Haptic functionality for network connected devices
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsVincent Levesque, Abraham Alexander Dauhajre
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Abstract
A system provides haptic functionality over a networked system. The system receives information from a first device registered at the networked system and determines a notification to be provided to a user based on the information. The system then selects a second device registered at the networked system and provides the notification to the user by producing a haptic effect on the second device.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide haptic functionality over a networked system, the processor:
- receiving information from a first device registered at the networked system;
- determining a notification to be provided to a user based on the information;
- selecting a second device registered at the networked system, wherein the second device is selected from a plurality of devices based on a relative location of the second device with respect to the user;
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- providing the notification to the user by producing a haptic effect on the second device.
A method of providing haptic functionality over a networked system, the method comprising:
- receiving information from a first device registered at the networked system;
- determining a notification to be provided to a user based on the information;
- selecting a second device registered at the networked system, wherein the second device is selected from a plurality of devices based on a relative location of the second device with respect to the user;
- and
- providing the notification to the user by producing a haptic effect on the second device.
A system for providing haptic functionality over a networked system, comprising:
- a receiving module that receives information from a first device registered at the networked system;
- a determining module that determines a notification to be provided to a user based on the information;
- a selecting module that selects a second device registered at the networked system, wherein the second device is selected from a plurality of devices based on a relative location of the second device with respect to the user;
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- a providing module that provides the notification to the user by producing a haptic effect on the second device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.