Patent ID: 6353850
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A63F,G05B,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for providing force effects for a web page, the method comprising:determining which of a plurality of web page objects are to be associated with at least one force effect, said web page objects to be displayed in said web page, wherein said web page is derived from web page information received from a server machine over a network, said web page information including screen display information representing said web page objects; selecting a force effect to associate with a particular web page object based on a type of said particular web page object and based on a mapping that associates said type of web page object with said force effect, said mapping being stored on a client machine that received said web page; and sending a force signal to a force feedback interface device when a user-controlled cursor interacts with said particular web page object, said cursor and said force web page objects being displayed on said web page by said client machine, wherein said force signal is output to an actuator of a force feedback interface device coupled to said client machine to cause a force sensation to a user of said force feedback interface device, and wherein said force signal is based on said force effect.