Method and apparatus for providing communications with haptic cues
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsBarbara Kruse, George V. Anastas, Neil Olien, Ryan Steger
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of generating haptic cues for pacing and monitoring are disclosed. After sensing an event via a component, a process for generating haptic cues generates an input in response to the event. The component, in one example, may be a sensor or a combination of a sensor and a haptic actuator. Upon receipt of the input, the process retrieves a haptic signal from a tactile library in response to the input. A haptic feedback in response to the haptic signal is subsequently generated.
Claims35
A system for generating haptic signals, comprising:
- a sensor configured to:
- detect a condition, wherein the condition is associated with a speed of a moving object detected by the sensor;
- generate an input based on the condition;
- and
- transmit the input;
- and
- a haptic device logically coupled to the sensor, the haptic device configured to:
- receive the input;
- and
- generate a haptic feedback based on the input, wherein an intensity of the haptic feedback varies based on the speed associated with the condition.
A method for generating haptic signals, comprising:
- detecting, by a sensor, a condition, wherein the condition is associated with a speed of a moving object detected by the sensor;
- generating, by the sensor, an input based on the speed associated with the condition;
- transmitting, by the sensor, the input;
- receiving, by a haptic device that is logically coupled to the sensor, the input;
- and
- generating, by the haptic device, haptic feedback based on the input, wherein an intensity of the haptic feedback varies based on the speed associated with the condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.