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US 10,504,341 B2Granted
Systems and methods for multifunction haptic output devices
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsVahid Khoshkava, Vincent Levesque, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
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Abstract
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to determine a haptic effect and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The illustrative system also includes a multifunction haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect. The multifunction haptic output device includes a single haptic actuator.
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A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory that includes instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
- determine a haptic effect based on an event and
- transmit one or more signals associated with the haptic effect;
- and
- a multifunction haptic output device comprising a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a smart layer coupled between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, wherein the multifunction haptic output device is configured to:
- receive a first signal and a second signal at the first electrode layer, the first signal and the second signal being associated with the one or more signals;
- in response to receiving the first signal at the first electrode layer, output a first haptic effect comprising an electrostatic haptic effect or an electro-tactile haptic effect;
- and
- in response to receiving the second signal at the first electrode layer, output a second haptic effect comprising a vibrotactile haptic effect or a deformation haptic effect, wherein the second signal includes a voltage applied across the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
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A method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a haptic effect based on an event
- transmitting, by the processor, one or more signals associated with the haptic effect;
- generating, by a multifunction haptic output device, the haptic effect based at least in part on the one or more signals, wherein the multifunction haptic output device comprises a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a smart layer coupled between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and wherein the multifunction haptic output device is configured to:
- in response to receiving a first signal at the first electrode layer, output a first haptic effect comprising an electrostatic haptic effect or an electro-tactile haptic effect;
- and
- in response to receiving a second signal at the first electrode layer, output a second haptic effect comprising a vibrotactile haptic effect or a deformation haptic effect, wherein the second signal includes a voltage applied across the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
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A multifunction haptic output device comprising:
- an insulation layer;
- a first electrode layer coupled to the insulation layer;
- a second electrode layer;
- and
- a smart material layer coupled between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer;
- wherein the multifunction haptic output device is configured to:
- in response to receiving a first signal at the first electrode layer, output a first haptic effect comprising an electrostatic haptic effect or an electro-tactile haptic effect;
- and in response to receiving a second signal at the first electrode layer, output a second haptic effect comprising a vibrotactile haptic effect or a deformation haptic effect, wherein the second signal includes a voltage applied across the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.