Haptic delivery cluster for providing a haptic effect

A method for providing haptic effects, comprising:

• detecting, by a haptic control unit, user presence in a physical environment in which a haptic delivery cluster is located, wherein the haptic delivery cluster comprises a plurality of haptic delivery nodes, wherein each haptic delivery node of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes:
• (a) is separate from other haptic delivery nodes of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes, and (b) is at least one of a wireless communication device, a sensor, or a computing device;
• determining, by the haptic control unit, a location at which the user presence is detected;
• activating, by the haptic control unit after the user presence is detected, an electric field generator in communication with the haptic control unit to cause the electric field generator to generate an electric field in the physical environment of the haptic delivery cluster and to cause movement of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes towards the location at which the user presence is detected.

A method for providing haptic effects, comprising:

• detecting, by a haptic control unit, user presence in a physical environment in which a haptic delivery cluster is located, wherein the haptic delivery cluster comprises a plurality of delivery nodes, wherein each haptic delivery node of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes:
• (a) is separate from other haptic delivery nodes of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes, (b) is at least one of a wireless communication device, a sensor, or a computing device, and (c) has a net electric charge or a net magnetic dipole;
• determining, by the haptic control unit, a location at which the user presence is detected,
• activating, by the haptic control unit after the user presence is detected, a magnetic field generator in communication with the haptic control unit to cause the magnetic field generator to generate a magnetic field in the physical environment in which the haptic delivery cluster is located and to cause movement of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes towards the location at which the user presence is detected.

A method for providing haptic effects, comprising:

• detecting, by a haptic control unit, user presence in a physical environment in which a haptic delivery cluster is located, wherein each haptic delivery node of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes:
• (a) is separate from other haptic delivery nodes of the plurality of the haptic delivery nodes, and (b) is at least one of a wireless communication device, a sensor, and computing device;
• determining, by the haptic control unit, a location at which the user presence is detected;
• activating, by the haptic control unit after the user presence has been detected, a pneumatic actuator in communication with the haptic control unit to cause the pneumatic actuator to output a pulse of air in the physical environment in which the haptic delivery cluster is located and to cause movement of the plurality of haptic delivery nodes of the haptic delivery cluster towards the location at which the user presence is detected.