Haptic power consumption management
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorRobert A. LACROIX
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Abstract
A haptically-enabled system retrieves a haptic effect definition in response to a request for a haptic effect and receives a power consumption management mode. The system modifies the haptic effect definition based at least in part on the power consumption management mode and converts the modified haptic effect definition into a haptic effect signal. The system then applies the haptic effect signal to a haptic output device.
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A method of providing haptic effects with power management on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- determining an amount of energy being used when the mobile device is energized and generating haptic effects;
- generating a nominal haptic effect definition in response to a request for a haptic effect;
- retrieving a power consumption management mode from a memory, the power consumption management mode including an energy budget;
- modifying the nominal haptic effect definition to create a revised haptic effect definition based on the amount of energy and the energy budget;
- converting the revised haptic effect definition to a haptic effect signal;
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- sending the haptic effect signal to a haptic output device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide haptic effects with power management on a mobile device, the instructions comprising:
- determining an amount of energy being used when the mobile device is energized and generating haptic effects;
- generating a nominal haptic effect definition in response to a request for a haptic effect;
- retrieving a power consumption management mode from a memory, the power consumption management mode including an energy budget;
- modifying the nominal haptic effect definition to create a revised haptic effect definition based on the amount of energy and the energy budget;
- converting the revised haptic effect definition to a haptic effect signal;
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- sending the haptic effect signal to a haptic output device.
A mobile device, comprising:
- a haptic output device to generate a haptic effect;
- a memory;
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- a processor, coupled to the haptic output device and the memory, configured to:
- determine an amount of energy being used when the mobile device is energized and generating haptic effects,
- generate a nominal haptic effect definition in response to a request for a haptic effect,
- retrieve a power consumption management mode from the memory, the power consumption management mode including an energy budget,
- modify the nominal haptic effect definition to create a revised haptic effect definition based on the amount of energy and the energy budget,
- convert the revised haptic effect definition to a haptic effect signal, and send the haptic effect signal to the haptic output device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.