Apparatus and methods for haptic rendering using a haptic camera view

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9030411
APP PUB NO 20140333625A1
SERIAL NO

14276845

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The invention provides systems and methods for using a “haptic camera” within a virtual environment and for using graphical data from the haptic camera to produce touch feedback. The haptic camera obtains graphical data pertaining to virtual objects within the vicinity and along the trajectory of a user-controlled haptic interface device. The graphical data from the camera is interpreted haptically, thereby allowing touch feedback corresponding to the virtual environment to be provided to the user.

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  • 3D SYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goodwin, William Alexander Cambridge, US 6 317
Handley, Joshua E Silver Spring, US 6 185
Itkowitz, Brandon D Natick, US 140 4089
Midura, Marc Douglass Somerville, US 3 127
Shih, Loren C Medford, US 3 127

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