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US 9,794,398 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for informing a user through haptic signals
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorHideaki Tanioka
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a computing device is provided that includes a receiver and a signal generator. The receiver may be configured to receive a user query for information regarding a received call or message. The user query may include a physical act performed on the computing device. The signal generator may be configured to generate a haptic signal indicating a response to the user query for the information regarding the call or message.
Claims14
A mobile communication device comprising:
- a touchscreen configured to receive a swipe indicating a user query for the source of a received call or message;
- a ringer configured to generate an audible signal in response to the mobile communication device receiving the call or message, the mobile communication device operable to silence the ringer;
- and
- a signal generator configured to generate a first texture corresponding to a first classification of the source of the received call or message, and a second texture corresponding to a second classification of the source of the received call or message, wherein the first and second textures are detectable by the sense of touch.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a user query at a mobile computing device for information regarding a received call or message on the mobile computing device, the user query comprising a physical act performed on the mobile computing device;
- and
- generating, by the mobile computing device, a texture detectable by the sense of touch to indicate a response to the user query for the information regarding the call or message, wherein
- generating the texture to indicate the response to the user query comprises generating the texture to indicate the source of the call or message, wherein generating the texture to indicate the source of the call or message comprises generating a texture with a particular roughness to indicate the source of the call or message.
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A computing device comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a user query for information regarding a received call or message on the computing device, the user query comprising a physical act performed on the computing device;
- and
- a signal generator configured to generate a texture detectable by the sense of touch indicating a response to the user query for the information regarding the call or message, wherein
- the receiver is configured to receive a user query for the source of the call or message, and wherein the signal generator is configured generate a texture with a particular roughness to indicate the source of the call or message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.