发明名称 |
SAFE AND LOW COST COMPUTER PERIPHERALS WITH FORCE FEEDBACK FOR CONSUMER APPLICATIONS |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for providing safe and low-cost force feedback peripherals for consumer applications. A device microprocessor (26) local to an interface device (14) is coupled to the host (12) by a first interface bus (24). The microprocessor receives host commands from the host computer on the first interface bus, such as an RS-232 interface, and commands an actuator (30) to apply a force to a user object (22), such as a joystick, in response to host commands. A sensor (28) detects positions of the user object and outputs signals to the host on a second interface bus (25), such as a PC game port bus, separate from the firt bus. A safety switch (41) of the present invention disables the actuator when the interface device is not in use and enables the actuator when an amount of weight over a predetermined amount is placed on the joystick created by a user grasping the joystick. |
申请公布号 |
WO9712337(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.04.03 |
申请号 |
WO1996US15340 |
申请日期 |
1996.09.25 |
申请人 |
IMMERSION HUMAN INTERFACE CORPORATION |
发明人 |
ROSENBERG, LOUIS, B.;BRAUN, ADAM, C.;SCHENA, BRUCE, M. |
分类号 |
A63F13/06;G05G9/047;G06F1/26;G06F3/00;G06F3/01;G06F3/038;H04L29/06 |
主分类号 |
A63F13/06 |
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