CA2261893A1 - Method and apparatus for providing force feedback over a computer network - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for providing force feedback over a computer network

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CA2261893A1
CA2261893A1 CA002261893A CA2261893A CA2261893A1 CA 2261893 A1 CA2261893 A1 CA 2261893A1 CA 002261893 A CA002261893 A CA 002261893A CA 2261893 A CA2261893 A CA 2261893A CA 2261893 A1 CA2261893 A1 CA 2261893A1
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Louis B. Rosenberg
Sian W. Tan
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Immersion Corp
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Louis B. Rosenberg
Sian W. Tan
Immersion Human Interface Corporation
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Abstract

An internet network force feedback system (10) which includes a server machine (18), a client machine (14) provided with the force feedback device (24), and one or more additional client machines (16) each of which may be provided with additional force feedback devices (26). The server machine is a computer or processor running TCP/IP server software and is connected to the Internet Client machine (14) runs internet browser software. The force feedback device (24) has sensors and actuators to monitor the input of the user and transmit the input to the client and receive response from the client and provide the force feedback sensations to the user.
CA002261893A 1996-08-01 1997-07-31 Method and apparatus for providing force feedback over a computer network Expired - Lifetime CA2261893C (en)

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