MS patents virtual hugs
微軟獲得虛擬擁抱專利

Microsoft has been awarded a patent on "force-feedback within telepresence" - the idea of using interactive, connected devices to bring physical interactions to long-distance communications, geekwire.com reported. The patent says, "Hugs, hand-shakes, grabbing documents, writing on a whiteboard, and the like can be detected so a specific feedback force response is implemented." Force feedback is common in video game controllers these days. Analysts say the most interesting application of the patent is probably the Skype chat software, which Microsoft owns. (See photo)
據Geekwire網站報道，微軟近日獲得一項"遠程呈現力反饋"的專利申請——即用交互性的連接設備為長距離通訊帶來物理互動。專利中提到："擁抱、握手、抓文件、在白板上書寫等動作都能夠被探測到，并形成特定的力反饋回應。"力反饋在現今的視頻游戲控制器上十分常見，而分析人士認為，如果能將這項技術用于微軟的Skype聊天軟件中，無疑是最有趣味的。(見圖)

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