Immersion Corporation

Truvalue Labs, Inc.

Hendrik Bartel

Danny A Grant

Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez

David M Birnbaum

Robert W Heubel

Erin B Ramsay

Christopher J Ullrich

Ali Modarres

Robert Lacroix

James P Hawley

Sebastian Brinkmann

Stephen Matthew Malinak

Faithlyn A Tulloch

Michael Alfred Flowers

Philip Kim

Edwin Kuh

Yang Ruan

Mark Strehlow

Andrew Shipley

Gregory Bala

Greg Paul Bala

Eli Reisman

Adam L Salvatori

Jennifer Janssen

Systems and methods are provided for identifying meta-events. A plurality of event items are received over a given period of time. The plurality of event items are analyzed to determine one or more areas of interests. One or more characteristics of the plurality of events items is measured. The measured number of event items within the particular area of interest within the given time period are compared against a measured number of even items within the particular area of interest within a previous time period. It is determined that a meta-event has occurred when the difference between the measured number of event items within the particular area of interest compared to the measured number of items within the particular area of interest within a previous time period exceeds a threshold measure of event items.

Systems and methods for measuring collected content significance

A data analysis system for measuring a materiality feature of interest is disclosed. The system includes a computing cluster ingesting content comprising a plurality of observables relevant to an entity, wherein each observable is related to at least one feature of interest. The system further includes an extraction engine running on the computing cluster and tagging the observables with an entity identifier in response to the observables referencing at least one of an entity, a tradename associated with the entity, or product associated with the entity. Additionally, the system includes an analysis engine running on the computing cluster and tagging an observable in response to the feature of interest being related to the observable. In one embedment, the analysis engine measures the materiality of the feature of interest to the entity by counting a number of observables from the plurality of observables tagged with the entity identifier.

Systems and method for dynamically updating materiality distributions and classifications

A gaming concept in which each user in a single-player or a multi-player game is enabled to create artwork or graffiti work virtually or on actual surfaces using haptic-enhanced controllers. The controllers can emulate the experience of using a marker, a paint brush, a paint spray-can or the like. The components of various controllers may be modularized for easily interchanging components to extend the art or graffiti creation experience. The real life experience of using ink or paint on a surface is simulated by haptic feedback. When a paint spray-can controller is used, the experience of paint consumption is recreated by various peripheral enhancements including audio and haptic sensations communicated to the user.

User interface device responsive to data tag associated with physical location

A system includes a display configured to display a graphical simulation, a computer configured to run a software program designed to display the graphical simulation on the display, and a stylus constructed and arranged to be manipulated by a user of the system in at least two dimensions to affect the graphical simulation. The stylus includes an actuator configured to output a haptic effect to the user upon receiving a control signal from the computer.

Systems and methods for providing a haptic effect associated with a pgraphical simulation or virtual tag

Various systems, game controllers, and methods for simulating various objects such as weapons are provided. For example, a game controller may include a trigger, a processor within the body that receives a trigger signal when the trigger is activated by the user. The processor may communicate with a computer running a software program such as a gaming application, and an actuator coupled to the trigger, the actuator configured to output a haptic effect to the trigger in response to receiving a control signal from the processor. The game controller may simulate a gun and generate a recoil effect. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by impacting a moving mass from a discharge end of the gun to a handle end of the gun. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by using a body part of a user as a tether.

Programmable game-based haptic enabled gun controller

Various systems, devices, and methods are provided for generating an impact and/or surface haptic effect for a handheld computer interface such as a video game controller. For example, the handheld computer interface may include a handle coupled to an impact actuator. The impact actuator includes a movable mass and an end stop. The impact actuator may receive a haptic effect signal and in response cause the mass to contact the end stop to generate a haptic effect. A smart material that outputs a surface haptic effect may be coupled to a surface of the handle such that the surface haptic effect is output substantially from the smart material rather than the handle. The handle may be coupled to an end piece having a shape that simulates an object such as a tennis racket, golf club, or other object.

Handheld computer interface with haptic feedback

Interactive painting game and associated controller

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Hendrik Bartel