Apparatus for Providing Haptic Force Feedback to User Interacting With Virtual Object in Virtual Space

摘要

An apparatus for providing haptic force feedback to a user interacting with a virtual object in a virtual space is provided. The apparatus includes a force-feedback provision unit providing a sensation of touch arising from an interaction with the virtual object to at least a portion of the user's body. A processor unit performs (i) receiving at least one of a first force-feedback control data generated based on vector information on a motion of the at least a portion of the user's body and information on the virtual object and a second force-feedback control data generated based on image information the information on the virtual object from the external terminal, or (ii) generating at least one of the first and second force-feedback control data.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing haptic force feedback to a user interacting with a virtual object in a virtual space, the apparatus comprising:
a casing wearable around at least a portion of the user's body; a force-feedback provision unit coupled directly or indirectly to the casing and having a first end directly or indirectly touching at least a portion of the user's body and a second end coupled directly or indirectly to the casing through an elastic member to allow the first end to provide a sensation of touch arising from an interaction with the virtual object to the at least a portion of the user's body; a communication unit coupled directly or indirectly to the casing to communicate with an external terminal; and a processor unit coupled to directly or indirectly to the casing and configured to perform (i) a process of receiving at least one of: a first force-feedback control data generated based on vector information on a motion of the at least a portion of the user's body wearing the casing and information on the virtual object; and a second force-feedback control data generated based on image information on a motion of the at least a portion of the user's body wearing the casing and information on the virtual object, from the external terminal via the communication unit so as to control the force-feedback provision unit, or (ii) a process of generating at least one of the first and second force-feedback control data so as to control the force-feedback provision unit.