a torque generation structure adapted to create a physical force in three dimensional space; a wireless communication device; a control system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device and the force generation system, the control system adapted to receive a definition of the physical force to be generated from an application in a communicatively coupled computing environment and adapted to control the force generation system to generate the physical force based on the definition of the physical force; and a housing enclosing the force generation system, the wireless communication device and the control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A directional force feedback system configured to generate directional force feedback in free space and receiving user input, comprising:
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a computing environment including a processor adapted to execute at least a user-controlled application and a force determination application, the force determination application configured to output a physical force vector definition responsive to an event in the user-controlled application; a directional feedback device comprising; a force generation system configured to generate a physical force based on the physical force vector definition, the force generation system adapted to generate the physical force in any direction in three dimensional space using a mass supported in the force generation system; a communication device; a control system communicatively coupled to the communication device and the force generation system, the control system adapted to receive the physical force vector definition, the control system configured to control the force generation system to generate the physical force; and a housing enclosing the force generation system, the communication device and the control system, wherein the housing comprises an inner shell providing support to the force generation system and an outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A directional force feedback device for generating directional force feedback in free space and receiving user input comprising:
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a force generation system including a torque generation structure comprising a mass creating a physical force in three dimensional space; a wireless communication device; a control system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device and the force generation system, the control system adapted to receive a definition of the physical force to be generated from an application executing in a communicatively coupled computing environment and configured to instruct the force generation system to generate the physical force based on the definition of the physical force after receipt of the definition; and a housing enclosing the force generation system, the wireless communication device and the control system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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