Haptic interface
CA 2450357 A1 · Owner: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company · Inventors: Hardwick, Andrew John
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Simulated textures whose parameters are held with object model data in a data store (5) are modified in accordance with data held in a data store (6) which data defines a Gamma correction factor (73) previously determined for each identified user. The gamma correction factor is determined by outputting to a Haptic Output interface a texture simulation comprising spaced grooves or ridges. By correlating user response to the perceived "feel" of the texture (rough, medium or smooth scale for example) the user's perceptual factors can be determined. Subsequently applying the perceptual factors to effect a mathematical adjustment (power) of texture in simulation algorithms allows output …
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- Filed July 5, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 5, 2022.
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