Patent ID: 8350806
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A force/tactile presentation device that presents force/tactile sensensation that occurs response to physical interaction with each of a plurality of objects present in a virtual environment, the force/tactile presentation device comprising: an action point defined on a mechanical structure, the mechanical structure adjusts its position along a surface provided between a fingernail to a first joint of a fingertip of a user, the surface being in contact with the fingertip between the fingernail to the first joint, the action point presenting the force/tactile sensation to a contact point on the fingertip of the user via the mechanical structure; an applied force control means for controlling a force exerted on the action point; and an action point control means for changing a location of the contact point on the fingertip of the user by moving the mechanical structure along the surface between the fingernail and the first joint.