Handheld devices configured to output haptic effects based on fingerprints
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1. A handheld device comprising:
- a user graspable housing comprising a user contactable region;
a substantial planar tactile element coupled to the user contactable region;
a fingerprint sensor configured to detect a fingerprint and transmit a fingerprint signal associated with the fingerprint, wherein the fingerprint sensor is coupled within the tactile element;
a processor coupled to the fingerprint sensor, the processor configured to;
receive the fingerprint signal from the fingerprint sensor;
determine whether a user is an authorized user based in part on the fingerprint signal and if the user is an authorized user, permit the user to access functions of the handheld device, otherwise, deny access to functions of the handheld device; and
determine a haptic signal based in part on whether the user is an authorized user; and
an actuator assembly positioned within the user graspable housing and coupled to the tactile element, the actuator assembly configured to receive the haptic signal and output a haptic effect.
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Abstract
Handheld weapons using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information are described. One embodiment comprises a handheld weapon comprising: a housing comprising a user contactable region, a tactile element coupled to the user contactable region, and an actuator coupled to the tactile element and capable of outputting a haptic sensation localized to the tactile element.
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19 Claims
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1. A handheld device comprising:
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a user graspable housing comprising a user contactable region; a substantial planar tactile element coupled to the user contactable region; a fingerprint sensor configured to detect a fingerprint and transmit a fingerprint signal associated with the fingerprint, wherein the fingerprint sensor is coupled within the tactile element; a processor coupled to the fingerprint sensor, the processor configured to; receive the fingerprint signal from the fingerprint sensor; determine whether a user is an authorized user based in part on the fingerprint signal and if the user is an authorized user, permit the user to access functions of the handheld device, otherwise, deny access to functions of the handheld device; and determine a haptic signal based in part on whether the user is an authorized user; and an actuator assembly positioned within the user graspable housing and coupled to the tactile element, the actuator assembly configured to receive the haptic signal and output a haptic effect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor is configured to cause the processor to:
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receive a fingerprint signal from a fingerprint sensor, wherein the fingerprint sensor is coupled within a substantial planar tactile element; determine whether a user is an authorized user based in part on the fingerprint signal, and if the user is an authorized user, permit the user to access functions of the handheld device, otherwise, deny access to functions of a handheld device; determine a haptic signal based in part on whether the user is an authorized user; and output the haptic signal to an actuator assembly positioned within a user graspable housing of a handheld device and coupled to a tactile element, the actuator assembly configured to receive the haptic signal and output a haptic effect. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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