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Haptic remote control for toys

  • US 9,625,905 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2001
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A remote control comprising:

  • a housing;

    a manipulandum configured to cause a control signal to be sent to a remotely-controlled device;

    a plurality of haptic actuators configured to output haptic sensations, wherein the plurality of haptic actuators are positioned on the housing of the remote control in a configuration that corresponds similarly to a physical positional relationship between a plurality of sensors positioned on the remotely-controlled device;

    a receiver configured to receive one or more sensor signals from the plurality of sensors positioned on the remotely-controlled device; and

    a processor in communication with the plurality of haptic actuators and the receiver, the processor configured to;

    receive a sensor signal from a sensor of the plurality of sensors positioned on the remotely-controlled device, the sensor signal being indicative of a contact between the remotely-controlled device and an external object;

    generate an actuator signal based at least in part on the sensor signal received from the remotely-controlled device, the actuator signal being configured to cause a haptic actuator of the plurality of haptic actuators to output a haptic sensation; and

    transmit the actuator signal to the haptic actuator, wherein the haptic actuator is positioned in a first physical location on the housing of the remote control that corresponds similarly to a second physical location on the remotely-controlled device of the sensor that generated the sensor signal.

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