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

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13188374

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Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time sensations of temperature and texture to a user of the hand-held controller. The hand-held controller comprises a first region to be touched by a user and to provide a real-time computer programmable texture sensation to a 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 roughen relative to a first state, and to cause the first region to smooth relative to a second state.

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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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