APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK SENSATIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND HARDNESS-SOFTNESS TO A CONTROLLER
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Jan 24, 2013
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Jul 21, 2011
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Abstract
Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time sensations of temperature and/or hardness-softness 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 computer programmable hardness-softness sensation to the user in response to a first trigger signal generated by an interactive program; and a first mechanism, coupled to the first region, to cause the first region to harden relative to a first state, and to cause the first region to soften relative to a second state.
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SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC | TOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Mikhailov, Anton | Campbell, US | 46 | 4024 |
# of filed Patents : 46 Total Citations : 4024 | |||
Stafford, Jeffrey R | Redwood City, US | 44 | 1148 |
# of filed Patents : 44 Total Citations : 1148 | |||
Umminger, Frederick | Oakland, US | 14 | 858 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 858 |
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