Single actuator haptic effects
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsWilliam S. Rihn, Mohammadreza Motamedi, Danny A. Grant, Neil T. Olien, Vincent Levesque, Jamal Saboune
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Abstract
A haptic enabled device that is configured to render one or more haptic effects is provided. The haptic enabled device includes an actuator and a plurality of user input elements. Each of the plurality of user input elements is configured to be selectively coupled to the actuator. In addition, the actuator is configured to be positioned to render the one or more haptic effects at each of the plurality of user input elements.
Claims20
A haptically enabled device configured to render one or more haptic effects, the haptically enabled device comprising:
- an actuator;
- a first user input element that is configured to be selectively coupled to the actuator, and
- a second user input element that is configured to be selectively coupled to the actuator,
- wherein the actuator is configured to be coupled to the first user input element by moving a moveable shaft in a first lateral direction and configured to be coupled to the second user input element by moving the movable shaft in a second lateral direction.
A haptically enabled system configured to render one or more haptic effects, the haptically enabled system comprising:
- a processor;
- an actuator;
- and
- a memory storing one or more programs for execution by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- selectively coupling the actuator to a first user input element, and
- selectively coupling the actuator to a second user input element,
- wherein the actuator is configured to be coupled to the first user input element by moving a moveable shaft in a first lateral direction and configured to be coupled to the second user input element by moving the movable shaft in a second lateral direction.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
- selectively coupling an actuator to a first user input element;
- and
- selectively coupling the actuator to a second user input element;
- wherein the actuator is configured to be coupled to the first user input element by moving a moveable shaft in a first lateral direction and configured to be coupled to the second user input element by moving the movable shaft in a second lateral direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.