Method and Apparatus for Providing Haptic Feedback from Haptic Textile
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsRobert W. Heubel, Ryan Steger, Muge Bakircioglu
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating haptic feedback over a surface of a haptic textile are disclosed. The flexible haptic structure includes a group of sensing circuits and a haptic textile. The sensing circuits, such as touch sensitive detector or motion detector, provide at least one activating signal in accordance with a sensed event. The haptic textile is structured with interlaced woven threads and/or yarns and capable of generating haptic feedback in response to the activating signal.
Claims22
A flexible apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of sensing circuits capable of providing at least one activating signal in accordance with one or more sensed events;
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- an actuation surface coupled to the plurality of sensing circuits and capable of generating haptic feedback in response to the activating signal, wherein the flexible apparatus includes a plurality of haptic threads.
A method of providing textile haptic feedback, comprising:
- receiving a first activating signal;
- identifying one or more first haptic threads of a plurality of haptic threads woven in a haptic textile in accordance with the first activating signal;
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- generating first haptic feedback on a first portion of a surface of the haptic textile via activation of the one or more first haptic threads in response to the first activating signal.
An apparatus for providing textile haptic feedback, comprising:
- means for receiving a first activating signal;
- means for identifying one or more first haptic threads of a plurality of haptic threads woven in a haptic textile in accordance with the first activating signal;
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- means for generating first haptic feedback on a first portion of a surface of the haptic textile via activation of the one or more first haptic threads in response to the first activating signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.