APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK SENSATIONS OF TEMPERATURE, TEXTURE, AND HARDNESS-SOFTNESS TO A CONTROLLER

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APP PUB NO 20130021232A1
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13188358

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Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time programmable sensations of texture, hardness-softness, and temperature (thermal) to the hand-held controller. The hand-held controller comprises a first region configured to be touched by a user and to provide a real-time programmable hardness-softness sensation to the user in response to a first trigger signal generated by an interactive program; a second region to be touched by the user and to provide real-time programmable hardness-softness sensations to the user in response to a second trigger signal generated by the interactive program; and a third region to be touched by the user and to provide real-time programmable thermal sensations to the user in response to a third trigger signal generated by the interactive program.

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SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 108-0075

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Mikhailov, Anton Campbell, US 46 4024
Stafford, Jeffrey R Redwood City, US 44 1148
Umminger, Frederick Oakland, US 14 858

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