Communications: electrical – Tactual indication
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Bugg, George (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Tactual indication
C463S030000, C463S036000, C463S047000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08009022
ABSTRACT:
A system to present the user a 3-D virtual environment as well as non-visual sensory feedback for interactions that user makes with virtual objects in that environment is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a system comprising a depth camera that captures user position and movement, a three-dimensional (3-D) display device that presents the user a virtual environment in 3-D and a haptic feedback device provides haptic feedback to the user as he interacts with a virtual object in the virtual environment. As the user moves through his physical space, he is captured by the depth camera. Data from that depth camera is parsed to correlate a user position with a position in the virtual environment. Where the user position or movement causes the user to touch the virtual object, that is determined, and corresponding haptic feedback is provided to the user.
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Clavin John
Holmdahl Todd Eric
Kipman Alex
Perez Kathryn Stone
Tsunoda Kudo
Bugg George
Microsoft Corporation
Ott Frederick
Woodcock & Washburn LLP
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