Haptic devices and methods for providing haptic effects via audio tracks

A system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive a file including a first channel having a first set of control parameters to generate a first haptic effect and a second channel having a second set of control parameters to generate a second haptic effect,
• decode the first set of control parameters from the first channel,
• decode the second set of control parameters from the second channel,
• modify the first set of control parameters and the second set of control parameters according to a received user input to generate a modified first set of control parameters and a modified second set of control parameters;
• and
• output a control signal that includes the modified first set of control parameters for the first haptic effect and the modified second set of control parameters for the second haptic effect, wherein the file is an audio file or a haptic file generated from the audio file;
• and
• a haptic peripheral including a haptic output device, wherein the haptic output device is configured to receive the control signal from the processor and to output the first haptic effect and the second haptic effect to the haptic peripheral.

A method of providing haptic effects to a haptic peripheral, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• generating an audio file that includes a first channel having a first set of control parameters to generate a first haptic effect and a second channel having a second set of control parameters to generate a second haptic effect;
• decoding the first set of control parameters from the first channel,
• decoding the second set of control parameters from the second channel,
• modifying the first set of control parameters and the second set of control parameters according to a received user input to generate a modified first set of control parameters and a modified second set of control parameters;
• and
• sending the audio file to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive the audio file and to output a control signal that includes the modified first set of control parameters for the first haptic effect and the modified second set of control parameters for the second haptic effect, the control signal being configured to be received by a haptic output device of the haptic peripheral that is configured to output the first and second haptic effects to the haptic peripheral.