Sound data output and manipulation using haptic feedback
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorLonny L. Chu
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Abstract
Sound data output and manipulation with haptic feedback. Haptic sensations are associated with sound data to assist in navigating through and editing the sound data. The sound data is loaded into computer memory and played such that sound is output from an audio device. The sound playing is controlled by user input for navigation through the sound data. Haptic commands are generated based on the sound data and are used to output haptic sensations to the user by a haptic feedback device manipulated by the user. The haptic sensations correspond to one or more characteristics of the sound data to assist the user in discerning features of the sound data during the navigation through and editing of the sound data.
Claims28
A method, comprising:
- generating an audio signal based on sound data, the audio signal configured to produce sound from an audio device;
- generating a haptic command based on the sound data, the haptic command configured to cause a haptic feedback device to output a haptic sensation, the haptic sensation being associated with at least one characteristic of the sound data;
- and
- receiving a navigation command associated with the sound data and based, at least in part, on the haptic sensation.
A method, comprising:
- identifying a feature of a sound data, the feature having at least one predetermined characteristic, the sound data being associated with a sound waveform;
- generating a marker associated with a location of the feature in the sound data based on the identifying, the location of the feature being associated with haptic feedback;
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- sending a signal when the location of sound being output based on the sound data corresponds to the location associated with the marker, the signal being associated with the haptic feedback.
A processor readable medium comprising code representing instructions to cause a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- generating an audio signal based on a sound data, the audio signal configured to produce sound from an audio device;
- generating a haptic command based on the sound data, the haptic command configured to cause a haptic feedback device to output a haptic sensation, the haptic sensation being associated with at least one characteristic of the sound data;
- and
- receiving a navigation command associated with the sound data and based, at least in part, on the haptic sensation.
A processor readable medium comprising code representing instructions to cause a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- identifying a feature of a sound data, the feature having at least one predetermined characteristic, the sound data being associated with a sound waveform;
- generating a marker associated with a location of the feature in the sound data based on the identifying, the location of the feature being associated with at least one haptic feedback;
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- sending a signal when the location of sound being output based on the sound data corresponds to the location associated with the marker, the signal being associated with the at least one haptic feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.