Ambient triggered notifications
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsChristopher J. Ullrich, Jamal Saboune
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Abstract
A method of rendering a haptic effect on a haptic output device is provided based on an ambient environmental stimulus signal received from a sensor. A notification event based on the stimulus signal is determined. A haptic effect is rendered on a haptic output devices based on the notification event. A system and computer-readable medium are also provided for rendering a haptic effect on a haptic output device based on an ambient environmental stimulus signal.
Claims20
A method of rendering a haptic effect, comprising:
- receiving, by a sensor, an audio signal;
- decoding, by a processor, an embedded message included within the audio signal;
- determining, by the processor, a time code in the embedded message;
- determining, by the processor, a notification event based on the time code;
- and
- rendering, by a haptic output device, a haptic effect based on the notification event.
A device for rendering a haptic effect in response to an audio signal, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to receive the audio signal;
- at least one processor configured to:
- decode an embedded message from within the audio signal,
- determine a time code based on the embedded message, and
- determine a notification event based on the time code;
- and
- a haptic output device configured to render a haptic effect based on the notification event.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer instructions for execution by a processor, the computer instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- receive an audio signal captured by a sensor;
- decode an embedded message from within the audio signal;
- determine a time code based on the embedded message;
- determine a notification event based on the time code;
- and
- cause a haptic output device to render a haptic effect based on the notification event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.