TACTILE FEEDBACK INTERFACE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a host computer configured togenerate 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, andgenerate an activating signal based on the at least one spoken utterance;
an interface device configured to receive the at least one spoken utterance, provide the at least one spoken utterance to the host computer, 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
an actuator disposed within a housing of the interface device, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, the actuator configured to receive the activating signal from the host computer, wherein the activating signal causes the actuator to impart a force via the housing.
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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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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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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 at least one spoken utterance, and generate an activating signal based on the at least one spoken utterance; an interface device configured to receive the at least one spoken utterance, provide the at least one spoken utterance to the host computer, 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 an actuator disposed within a housing of the interface device, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, the actuator configured to receive the activating signal from the host computer, wherein the activating signal causes the actuator to impart a force via the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible computer-readable storage medium including instructions configuring a machine, the instructions when executed configuring the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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displaying a graphical interface by a host computer, the graphical interface including a graphical object; receiving a signal representative of at least one spoken utterance from an 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 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 interface device, thereby protecting the actuator from contact by the user, to output a force via the housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. 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, receive from the host computer an activating signal based on the generated signal; and 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.
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24. A computing device, comprising:
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. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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