Patent ID: 7079995

Claim:
A tactile simulator for use in conjunction with a video display, and also in conjunction with a television set having a television screen, comprising: a) special video media having encoded simulation control information; b) a video program player having a rear panel having a conventional audio output and a conventional video output, said video program player capable of generating audio and video, and control outputs upon reading the special video media; and c) a tactile bar having a substantially cylindrical central hand-grip portion having a first end and a second end, and perpendicular side portions attached to each end, said tactile bar capable of receiving the control output from the video program player, said tactile bar further having a logic unit for processing signals which are received by the video program player, said tactile bar further having two vibrating motors for vibrating the central hand-grip portion, wherein each vibrating motor is in mechanical contact with the tactile bar, wherein said vibrating motors are controlled by the encoded control signals transmitted by the video program player which are read from the video media, wherein the hand-grip portion and each of the side portions of the tactile bar further contain movable weights and tracks upon which the movable weights may slide, said movable weights being capable of moving along the tracks under the control of the logic unit, for selectively providing a change in weight distribution of the tactile bar in response to the control signals, said tactile bar also having at least one heating coil and at least one semiconductor cooling device, for selectively heating or cooling the wireless bar under the control of the logic unit.