Patent ID: 7046151

Claim:
An apparatus for providing a touch sensation to a user of a simulated real world software program supported by a computer comprising: a garment covering a portion of the body of the user; a plurality of electric-powered oscillating motors embedded within the garment to provide the sensation of touch on different areas of the body of the user; a high-speed control interface with a logic address link to each of the oscillating motors and a link to a computer executing the simulated real world software program, supporting multiple modes of operation depending on software program type, said multiple modes comprising a first mode that generates a high order data bit output that activates multiple embedded motors covering an addressed area of the body and a second mode that generates a low order data bit output that activates a single embedded motor covering an addressed point of the body; and said high-speed control interface activates one or more of said oscillating motors upon receipt of a command signal generated by said software program tat translates into an logic address included in an information packet designating the corresponding link to the one or more oscillating motors, which corresponds to a particular desired touch sensation on one or more areas of the body of the user.