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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Novint Technologies, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY (US);
Inventors:
Walter A. Aviles, San Diego, CA (US);
Frank E. Joutras, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B25J 13/02 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); A61H 1/0277 (2013.01); A61H 1/0285 (2013.01); B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); B25J 13/025 (2013.01); G06F 3/014 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0107 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0214 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5064 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5092 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01);
Abstract
Portable force feedback controllers (PFFCs) designed to be worn on a user's limb, track the movement of the user's limb, and provide force feedback capability. In some embodiments, the PFFCs may include interchangeable modules that can be quickly and easily connected and disconnected so that the PFFC may be easily modified for a particular application. In yet other embodiments, various PFFC modules are moveably coupled and have at least one degree of freedom so that the PFFC can accurately follow the natural movements of a user's limb.