Tactile feedback interface device
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a computing device comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to;
generate a graphical interface that includes a graphical object;
obtain at least one spoken utterance;
control an interaction of the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the at least one spoken utterance; and
generate an activating signal based on the at least one spoken utterance;
a user interface device configured to receive the at least one spoken utterance, provide the at least one spoken utterance to the computing device, and control the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the provided at least one spoken utterance, wherein the graphical object comprises a graphical representation within the graphical interface; and
a vibrotactile device comprising an actuator disposed within a housing of the user interface device, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, the actuator configured to receive the activating signal, wherein the activating signal causes the actuator to impart a force via the housing, the actuator comprising a rotating mass actuator having a shaft and an eccentric mass coupled to the shaft, wherein the rotating mass actuator produces the force by the mass rotating about the shaft around an axis of rotation and wherein a center of mass of the eccentric mass is offset from the axis of rotation thereby causing the force when the eccentric mass rotates about the shaft.
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Abstract
A system includes a host computer configured to generate a graphical interface that includes a graphical object, obtain at least one spoken utterance, control an interaction of the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the spoken utterance, and generate an activating signal based on the spoken utterance. An interface device is configured to receive the spoken utterance, provide the spoken utterance to the host computer, and control the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the provided spoken utterance. The graphical object includes a graphical representation within the graphical interface. An actuator is disposed within a housing of the interface device, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, and is configured to receive the activating signal from the host computer. The activating signal causes the actuator to impart a force via the housing.
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23 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a computing device comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to; generate a graphical interface that includes a graphical object; obtain at least one spoken utterance; control an interaction of the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the at least one spoken utterance; and generate an activating signal based on the at least one spoken utterance; a user interface device configured to receive the at least one spoken utterance, provide the at least one spoken utterance to the computing device, and control the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the provided at least one spoken utterance, wherein the graphical object comprises a graphical representation within the graphical interface; and a vibrotactile device comprising an actuator disposed within a housing of the user interface device, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, the actuator configured to receive the activating signal, wherein the activating signal causes the actuator to impart a force via the housing, the actuator comprising a rotating mass actuator having a shaft and an eccentric mass coupled to the shaft, wherein the rotating mass actuator produces the force by the mass rotating about the shaft around an axis of rotation and wherein a center of mass of the eccentric mass is offset from the axis of rotation thereby causing the force when the eccentric mass rotates about the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions when executed configuring the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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displaying a graphical interface, the graphical interface including a graphical object; receiving a signal representative of at least one spoken utterance from a user interface device configured to control the graphical object in the graphical interface, wherein the graphical object comprises a graphical representation of at least a portion of a body of a user; controlling an interaction of the graphical object within the graphical interface based on the signal representative of the at least one spoken utterance; generating an activating signal based on the signal representative of the at least one spoken utterance; and transmitting the activating signal to the user interface device based on an interaction related to the graphical object in the graphical interface, wherein the activating signal causes an actuator disposed within a housing of the user interface device to output a force via the housing, the actuator disposed within the housing to protect the actuator from contact by the user and wherein the actuator comprises a rotating mass actuator having a shaft and an eccentric mass coupled to the shaft, wherein the mass is rotated about the shaft around an axis of rotation to produce the force, wherein a center of mass of the eccentric mass is offset from the axis of rotation thereby causing the force when the eccentric mass rotates about the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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an input configured to receive at least one spoken utterance to control a graphical object within a graphical interface, wherein the graphical object comprises a graphical representation of at least a portion of a body of a user; at least one processor configured to; generate a signal based on the at least one spoken utterance; cause the signal to be transmitted to a host computer; and receive from the host computer an activating signal based on the generated signal; and a vibrotactile device comprising an actuator configured to output a force based on the activating signal in coordination with the graphical interface, wherein the actuator is disposed within the housing, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, and wherein the actuator comprises a rotating mass actuator having a shaft and an eccentric mass coupled to the shaft, wherein the mass is rotated about the shaft around an axis of rotation to produce the force, wherein a center of mass of the eccentric mass is offset from the axis of rotation thereby causing the force when the eccentric mass rotates about the shaft.
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22. A computing device, comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; generate a graphical interface, wherein the graphical interface comprises at least one graphical object; obtain at least one spoken utterance from an interface device; control the at least one graphical object based on the at least one spoken utterance from the interface device; generate an activating signal based on the at least one spoken utterance from the interface device, wherein the activating signal is configured to cause an actuator to impart a force; and provide the activating signal such that the actuator is caused to impart the force, the actuator comprising a rotating mass actuator having a shaft and an eccentric mass coupled to the shaft, wherein the mass is rotated about the shaft around an axis of rotation to produce the force and wherein a center of mass of the eccentric mass is offset from the axis of rotation thereby causing the force when the eccentric mass rotates about the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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