Immersion Corporation

Immersion Corporation

Immersion Corporation of San Jose, California, is a developer of haptic technology.

The company was founded in 1993. [ [http://www.immersion.com/corporate/background.php Immersion Corporation - Welcome to the Immersion Web Site ] ] Immersion's technology is employed in automotive, entertainment, medical training, mobility, personal computing, and three-dimensional simulation applications. Immersion's patent portfolio includes, according to their web site, over 700 issued or pending patents in the U.S. and other countries. [cite web | url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060517/murdey_01.shtml | title=Ready to Rumble? Immersion's Victor Viegas on PlayStation 3's Lack of Vibration | work=Gamasutra | date=May 17, 2006 | author=Chase Murdey | accessdate=2007-08-26]

In 1997, Immersion worked with Microsoft to integrate their Immersion TouchSense technology into Microsoft's DirectInput API for DirectX 5.0. [cite web | url=http://www.immersion.com/developer/community/faq/faqDeveloper.php#D_T_13 | title=Immersion - FAQ - Developer | work=Immersion.com | accessdate=2007-08-26] Microsoft and Immersion continued to work together on DirectX 6 and 7, [cite web | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1998/feb98/frcfdbpr.mspx | title=Companies Redouble Efforts to Deliver Consistent Support, Compatibility Across Wide Range of Products | work=Microsoft PressPass | date=February 3, 1999 | accessdate=2007-08-26] and signed an agreement in 1999 to share each other's "feel simulation technology". [cite web | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/aug99/immersionpr.mspx | title=Microsoft and Immersion Collaborate To Advance Feel-Simulation Technologies | date=August 5, 1999 | work=Microsoft PressPass | accessdate=2007-08-26 ]

In 2002, Immersion filed a suit against Microsoft and Sony alleging that their game console controllers were infringing on two of Immersion's patents; both defendants eventually reached agreements with Immersion that involved multi-million dollar payments.

References

External links

* [http://www.immersion.com Company website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Immersion — can refer to:* Baptism by immersion * Immersion lithography or immersion microscopy, optical techniques in which liquid is between the objective and image plane in order to raise numerical aperture. * Language immersion * Immersion (mathematics) …   Wikipedia

  • Immersion v. Sony — In 2002, Sony and Microsoft were sued by Immersion for patent infringement for the use of vibration functions in their gaming controllers. [http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=111788 Immersion Files Suit Against… …   Wikipedia

  • List of assets owned by Microsoft Corporation — Microsoft has interest in the following areas:Trademarks* Microsoft * Windows including Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Vista * Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS DOS) * DirectX Windows library for audio, user input, and 2D/3D… …   Wikipedia

  • Microsoft Corporation — Unternehmensform Kapitalgesellschaft ISIN …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Close corporation — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sony — For other uses, see Sony (disambiguation). Sony Corporation ソニー株式会社 Type Public company Traded as TYO: 6758 …   Wikipedia

  • List of software patents — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Computer programs, software and patent law …   Wikipedia

  • Wired glove — A P5 wired glove being used as a mouse A wired glove (sometimes called a dataglove or cyberglove ) is an input device for human–computer interaction worn like a glove. Various sensor technologies are used to capture physical data such as bending… …   Wikipedia

  • Sixaxis — Sixaxis  беспроводной контроллер геймпад консоли Sony PlayStation 3, использующий пространственные сенсоры, дополняющие …   Википедия

  • SIXAXIS — беспроводной контроллер геймпад консоли PlayStation 3, обладающий сенсорами ускорения (акселерометрами). Стоимость устройства, которое вышло 11 ноября 2006 года, составляет € 33 ($ 42).[1] Содержание …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”