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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Erik Tidemand, Seattle, WA (US);

Clayton Chang, Redmond, WA (US);

Muneeb Iqbal Karim, Redmond, WA (US);

Kent Huntsman, Bethell, WA (US);

Alex Garden, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Erik Tidemand, Seattle, WA (US);

Clayton Chang, Redmond, WA (US);

Muneeb Iqbal Karim, Redmond, WA (US);

Kent Huntsman, Bethell, WA (US);

Alex Garden, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01); A63F 13/20 (2014.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); A63F 13/06 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1037 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1093 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6607 (2013.01); G06F 2203/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01);
Abstract

Technology is presented for generating directional force feedback in free space to a user using a mass rotatable about a movable axis. The mass and movable axis are responsive to a control signal to generate a force vector having a direction and a magnitude in three-dimensional space to provide feedback to the user. The force vector is created in response to an event in application executing in a processing device. The force vector represents feedback regarding an event in the application.


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