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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for integrating environmental haptics in virtual reality
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Application No.: US16224162Application Date: 2018-12-18
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Publication No.: US11294467B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Simon Forest , Razmik Mousakhanian , Liwen Wu , Vincent Levesque , Channy Uon
- Applicant: Immersion Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Immersion Corporation
- Current Assignee: Immersion Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06T19/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for integrating environmental haptic effects in virtual reality are disclosed. One illustrative system described herein includes a sensor for detecting an environmental condition, the environmental condition associated with an environmental haptic effect, and generating a sensor signal. The system also includes a virtual reality display configured to output a virtual reality effect. The system also includes a processor coupled to the sensor and a virtual reality display, the processor configured to: receive the sensor signal, determine a modification to the virtual reality effect based in part on the sensor signal, and transmit a display signal associated with the modification to the virtual reality display. Another illustrative system includes a sensor for detecting an environmental condition, the environmental condition associated with an environmental haptic effect, and generating a sensor signal, and a virtual reality display configured to output a virtual reality effect. The system also includes a processor coupled to the sensor and a virtual reality display, the processor configured to: receive the sensor signal, determine a generated haptic effect based at least in part of the sensor signal that when combined with the environmental haptic effect produces the desired haptic effect, and transmit a haptic signal associated with the generated haptic effect to a haptic output device.
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