HaptI/O: Physical Node for the Internet of Haptics

Satoshi Matsuzono, Haruki Nakamura, Daiya Kato, Roshan Peiris, Kouta Minamizawa

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We propose the concept of the "Internet of Haptics" (IoH) that enables sharing experiences of others with the sense of touch. IoH allows to multicast haptic sensation from one Sensor-Node (Inter-Node) to multiple Actuator-Node (Ceive-Node) and to multicast from multiple Inter-Node to multiple Ceive-Node via the Internet. As a proof of concept, we developed the "HaptI/O" device which is a physical network node that can perform as a gateway to input or output the haptic information to/from the human body or tangible objects. We use the WebRTC as the baseline protocol for communication. Users can gain access IoH Web using a smartphone or PC and experience the haptic sensation by selecting the Inter-Node and Ceive-Node from a web browser. Multiple HaptI/O would be connected on the IoH server and transmit the haptic information from one node to multiple nodes as well as one to one mutual connection so that HaptI/O enables us to share our experiences with the sense of touch.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUIST 2017 Adjunct - Adjunct Publication of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages53-55
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781450354196
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Oct 20
Event30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2017 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 2017 Oct 222017 Oct 25

Publication series

NameUIST 2017 Adjunct - Adjunct Publication of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Other

Other30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period17/10/2217/10/25

Keywords

  • Embodied media
  • Haptics
  • Internet of things

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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