Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlling a user's tactile perception in a dynamic physical environment
- Patent Title (中): 在动态物理环境中控制用户的触觉
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Application No.: US13680770Application Date: 2012-11-19
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Publication No.: US09122330B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: Olivier Bau , Ivan Poupyrev , Mathieu LeGoc
- Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Burbank
- Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Burbank
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: G08B6/00
- IPC: G08B6/00 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/042

Abstract:
To maintain consistency in different environments with different impedances, a high voltage current driver may be used as a signal generator to output a tactile signal with a constant current. The constant current ensures that the voltage between the user's finger and the object's surface or electrode remains the same even if impedances in the electrical path change. Specifically, the current driver includes a current sensing circuit that determines the average current being generated. Using a feedback loop, the measured current is compared to a reference current to determine if the correct tactile sensation is perceived by the user. As the impedance changes, the current driver detects the resulting change in the signal's current and adjusts the voltage amplitude of the generated tactile signal in order to match the measured current to the reference current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140139327A1 CONTROLLING A USER'S TACTILE PERCEPTION IN A DYNAMIC PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2014-05-22
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