Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
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Application No.: US15633341Application Date: 2017-06-26
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Publication No.: US10561374B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Kyoungsoo Yi , Ockkyun Oh , Jong Ok Ko
- Applicant: TEGway Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: TEGWAY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: TEGWAY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Priority: KR10-2016-0158762 20161125; KR10-2016-0158764 20161125; KR10-2016-0158765 20161125; KR10-2016-0158767 20161125; KR10-2016-0158770 20161125; KR10-2016-0158774 20161125; KR10-2016-0158777 20161125; KR10-2016-0158781 20161125; KR10-2016-0158783 20161125; KR10-2016-0158785 20161125
- Main IPC: H04B3/36
- IPC: H04B3/36 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/01 ; A61B18/14 ; F25B21/02 ; G05D23/19 ; G05D23/20

Abstract:
A method for providing a thermal feedback. The method may include executing a virtual reality application providing a virtual space, the virtual space including a virtual area to which an area temperature attribute is assigned, and a virtual object to which an object temperature attribute is assigned; detecting an area event, the area event reflecting that a player character enters the virtual area; controlling a feedback device to output a thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute when it is determined that the area event occurs, the feedback device outputting the thermal feedback using a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation; detecting an object event, the object event reflecting that the player character is influenced by the virtual object; and controlling the feedback device to override the thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute and output a thermal feedback associated to the object temperature attribute when it is determined that the object event occurs while the player character is in the virtual area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180116601A1 FEEDBACK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL FEEDBACK USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2018-05-03
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