公开(公告)号：US11573639B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US17506035

申请日：2021-10-20

申请人： IMMERSION CORPORATION

发明人： Majid Sheikholeslami ,  Danny A. Grant ,  Lionel Bravard ,  Christopher Ullrich ,  Vahid Khoshkava ,  Jamal Saboune ,  Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

摘要： Apparatus and methods for localizing one or more effects in a haptic interface with a user interface having a primary zone and at least one secondary zone are provided. When a desired haptic effect is generated within the primary zone, unwanted resultant haptic effects in the at least one secondary zone may be suppressed. A primary actuator is located in the primary zone, and at least one secondary actuator is located in the at least one secondary zone. At least one controller selectively and controllably generates the haptic effect produced by the primary actuator in the primary zone, and selectively and controllably actuates the at least one secondary actuator within the at least one secondary zone to generate a suppression effect therein. The at least one secondary actuator can be used to localize and/or amplify the haptic effect through constructive and/or destructive interference. Numerous other aspects are provided.