MS patents virtual hugs
微软获得虚拟拥抱专利

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)
据Geekwire网站报道，微软近日获得一项"远程呈现力反馈"的专利申请——即用交互性的连接设备为长距离通讯带来物理互动。专利中提到："拥抱、握手、抓文件、在白板上书写等动作都能够被探测到，并形成特定的力反馈回应。"力反馈在现今的视频游戏控制器上十分常见，而分析人士认为，如果能将这项技术用于微软的Skype聊天软件中，无疑是最有趣味的。(见图)

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