"Haptic Effects With Proximity Sensing " eliminates lag time between touch and vibration!

from the IV MB, by cellodude:

>>"Haptic Effects With Proximity Sensing " eliminates lag time between touch and vibration!

This fantastically cool tech from IMMR eliminates the 50ms lag time between touching the screen and receiving vibration confirmation (caused by the time it takes the vibration motor to ramp up). It's one small step for technology, one giant leap for virtual reality.

But wait, there's more! Later in the document the language turns to fascinating haptic gesture control without touching the screen. The haptics are felt by the hand holding the portable device.

This really ices IMMR's dominance in the touch-screen feedback arena. If any company wants ZERO lag for touch-screen interactions or magical gesture control haptics they'll have to go through IMMR.

Excerpts from the patent application:

[United States Patent Application 20090106655

April 23, 2009

Haptic Effects With Proximity Sensing

Abstract

A method of generating haptic effects on a device includes detecting the presence of an object near an input area of the device and generating a haptic effect on the device in response to the presence detection.

Inventors: Grant; Danny A.; (Quebec, CA); Gregorio; Pedro; (Quebec, CA); Lacroix; Robert A.; (Quebec, CA)

Assignee Name: Immersion Corporation

Filed: May 4, 2007