Patent ID: 8493188

Claim:
A haptic motion feedback device for communicating tactile feedback indicative of motion to a user interacting with a simulated three-dimensional (‘3D’) environment, the device comprising: A base comprising at least two portions that are stacked, wherein a first portion of the at least two portions is stationary, and wherein a second portion of the at least two portions is adapted to rotate in a 360-degree range about a central axis perpendicular to the second portion, thereby causing rotation of a belt assembly to indicate said motion of the object; and the belt assembly coupled to the base and comprising; a housing defining an opening; at least one roller disposed within the housing; and a belt adapted to roll within the housing, the belt comprising a length of material disposed to roll over the at least one roller and further comprising a plurality of distance points disposed along the length of the material wherein the distance points are structural elements adapted to provide tactile feedback in response to being touched by the user through the opening as the belt moves correspondingly to a motion of an object moving about within the simulated 3D environment, thereby conveying the motion of the object to the user, wherein the base comprises at least two portions that are stacked, wherein a first portion of the at least two portions is stationary, and wherein a second portion of the at least two portions is adapted to rotate in a 360-degree range about a central axis perpendicular to the second portion, thereby causing rotation of the belt assembly to indicate said motion of the object.