Apparatus and method for sensing of three-dimensional environmental information
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGary W. Behm, Richard E. Von Mering
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing information about a three-dimensional environment to a user includes; a handle, at least one sensor operatively coupled to the handle, a tactile pad disposed on the handle, a plurality of tactile buttons arrayed on the tactile pad, a plurality of actuators, wherein each actuator is operatively coupled to one of the plurality of tactile buttons to control a height thereof in relation to the tactile pad, and a processor which receives signals from the at least one sensor and controls positioning of the plurality of actuators to represent a physical environment sensed by the at least one sensor.
Claims11
An apparatus for providing information about a three-dimensional environment to a user, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one sensor;
- a processor which receives signals from the at least one sensor and operatively controls a plurality of actuators to represent a physical environment sensed by the at least one sensor;
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- a plurality of tactile buttons, wherein each tactile button is operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of actuators.
An apparatus for providing information about a three-dimensional environment to a user, the apparatus comprising:
- a handle;
- at least one sensor operatively coupled to the handle;
- a tactile pad disposed on the handle;
- a plurality of tactile buttons arrayed on the tactile pad;
- a plurality of actuators, wherein each actuator is operatively coupled to one of the plurality of tactile buttons to control a height thereof in relation to the tactile pad;
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- a processor which receives signals from the at least one sensor and controls positioning of the plurality of actuators to represent a physical environment sensed by the at least one sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.