EP 1154824 A4 20070620 - INTERACTION BETWEEN SOFTWARE AND AN INPUT DEVICE

Title (en)

INTERACTION BETWEEN SOFTWARE AND AN INPUT DEVICE

Title (de)

INTERAKTION ZWISCHEN SOFTWARE UND EINEM EINGABEGERÄT

Title (fr)

INTERACTION ENTRE UN LOGICIEL ET UN DISPOSITIF D'ENTREE

Publication

EP 1154824 A4 20070620 (EN)

Application

EP 99904579 A 19990204

Priority

US 9902420 W 19990204
US 7362298 P 19980204
US 1869198 A 19980204
US 1948998 A 19980204

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9939789A1] Interaction between a user and a computer (105) is encouraged by using an input device (135) including actuators (140) formed as three-dimensional representations of physical objects. Software running on the computer (105) receives an input signal generated by actuation of a particular actuator (140) by the user, and provides feedback to the user. The feedback is consistent with the particular physical object represented by the particular actuator (140). For example, if the particular actuator (140) represents a saw (215), the software causes the computer (105) to display an audio-visual sequence representative of movement of the saw (215).

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/02 (2006.01); A63F 9/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63F 13/22 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/245 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/42 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/54 (2014.09 - EP US); G06F 3/0205 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/0219 (2013.01 - EP); G09B 5/06 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/1018 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/1062 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/6045 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/6081 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 19606467 A1 19970828 - LORENZ NORBERT [DE]
[X] US 4704940 A 19871110 - CUMMINGS DAROLD B [US]
See references of WO 9939789A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9939789 A1 19990812; AU 2495099 A 19990823; AU 746932 B2 20020509; CA 2320078 A1 19990812; EP 1154824 A1 20011121; EP 1154824 A4 20070620; NZ 506607 A 20020426

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9902420 W 19990204; AU 2495099 A 19990204; CA 2320078 A 19990204; EP 99904579 A 19990204; NZ 50660799 A 19990204