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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Vincent Hayward, Montreal, CA;
Ramon Alarcon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Louis B. Rosenberg, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vincent Hayward, Montreal, CA;
Ramon Alarcon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Louis B. Rosenberg, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Immersion Corproation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to haptic devices for use with a variety of computer/video interface devices. Such haptic devices can work in conjunction with and thereby provide 'haptic augmentations' to otherwise conventional user-interface devices, including a variety of computer mice known in the art, irrespective of their types and manufactures. Such haptic devices can also be used to convey information to a user by way of haptic sensations.