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US 8,412,282 B2Granted
Haptic generation method and system for mobile phone
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang Hyeon Yoon, Ki Tae Lee
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Abstract
A haptic generation method and system for a mobile phone is provided. A vibration event is detected in an operation mode. A vibration code corresponding to the vibration event is retrieved from a mapping table. A control message containing the vibration code is generated, and the control message is transmitted to at least one destination mobile phone.
Claims20
A haptic generation method for a mobile phone, comprising the steps of:
- detecting a vibration event in a specific operation mode;
- retrieving a vibration code corresponding to the vibration event from a mapping table, the vibration code being a command code defining a vibration pattern and level;
- generating a specific message containing the vibration code;
- transmitting the specific message to at least one destination mobile phone;
- and
- maintaining the specific operation mode,
- wherein the specific operation mode is one of a communication mode, a multimedia mode and a standby mode, and the specific message is one of a control message and a text message, and
- wherein the control message is transmitted through a separate channel provided by means of a concurrent multiple service, and the text message is transmitted through a communication channel and comprises a header including a vibration method and a data field including a composed text.
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A vibration generation method for a mobile phone, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a text message in a specific operation mode, the text message comprising a header including a vibration method and a data field including a composed text;
- displaying a character string carried by the text message in a sliding manner in response to a read command;
- checking whether the character string contains at least one character string registered to a mapping table;
- and
- generating and outputting a vibration in a vibration pattern and level defined by a command code and mapped, by way of a vibration code from a mapping table, to the at least one registered character string at a time when the character string appears on a screen, when at least one registered character string is detected,
- wherein the specific operation mode is one of a communication mode, a multimedia mode and a standby mode.
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A haptic generation method for a mobile phone, comprising the steps of:
- setting, at a sending mobile phone, vibration information on at least one character string of a text while generating a text message that comprises a header including a vibration method and a data field including a composed text;
- transmitting, at the sending mobile phone, the text message to a receiving mobile phone;
- receiving, at the receiving mobile phone in a specific operation mode, the text message;
- displaying, at the receiving mobile phone, the text of the text message in response to a message reading command;
- extracting, at the receiving mobile phone, the vibration information set for the at least one character string;
- and
- generating and outputting, at the receiving mobile phone, a vibration in a vibration pattern and level indicated by the vibration information and defined by a command code, the vibration information being mapped, from a mapping table, to at least one character string registered to the mapping table at a time when the character string appears on a screen,
- wherein the specific operation mode is one of a communication mode, a multimedia mode and a standby mode.
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A haptic generation method for a mobile phone, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a text message in a specific operation mode, the text message comprising a header including a vibration method and a data field including a composed text;
- determining whether vibration information is contained in a header of the text message;
- and
- outputting a vibration for alerting a reception of the text message according to a vibration pattern and level indicated by the vibration information, when vibration information is contained in the header,
- wherein the specific operation mode is one of a communication mode, a multimedia mode and a standby mode, and the vibration information is mapped from a mapping table and is a command code defining a vibration pattern and level.
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A mobile phone comprising:
- a radio frequency unit for establishing communication channel with an access network for exchanging voice, text message, and a vibration code corresponding to a vibration event, the vibration code being a command code defining a vibration pattern and level;
- an input unit for receiving control commands associated with a haptic generation function and a touch input or key input for generating vibration event;
- a memory unit for storing data generated by a haptic application program and parameters associated with the haptic generation function;
- a vibration driving unit for generating a vibration corresponding to the vibration event;
- and
- a control unit for generating a specific message containing the vibration code when the vibration event is detected in a specific operation mode and transmitting the specific message to at least one recipient mobile phone, and for generating a vibration mapped, by way of a vibration code from a mapping table, to the specific message when the specific message is received in the specific operation mode,
- wherein the specific operation mode is one of a communication mode, a multimedia mode and a standby mode, and the specific message is one of a control message and a text message, the text message comprising a header including a vibration method and a data field including a composed text.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.