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Title:
TACTILE SENSE PRESENTING DEVICE AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001356861
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a tactile sense presenting device and its method using a tactile sense data generating device capable of expressing tactile sense at the time of performing a 'tracing' operation or 'shifting' operation using a tactile sense/pressure sense presenting device that is impossible heretofore.

This tactile sense presenting device is provided with a storage device for storing three-dimensional volume data composed of voxel values, the tactile sense/pressure sense data generating device for generating tactile sense data based on the voxel values stored in the storage device, a driving circuit connected to the tactile sense data generating device for converting the inputted tactile sense data into a tactile sense presentation driving signal, and a tactile sense presenting means for presenting the tactile sense based on the tactile sense presentation driving signal.


Inventors:
ASANO TAKEO
FURUHASHI YUKITO
Application Number:
JP2000177314A
Publication Date:
December 26, 2001
Filing Date:
June 13, 2000
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO
International Classes:
A61B5/055; A61B19/00; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G09B19/00; (IPC1-7): G06F3/00; A61B19/00; G06T17/40
Domestic Patent References:
JPH05123327A1993-05-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue (4 outside)