US 2018/0004291 A1 · Cloud Connected Haptic Platform

Abstract

A computer-based method for controlling a haptic actuator over a network is provided. The method includes, at a haptic server, receiving a selection of a haptic actuator connected to a haptic hardware support platform, receiving a selection of a haptic effect driver software package or library, receiving a selection of a haptic effect, creating a haptic command message including haptic actuator drive values, and transmitting the haptic command message to the haptic hardware support platform over the network. The haptic hardware support platform is configured to receive the haptic command message over the network, parse the haptic command message to extract the haptic actuator drive values, and apply a haptic actuator drive signal to the haptic actuator to play the selected haptic effect, the haptic actuator drive signal based on the haptic actuator drive values.

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Dependent claims

A haptic system, comprising:

a haptic server, coupled to a network, including a memory and a processor configured to:
receive a selection of a haptic actuator,
receive a selection of a haptic effect driver software package or library,
receive a selection of a haptic effect from the selected haptic effect driver software package or library,
create a haptic command message based on the selected haptic actuator, the selected haptic effect and the selected haptic effect driver software package or library, the haptic command message including haptic actuator drive values, and
transmit the haptic command message over the network;
and
a haptic hardware support platform, coupled to the network and connected to the selected haptic actuator, including a memory and a processor configured to:
receive the haptic command message over the network,
parse the haptic command message to extract the haptic actuator drive values, and
apply a haptic actuator drive signal to the haptic actuator to play the selected haptic effect, the haptic actuator drive signal based on the haptic actuator drive values.

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A computer-based method for controlling a haptic actuator over a network, the method comprising:

at a haptic server coupled to a network:
receiving a selection of a haptic actuator,
receiving a selection of a haptic effect driver software package or library,
receiving a selection of a haptic effect from the selected haptic effect driver software package or library,
creating a haptic command message based on the selected haptic actuator, the selected haptic effect and the selected haptic effect driver software package or library, the haptic command message including haptic actuator drive values, and
transmitting the haptic command message over the network;
and
at a haptic hardware support platform coupled to the network and connected to the selected haptic actuator:
receiving the haptic command message over the network,
parsing the haptic command message to extract the haptic actuator drive values, and
apply a haptic actuator drive signal to the haptic actuator to play the selected haptic effect, the haptic actuator drive signal based on the haptic actuator drive values.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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