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US 2003/0193482 A1Published application
Touch pad system
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InventorYongsun Kim
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The present invention relates to a touch pad system by which a shape and movement of an object can be transmitted and realized in real time through communications. When using communication means such as the internet, the touch pad system according to the present invention perceives information on an object, such as contact pressure, shape and temperature of the object, which comes into contact with a pad referred to as “touch pad” and exerts the pressure on the touch pad, from a computer, by using the touch pad connected to the computer. Further, the touch pad system transmits the information to a computer of the other party so that the shape and movement of the object can be transmitted to and realized in the computer of the other party, in real time, according to signals received in the touch pad of the other party. Thus, upon mutual communications, a feeling of touch can be experienced. According to the touch pad system of the present invention, there is an advantage in that in addition to viewing scenes displayed on a monitor screen, an environment capable of experiencing the feeling of touch due to the contact with the object can be provided by mutually transmitting the shape and movement of the object.
1] The touch pad system is characterized by which it is composed of the touch pad cells(7) consisting of small cells with certain size, the touch pad contact surface on the top of the touch pad cell(7) to sense signal of a contacting object, the contact-sensing signal transmitting and receiving part(10) to transmit and receive the sensed signal from the touch pad contact surface(20), the pressure implementation enabling part(30) connected to the bottom of each cells(7) to implement pressure and a shape of an object as an up/down position converting means, the cell position sensing part(50) to control signals of up/down position conversions of the touch pad cells(7), the pressure signal controlling part(40) connected to the pressure implementation enabling part(30) to provide control signal, and the central control part(60) to control signals of the pressure signal controlling part(40), the cell position sensing part(50) and the contact-sensing signal transmitting and receiving(10) and transmit and receive them to and from the computers(70)(80).
2] For claim 1, the touch pad system is featured by which it is composed of the pressure implementation enabling part(30), pressure transmitting pump(9) to convert pressure transmitting media including oil or air into proper pressure and then transmit them to the cylinder(3) allotted to each cell in response to the pressure signal of the pressure signal controlling part(40) as pneumatic and hydraulic type, the motor(100) to drive the pressure transmitting pump(9), the solenoid valve(5) to control flow of the pressure transmitting medium drawn from the pressure transmitting pump(9) according to pressure signal and transfer it to the cylinder, the cylinder(3) to operate by transmission of the pressure transmitting medium transferred from the solenoid valve(5), the flow control valve(4) connected to the rod side of the cylinder(3) to prevent sharp load-change by putting back pressure upon the rod side, the pressure implementing bar(1) connected to the piston of the cylinder(3) to implement designated pressure, the spring(8) inserted into the pressure implementing bar(1) to facilitate up/down movement of the pressure implementing bar(1), the support(2) to prevent deviation of the pressure implementing bar(1), and the position and displacement sensor(A106) and the pressure sensor(A106) on the support(2).
3] For claim 1, the touch pad system is featured by the pressure implementation enabling part(30) of magnetic type, which is composed of the resistance objects(A200) wholly connected to the bottom of the touch pad cells(7), the magnets(A102) corresponding to each resistance object(A200), the spring(A103) to induce the magnets to move up/down and return to the original state, and the sensor(A106) to sense position and pressure of the resistance objects(A200), the tube(A300) to prevent deviation of the magnets(A102) and the resistance objects(A200) in the support(2) to support the magnet. This causes voltage of the pressure signal controlling part(40) by the received signal to increase or decrease, causes each magnet(A102) connected to the pressure signal controlling part(40) to generate magnetic force and increase or decrease it, and then causes the resistance object(A200) against magnetic force to rise or fall.
4] For claim 3, the resistance object(A200) is the touch pad system featuring that it is composed of superconductor and permanent magnet.
5] For claim 1, the touch pad system was implemented to sense information of a contact object on the touch pad contact surface(20), numerically express up/down movement, pressure and sensing information of the touch pad cells(7) according to contact pressure, shape and movement by time units, transmit the data by Internet and network communication to the remote computer system(80) and convert again the data values in the remote computer touch pad system into sensing information, pressure and shape of the contact object.
6] For the above claim 1 and claim 5, the touch pad system is characterized by that it is implemented to interactively send and receive information with the touch pad system of the remote computer in a remote place.
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This invention relates to the touch pad system, which enables the user to feel a shape and movement of an object and furthermore touch of skin contact between the users by communication.
Existing communication means and units just depended on audio/visual mode like video, picture file, music file to transmit message from the source to the receiver.
Under this condition, real-time transmission of a shape and touch has problems totally different from existing technologies.
FIG. 1, as an outline diagram, illustrates the touch pad system by a working example of desirable hydraulic and pneumatic type in this invention;
FIG. 2, as a plan, illustrates cells of the touch pad cells in this invention;
FIG. 3, as a simple diagram, illustrates the pressure implementation enabling part of the touch pad system as hydraulic and pneumatic type in this invention;
7: Cell—As small size and plural, it implements a shape of an object;
10: Contact-sensing signal transmitting and receiving part—it senses and transmits contact signal of an object to contact on the touch pad contact surface(20), and if possible, receives signal from the central control part;
20: Touch pad contact surface—It is positioned on the top of the touch pad cells, covers them, and was made enabling sensors including pressure sensor to sense signal of a contact object to be attached;