Systems and methods for providing haptic effects in response to deformation of a cover for an electronic device
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1. A system comprising:
- an electronic device comprising a display screen;
a cover configured to cover the display screen;
a sensor configured to sense an input gesture comprising at least one of deformation and movement of the cover relative to the electronic device;
a processor configured to determine an action for the electronic device to perform based on the input gesture, to determine a haptic effect to generate to provide information about at least one of the input gesture and the action for the electronic device to perform, and to initiate the action; and
a haptic output device configured to generate the haptic effect,wherein the haptic output device is embedded in the cover and comprises an electro-rheological or magneto-rheological fluid to control a stiffness of the cover.
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Abstract
A system includes an electronic device that includes a display screen, a cover configured to cover the display screen, a sensor configured to sense an input gesture comprising deformation and/or movement of the cover relative to the electronic device, and a processor configured to determine an action for the electronic device to perform based on the input gesture, to determine a haptic effect to generate based on the input gesture and/or the action for the electronic device to perform, and to initiate the action. The system also includes a haptic output device configured to generate the haptic effect.
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1. A system comprising:
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an electronic device comprising a display screen; a cover configured to cover the display screen; a sensor configured to sense an input gesture comprising at least one of deformation and movement of the cover relative to the electronic device; a processor configured to determine an action for the electronic device to perform based on the input gesture, to determine a haptic effect to generate to provide information about at least one of the input gesture and the action for the electronic device to perform, and to initiate the action; and a haptic output device configured to generate the haptic effect, wherein the haptic output device is embedded in the cover and comprises an electro-rheological or magneto-rheological fluid to control a stiffness of the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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sensing an input gesture comprising at least one of deformation and movement of a cover for an electronic device relative to the electronic device with a sensor; determining an action for the electronic device to perform based on the input gesture with a processor; determining a haptic effect to generate to provide information about at least one of the input gesture and the action for the electronic device to perform with the processor; initiating the action for the electronic device to perform with the processor; and generating the haptic effect with a haptic output device, wherein the haptic effect comprises at least one of; resisting peeling of the cover away from the electronic device, creating a texture when the cover is peeled away from the electronic device, changing a stiffness of the cover, actuating at least one hinge located along at least one crease in the cover to fold the cover at the crease, and restricting movement of the cover to a predetermined angle relative to the electronic device based on the action. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cover for an electronic device, the cover comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense an input gesture comprising at least one of deformation and movement of the cover relative to the electronic device; and a haptic output device embedded in the cover comprising an electro-rheological or magneto-rheological fluid to control a stiffness of the cover and configured to generate a haptic effect to provide information about the input gesture. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system comprising:
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an electronic device comprising a display screen; a cover configured to cover the display screen; a sensor configured to sense an input gesture comprising at least one of deformation and movement of the cover relative to the electronic device; a processor configured to determine an action for the electronic device to perform based on the input gesture, to determine a haptic effect to generate to provide information about at least one of the input gesture and the action for the electronic device to perform, and to initiate the action; and a haptic output device configured to generate the haptic effect, wherein the haptic output device comprises an electrostatic friction device configured to generate a friction effect at a surface of the cover. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A cover for an electronic device, the cover comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense an input gesture comprising at least one of deformation and movement of the cover relative to the electronic device; and a haptic output device comprising an electrostatic friction device configured to generate a friction effect at a surface of the cover as a haptic effect to provide information about the input gesture.
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