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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, VT (US);
Michael Rosen, Burlington, VT (US);
Michael Coleman, South Burlington, VT (US);
Joshua Coffee, South Burlington, VT (US);
William David Banks, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Kristin Leigh Funabashi, Brookline, MA (US);
Rebecca Risko, Ferndale, MI (US);
Akie Hashimoto, Durham, NC (US);
Keegan Jennings Brown, Roxbury, MA (US);
Katherine Accomando, Beverly, MA (US);
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of digitally recording and reproducing tactile drawings are disclosed. The method includes moving a stylus over a path on the first tactile drawing medium to form a tactile feature thereon, and digitally recording the path of the moving stylus to generate digital path data. The method also include reproducing the tactile feature on a second tactile drawing medium operably disposed in a tactile printer based on the digital path data. The systems and methods include forming tactile drawings based on a digital graphics file, including filtering the digital graphics file to form a .RLD file suitable for forming a tactile drawing having features capable of being tactilely sensed.