Systems and Methods for Pressure-Based Haptic Effects

    公开(公告)号:US20190018490A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US16110527

    申请日:2018-08-23

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G06F3/0484

    摘要: One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a sensor configured to detect a user interaction with a touch surface and transmit a sensor signal including data associated with a pressure of the user interaction. The illustrative system also includes a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to: receive the sensor signal; determine, based on the sensor signal, a pressure level; determine a user interface level based at least in part on the pressure level; perform a function associated with the user interface level and the user interaction; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the user interface level and the user interaction; generate a haptic signal based at least in part on the haptic effect; and transmit the haptic signal. The illustrative system further includes a haptic output device in configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect.

    Systems and Methods for Induced Electrostatic Haptic Effects

    公开(公告)号:US20180364807A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US16016837

    申请日:2018-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G09G5/00

    摘要: One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to determine an ESF-based haptic effect and transmit a haptic signal associated with the ESF-based haptic effect. The illustrative system also includes an ESF controller in communication with the processor, the ESF controller configured to receive the haptic signal, determine an ESF signal based at least in part on the haptic signal, and transmit the ESF signal. Further, the illustrative system includes an inducing electrode configured to receive the ESF signal and induce an electric charge on an induced electrode, wherein the inducing electrode does not contact the induced electrode, and wherein the induced electrode is configured to output the ESF-based haptic effect to a surface.

    HAPTIC ENABLED DEVICE WITH MULTI-IMAGE CAPTURING ABILITIES

    公开(公告)号:US20180359412A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15618372

    申请日:2017-06-09

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 H04N5/225

    摘要: A haptic effect enabled system that includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a haptic output device and a processor coupled to the image sensors and haptic output device. The first image sensor generates a first digital image and the second image sensor generates a second digital image. The processor receives notification of an image event relating to the first or second digital image. The processor determines a haptic effect corresponding to the image event and applies the haptic effect with the haptic output device.

    Automated haptic setting generation

    公开(公告)号:US10146314B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15862097

    申请日:2018-01-04

    发明人: Vincent Levesque

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G06F9/445 G06Q30/02

    摘要: A system and method of generating a set of preferred haptic settings for a user based on haptic settings chosen by other similar users is presented. The method includes maintaining a database of haptic software applications with associated haptic configuration settings. When a user loads a haptic software application such as a computer game or video, a server receives a communication identifying the particular computer game or video and the identity of the user. The server searches the database for other users of the computer game or video where the other users have similar setting preferences as the user. The server calculates a preferred set of configuration settings and sends those settings to the user where a haptic output device produces haptic effects based on the preferred set of configuration settings. A system that generates haptic setting based on similar users is also presented.

    Dynamic haptic generation based on detected video events

    公开(公告)号:US10102723B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15338763

    申请日:2016-10-31

    发明人: Liwen Wu

    摘要: A method or system that receives input media including at least video data in which a video event within the video data is detected. Related data that is associated with the detected video event is collected and one or more feature parameters are configured based on the collected related data. The type of video event is determining and a set of feature parameters is selected based on the type of video event. A haptic effect is then automatically generated based on the selected set of feature parameters.

    Eccentric rotating mass actuator optimization for haptic effects

    公开(公告)号:US10101815B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15884649

    申请日:2018-01-31

    摘要: A system that generates a haptic effect using an Eccentric Rotating Mass (“ERM”) actuator determines a back electromotive force (“EMF”) of the ERM actuator during operation of the device and receives a haptic effect signal including one or more parameters, where one of the parameters is a voltage amplitude level as a function of time. Based on the determined back EMF, the system determines if the ERM actuator is spinning and varies the voltage amplitude level based on the back EMF to generate a varied haptic effect signal, where the varying includes, when the ERM actuator is determined to be spinning, reducing the voltage amplitude level compared to when the ERM actuator is determined to not be spinning. The system then applies the varied haptic effect signal to the ERM actuator.