# US 2014/0198068 A1 · Method for providing haptic effect in portable terminal, machine-readable storage medium, and portable terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0198068 A1 - Document ID: US20140198068A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/154,762 - Filed: 2014-01-14 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-15 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ju-Youn LEE; Jin-Hyoung PARK; Jin-Ha JUN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140198068A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus} - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06F 2203/014: Force feedback applied to GUI - G06F 2203/04809: Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A portable terminal and a method for providing a haptic effect in the portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an application on a touch screen, detecting a touch in a haptic providing region set by a user, and providing a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic providing region in response to the detected touch. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for providing a haptic effect in a portable terminal, the method comprising: displaying an application screen on a touch screen; detecting a touch in a haptic providing region set by a user; and providing a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic providing region in response to the detected touch, wherein the haptic effect is set by the user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the touch is input by at least one of a finger and an input unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the touch is input by a contact on the touch screen or hovering over the touch screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the touch comprises: detecting a continuous movement of the detected touch; and detecting an intersection of the continuous movement of the touch with the haptic providing region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein a pattern of a haptic effect corresponding to the touch and a pattern of a haptic effect corresponding to the intersecting touch are different from each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the continuous movement of the touch comprises at least one of a drag, a flick, and a swipe. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the haptic providing region comprises at least one of a key, a button, a text, an image, a shortcut icon, an icon, and a menu displayed on the application screen. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein providing the haptic effect comprises providing sound corresponding to the haptic effect. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein providing the haptic effect comprises transmitting a control signal corresponding to the haptic effect to an input unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a waveform of the haptic effect includes one of a protruding form, a dented form, a sine waveform, and a triangular waveform. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: setting one of executable menus of an application as the haptic providing region; and setting a haptic pattern to be applied to the haptic providing region from among a plurality of haptic patterns. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: displaying the application screen to the user; and receiving selection information with respect to a portion of the application screen from the user, wherein the portion of the application search is set as the haptic providing region. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory machine-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method for providing a haptic effect in a portable terminal, the method comprising: displaying an application screen on a touch screen; detecting a touch in a haptic providing region set by a user; and providing a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic providing region in response to the detected touch, wherein the haptic effect is set by the user. ### Claim 14 A portable terminal for providing a haptic effect, the portable terminal comprising: a touch screen for sensing a user input position and outputting an image; a vibration element for generating vibration; and a controller for displaying an application screen on the touch screen, detecting a touch on a haptic providing region set by a user, and providing a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic providing region in response to the detected touch, wherein the haptic effect is set by the user. ### Claim 15 The portable terminal of 14, wherein in the detecting of the touch, the touch is input by at least one of a finger and an input unit. ### Claim 16 The portable terminal of 14, wherein in the detecting of the touch, the touch is input by a contact on the touch screen or hovering over the touch screen. ### Claim 17 The portable terminal of 14, wherein the controller detects continuous movement of the detected touch and detects an intersection of the continuous movement of the touch with the haptic providing region. ### Claim 18 The portable terminal of 17, wherein a pattern of a haptic effect corresponding to the touch and a pattern of a haptic effect corresponding to the intersecting touch are different from each other. ### Claim 19 The portable terminal of 17, wherein the continuous movement of the touch comprises at least one of a drag, a flick, and a swipe. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The portable terminal of claim 14, wherein the haptic providing region comprises at least one of a key, a button, a text, an image, a shortcut icon, an icon, and a menu displayed on the application screen.