# US 2021/0342007 A1 · Haptic Simulation Systems and Methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0342007 A1 - Document ID: US20210342007A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/373,380 - Filed: 2021-07-12 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-15 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jun Xu; Fei Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210342007A1 ## CPC - B06B 1/0622: {on one surface} - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/03: Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form - G08B 6/00: Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems - G10L 21/10: Transforming into visible information - G10L 21/16: Transforming into a non-visible representation (devices or methods enabling ear patients to replace direct auditory perception by another kind of perception A61F11/04) - B06B 2201/76: Medical, dental - B06B: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, {e.g.} FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL (for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. B07B1/40, B23Q17/12, B24B31/06; measurement of mechanical vibrations G01H; in direction finding, locating, distance or velocity measuring G01S; {generating seismic energy G01V1/02}; control of mechanical vibrations in general G05D; sound-producing devices, e.g. bells, sirens, whistles G10K, {e.g. methods or devices for transmitting, conducting, or directing sound in general G10K11/00}; generation of electrical oscillations H03B; electromechanical resonators in general H03H; electromechanical transducers {for communication techniques, e.g. microphones, speakers} H04R) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract The disclosure relates to technology for haptic stimulation. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a haptic stimulation system comprising a haptic stimulation interface comprising a pattern of stimulation elements configured to stimulate receptors in skin of a user. The haptic stimulation system further comprises a control circuit configured to present information in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with a presentation mode that is tailored to the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A haptic stimulation system comprising: a haptic stimulation interface comprising a pattern of stimulation elements configured to stimulate receptors in skin of a user; and a control circuit configured to present information in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with a presentation mode tailored to the user based on user input. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, wherein to present the information in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with the presentation mode the control circuit is further configured to: map symbolic representations of letters, visual waveform representations of sounds of letters, symbolic representations of digital information to the pattern of stimulation elements, or symbolic representations of characters for writing in a language in response to the presentation mode being a first mode; and map symbolic representations of words, visual waveform representations of sounds of words, visual waveform representations of sounds of digital information, or visual waveform representations of sounds in the language to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a second mode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, wherein to present the information in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with the presentation mode the control circuit is further configured to: spatially map an image to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a first mode; and temporally map an image to groups of elements in the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a second mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface configured to receive a user selection of a level of complexity of how the information is presented in the haptic stimulation interface, wherein the control circuit is configured to select the presentation mode based on the level of complexity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to increase a level of complexity of how the information is presented in the haptic stimulation interface in response to the user adapting to the haptic stimulation interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, further comprising: a wireless communication interface configured to receive information to be presented in the haptic stimulation interface, wherein the control circuit is further configured to map digital data received on the wireless communication interface to the pattern of stimulation elements in order to present the information in the haptic stimulation interface; and a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to provide the digital data to the wireless communication interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, further comprising a ring-shaped member configured to fit on a human finger, wherein the ring-shaped member has an inner ring surface and an outer ring surface, and wherein the pattern of stimulation elements is configured to stimulate the receptors in the skin via the inner ring surface and stimulate the receptors in the skin via the outer ring surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the pattern of stimulation elements comprises a pattern of electrodes configured to stimulate the receptors in the skin, a pattern of electromechanical transducers configured to stimulate the receptors in the skin through mechanical vibration of each of the electromechanical transducers, a pattern of electroacoustic transducers configured to stimulate the receptors in the skin through mechanical vibration of the electroacoustic transducers, or a pattern of electrothermal transducers configured to stimulate the receptors in the skin through temperature of each of the electrothermal transducers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the information comprises text and the control circuit is further configured to: represent the text in a shape that physically maps to the text in order to tailor the presentation mode to the user, or convert the text into a non-textual image that represents the text in order to tailor the presentation mode to the user. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The haptic stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the information comprises sound and the control circuit is further configured to: convert the sound into a visual representation of the sound in order to tailor the presentation mode to the user; and present the visual representation of the sound in the haptic stimulation interface. ### Claim 11 A method for haptic presentation of information to a user, the method comprising: tailoring a presentation mode to a user of a haptic stimulation interface comprising a pattern of stimulation elements; and stimulating receptors in skin of the user with the pattern of stimulation elements in order to present the information in accordance with the presentation mode selected based on received user input. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein tailoring the presentation mode to the user comprises: mapping symbolic representations of letters or visual waveform representations of sounds of letters to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a first mode; and mapping symbolic representations of words or visual waveform representations of sounds of words to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a second mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein tailoring the presentation mode to the user comprises: spatially mapping an image to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a first mode; and temporally mapping an image to columns in the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a first mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving user input that selects a level of complexity of how the information is presented in the haptic stimulation interface, wherein the presentation mode is tailored to the user based on the level of complexity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein tailoring the presentation mode of the information to the user comprises increasing a level of complexity of how the information is presented in the haptic stimulation interface in response to the user adapting to the haptic stimulation interface. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions for providing haptic communication, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: access information to be presented in a haptic stimulation interface comprising a pattern of stimulation elements configured to stimulate receptors in skin of a user; tailor a presentation mode to the user; and cause information to be presented in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with the presentation mode selected based on received user input. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to tailor the presentation mode to the user cause the one or more processors to: map symbolic representations of letters or visual waveform representations of sounds of letters to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a first mode; and map symbolic representations of words or map visual waveform representations of sounds of words to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a second mode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to tailor the presentation mode to the user cause the one or more processors to: spatially map an image to the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a first mode; and temporally map an image to columns in the pattern of stimulation elements in response to the presentation mode being a second mode. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive user input that selects a level of complexity of how the information is presented in the haptic stimulation interface, wherein the presentation mode is tailored to the user based on the level of complexity. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to send the information to the haptic stimulation interface via wireless communication.