# US 2017/0285752 A1 · Systems and Methods for Haptically-Enabled Conformed and Multifaceted Displays > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0285752 A1 - Document ID: US20170285752A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/628,276 - Filed: 2017-06-20 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-04-26 - Assignees: Immersion Corporation - Applicants: Immersion Corporation - Inventors: Ali Modarres; Danny Grant - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170285752A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - G06F 1/1641: {the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence)} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - G06F 3/0412: {Digitisers structurally integrated in a display} - G06F 3/0416: {Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers} - G06F 3/045: using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact - G06F 3/0487: using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 2203/04102: Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper - G06F 2203/04104: Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a touch-sensitive surface, which includes: a first surface on a first plane; and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, wherein the second surface is on a second plane different from the first plane. The illustrative system also includes a haptic output device configured to receive a haptic signal and output a haptic effect. Further, the illustrative system includes a processor coupled to the haptic output device and the touch-sensitive surface, the processor configured to: determine an event; determine the haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determine the haptic signal based at least in part on the haptic effect; and transmit the haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a touch-sensitive surface comprising: a first surface on a first plane; and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, wherein the second surface is on a second plane different from the first plane; a haptic output device configured to receive a haptic signal and output a haptic effect; and a processor coupled to the haptic output device and the touch-sensitive surface, the processor configured to: determine an event; determine the haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determine the haptic signal based at least in part on the haptic effect; and transmit the haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a conformed display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a multifaceted display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the first surface is connected to the second surface by a moveable joint. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a user interaction with the first surface, and wherein the processor is further configured to: determine a second event comprising a user interaction with the second surface; determine a second haptic effect based at least in part on the second event; determine a second haptic signal based at least in part on the second haptic effect; and transmit the second haptic signal associated with the second haptic effect to the haptic output device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface is conformed around at least one surface of a device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface defines a cylindrical, spherical, cubic, pyramid, prism, octahedron, tetrahedron, or cone shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface is associated with a wearable or a graspable device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the wearable device comprises a ring, headband, bracelet, anklet, watch, or wristband. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a third surface adjacent to the first surface, wherein the third surface is on a third plane different from the first plane and the second plane. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a user interaction with the touch-sensitive surface, and the haptic effect is based at least in part on the location of the user interaction on the touch-sensitive surface. ### Claim 12 A method comprising: determining an event; determining a haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determining a haptic signal based at least in part on the haptic effect; and transmitting the haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to a haptic output device, wherein the haptic output device is configured to output a haptic effect to a touch-sensitive surface, and wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises: a first surface on a first plane; and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, wherein the second surface is on a second plane different from the first plane. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a conformed display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a multifaceted display. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the first surface is connected to the second surface by a moveable joint. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the touch-sensitive surface is conformed around at least one surface of a device. ### Claim 17 A non-transient computer readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor is configured to cause the processor to: determine an event; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determine a haptic signal based at least in part on the haptic effect; and transmit the haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to a haptic output device, wherein the haptic output device is configured to output a haptic effect to a touch-sensitive display, and wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises: a first surface on a first plane; and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, wherein the second surface is on a second plane different from the first plane. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a conformed display. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a multifaceted display. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the touch-sensitive surface is conformed around at least one surface of a device.