Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback via a case
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsVincent Levesque, Danny Grant, Razmik Mousakhanian, Andry Rabemiarisoa, Gor Isajanyan, Alex Zhu
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Abstract
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a case configured to mechanically couple with a mobile device and position the mobile device such that the mobile device serves as a display for the case. The system also includes a processor coupled to the case and configured to generate a haptic signal based at least in part on a characteristic of the case. The system also includes a haptic output device in communication with the processor and configured to receive the haptic signal and output a haptic effect in response to the haptic signal.
Claims27
A system comprising:
- a case configured to mechanically couple with a mobile device and position the mobile device such that the mobile device serves as a display for the case;
- a sensor configured to detect an output from the mobile device and transmit a sensor signal associated with the output from the mobile device;
- a processor coupled to the case and configured to:
- receive the sensor signal;
- generate a haptic signal based at least in part on a characteristic of the case and the sensor signal from the sensor;
- and
- transmit the haptic signal;
- and
- a haptic output device in communication with the processor and configured to receive the haptic signal and output a haptic effect in response to the haptic signal.
A mobile device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display coupled to the housing;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory and the display, the processor disposed within the housing and configured to:
- receive a sensor signal from a sensor;
- determine a characteristic of a case based on the sensor signal, wherein the case is a headset configured to mechanically couple with the mobile device and position the mobile device such that the mobile device serves as a display for the headset;
- determine a haptic effect using the characteristic of the case;
- and
- cause the haptic effect to be output by a haptic output device.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile device, a sensor signal from a sensor;
- determining, by the mobile device, a characteristic of a case based on the sensor signal, wherein the case is a headset configured to mechanically couple with the mobile device and position the mobile device such that the mobile device serves as a display for the headset;
- determining, by the mobile device, a haptic effect using the characteristic of the case;
- and
- causing, by the mobile device, the haptic effect to be output by a haptic output device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor of a mobile device is configured to cause the processor to:
- receive a sensor signal from a sensor;
- determine a characteristic of a case based on the sensor signal, wherein the case is a headset configured to mechanically couple with the mobile device and position the mobile device such that the mobile device serves as a display for the headset;
- determine a haptic effect using the characteristic of the case;
- and
- cause the haptic effect to be output by a haptic output device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.