Method and system for the generation and management of tactile commands for tactile sensation
A system for the generation and management of tactile sensation includes a computing subsystem. A method for the generation and management of tactile sensation includes receiving a set of inputs and processing the set of inputs. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include: communicating tactile commands to a tactile interface system; operating the tactile interface system based on the tactile commands; and/or performing any other suitable processes.
1. A method for determining and generating tactile sensation, the method comprising:
receiving a first set of inputs from a first tracking subsystem, the first tracking subsystem in communication with a first tactile stimulation device, wherein the first set of inputs comprises a first set of locations associated with a first set of hands of a first user;
receiving a second set of inputs from a second tracking subsystem, the second tracking subsystem in communication with a second tactile stimulation device, wherein the second set of inputs comprises a second set of locations associated with a second set of hands of a second user;
processing the first set of inputs, wherein processing the first set of inputs comprises:
determining a set of distances between locations of the first set of inputs;
generating a set of comparisons based on the set of distances, wherein generating the set of comparisons comprises:
comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with a set of predetermined distance thresholds;
comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with other distances of the set of distances;
based on the set of comparisons, detecting that the first user is taking part in a predetermined hand gesture with the first set of hands;
determining a tactile effect and a visual effect based on the predetermined hand gesture, wherein the visual effect comprises an animation of a set of digital objects; and
conveying tactile sensation corresponding to the tactile effect at the second tactile stimulation device and the visual effect at a visual device for the second user, wherein features of the tactile sensation are determined based on at least one of the first and second sets of locations.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the first set of inputs further comprises determining at least one of:
a set of temporal parameters associated with the first set of locations;
a set of motion parameters associated with the first set of locations; and
an indication of whether or not the user is facing his hand.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a location in space of the tactile effect is determined at least in part based on the second set of locations.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the location in space is further determined based on the first set of locations.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the visual effect is determined based on the first set of locations.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sets of locations comprise locations of each of a set of predetermined anatomical landmarks associated with anatomy of a hand.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the set of predetermined anatomical landmarks comprises a set of tips of digits of the hand.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the set of predetermined anatomical landmarks further comprises a set of joints of the hand.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first tracking subsystem is separate and distinct from the second tracking subsystem.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first tracking subsystem is arranged remote from the second tracking subsystem.
11. A system for determining and generating tactile sensation, the system comprising:
a set of tactile stimulation devices, the set of tactile stimulation devices comprising:
a first tactile stimulation device in communication with a first tracking subsystem;
a second tactile stimulation device in communication with a second tracking subsystem;
a set of processing subsystems in communication with the first and second tactile stimulation devices, wherein the set of processing subsystems:
receive a first set of locations from the first tactile stimulation device, the first set of locations associated with a first user;
receive a second set of locations from the second tactile stimulation device, the second set of locations associated with a second user;
determine a set of distances based on the first set of locations and the second set of locations;
based on the set of distances, detecting that at least one of the first user and the second user has formed a predetermined hand gesture, wherein detecting that at least one of the first user and the second user has formed a predetermined hand gesture comprises generating a set of comparisons based on the set of distances, wherein generating the set of comparisons comprises:
comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with a set of predetermined distance thresholds; and
comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with other distances of the set of distances;
generate a tactile effect based on the predetermined hand gesture;
generate a set of tactile commands based on the tactile effect; and
a set of control subsystems in communication with the set of processing subsystems, wherein the set of control subsystems operate the set of tactile stimulation devices based on the set of tactile commands.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second sets of locations comprise locations of each of a set of predetermined anatomical landmarks associated with anatomy of a hand.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the set of predetermined anatomical landmarks comprises a set of tips of digits of the hand.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the set of predetermined anatomical landmarks further comprises a set of joints of the hand.
15. A method for determining and generating tactile sensation, the method comprising:
receiving a first set of inputs from a first tracking subsystem, the first tracking subsystem in communication with a first tactile stimulation device, wherein the first set of inputs comprises a first set of locations associated with a first user;
receiving a second set of inputs from a second tracking subsystem, the second tracking subsystem in communication with a second tactile stimulation device, wherein the second set of inputs comprises a second set of locations associated with a second user;
processing the first set of inputs, wherein processing the first set of inputs comprises:
determining a set of distances between locations of the first set of inputs;
generating a set of comparisons based on the set of distances, comprising:
comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with a set of predetermined distance thresholds; and
comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with other distances of the set of distances;
based on the set of comparisons, detecting that the first user is taking part in a predetermined hand gesture;
determining a tactile effect based on the predetermined hand gesture; and
conveying tactile sensation corresponding to the tactile effect at the second tactile stimulation device wherein features of the tactile sensation are determined based on at least one of the first and second sets of locations.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first and second sets of locations comprise locations of each of a set of predetermined anatomical landmarks associated with anatomy of a hand.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein comparing at least a subset of the set of distances with other distances of the set of distances comprises comparing a first distance of the set of distances, the first distance corresponding to a distance between a first landmark location of a first digit and a second landmark location of a second digit, with a second distance of the set of distances, the second distance corresponding to a distance between the first landmark and a third landmark location of a third digit.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined hand gesture comprises at least one of: a pointing gesture, a heart formation gesture, a high five gesture, and a thumbs up gesture.