Haptic force-feedback for computing interfaces
AssigneeNew York University
InventorTae Hong PARK
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for receiving, from an accelerometer, angle information of a device. A calibration position is measured based upon the angle information of the device when the device is at rest. A current position is constantly measured based upon the angle information of the device. A current pressure is calculated based upon the current position and the calibration position. The current pressure can be used to augment an audio signal and/or used to augment an audio instruction.
Claims26
A system comprising:
- an accelerometer configured to provide angle information of a device;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive a reference position;
- continuously measure a current position based upon the angle information of the device;
- and
- determine a current pressure based upon the current position and the reference position.
A method comprising:
- receiving, from an accelerometer, angle information of a device;
- measuring a calibration position based upon the angle information of the device when the device is at rest;
- continuously measuring a current position based upon the angle information of the device;
- and
- determining a current pressure based upon the current position and the calibration position.
A non-transitory computer-readable memory having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
- instructions for receiving, from an accelerometer, angle information of a device;
- instructions for measuring a calibration position based upon the angle information of the device when the device is at rest;
- instructions for continuously measuring a current position based upon the angle information of the device;
- and
- instructions for determining a current pressure based upon the current position and the calibration position.
A case for holding a mobile computing device comprising:
- a housing configured to receive the mobile computing device;
- an elastic string affixed at a first portion to the case at a first location;
- and
- a play mode location on the case for removably receiving a second portion of the string;
- wherein the string extends over the mobile computing device when affixed to the first location and removably received at the play mode location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.