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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Richard L Cunningham, Washington, DC (US);
Robert F Cohen, Kensington, MD (US);
Russell H Dumas, Germantown, MD (US);
Gregory L Merril, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Philip G Feldman, Catonsville, MD (US);
Joseph L Tasto, Brookeville, MD (US);
Richard L Cunningham, Washington, DC (US);
Robert F Cohen, Kensington, MD (US);
Russell H Dumas, Germantown, MD (US);
Gregory L Merril, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Philip G Feldman, Catonsville, MD (US);
Joseph L Tasto, Brookeville, MD (US);
Immersion Medical, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a graphical object and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, comprises providing an object in communication with the computer, controlling the graphical object in relation to manipulation of at least a portion of the object by the user, and outputting a haptic sensation to the user when the graphical object interacts with a region within the graphical representation to provide the user with haptic feedback related to a simulated palpation of the region.