Inventors
Kenneth P Fishkin, David Goldberg, Anuj Uday Gujar, Beverly L Harrison, Elizabeth D Mynatt, Maureen C Stone, Roy Want
Publication date
2000/12/12
Patent office
US
Patent number
6160540
Application number
09005977
Description
A Zoomorphic computer for controlling a computer system includes an animal or humanoid shaped shell having an attached transceiver for tWo Way communication With a computer system. A position detecting unit determines posi tion of the Zoomorphic shell relative to the computer system, With change of position of the Zoomorphic shell relative to the computer system changing state the Zoomorphic shell or the computer system. The Zoomorphic shell can have mov able elements such as arms or tails, attached to the Zoomor phic shell, and support a feedback unit that communicates With the computer system, modifying position of a movable element in response to computer system output.
Total citations
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Scholar articles
KP Fishkin, D Goldberg, AU Gujar, BL Harrison… - US Patent 6,160,540, 2000