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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Angela Chang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hiroshi Ishii, Boston, MA (US);
James E. Gouldstone, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher Schmandt, Winchester, MA (US);
Angela Chang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hiroshi Ishii, Boston, MA (US);
James E. Gouldstone, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher Schmandt, Winchester, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for enhancing interpersonal communication over distance through use of touch. A vibrotactile (touch-and-vibration) interface is used to improve existing remote communication by allowing tactile cues to augment the audio-visual information in real-time. The pressure exerted by each finger of the transmitter produces patterns of vibration against the corresponding finger of the receiver. A hand-held device using the interface allows a user to transmit and receive patterns of vibration to and from a remote user and signify tactile gestures, or expressive uses of touch.