Methods and apparatus for providing haptic feedback in interacting with virtual pets
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorLouis B. Rosenberg
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for providing haptic feedback to a user interacting with a simulated (or “virtual”) pet, so as to enhance the realism of the user's relationship with the virtual pet. In one embodiment, a method of providing haptic feedback to a user interacting with a virtual pet comprises: receiving a signal relating to a biological status of the virtual pet, and outputting a haptic effect based on the received signal on a user.
Claims40
A method, comprising:
- receiving a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet;
- and
- outputting, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal.
A computer-executable software code, comprising:
- code to receive a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet;
- and
- code to output, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal.
A data stream embodied in a carrier signal, carrying instructions to:
- receive a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet;
- and
- output, to a user, a haptic effect based on said received signal.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a user-interface object;
- a haptic feedback assembly coupled to the user-interface object;
- and
- a memory coupled to the user-interface object and the haptic feedback assembly, the memory storing a computer-executable software including:
- code to receive a signal relating to a biological status of a virtual pet;
- and
- code to command a haptic effect based on said received signal to said haptic feedback assembly;
- said haptic feedback assembly being configured to output said haptic effect to said user-interface object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.