Localized haptic feedback
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1. A haptic feedback system including:
- a plurality of remote transmitters that are remote from a location of interest on a surface of the system, wherein the plurality of remote transmitters is included in the haptic feedback system;
a signal generator that generates a haptic component signal for each of the remote transmitters, wherein the remote transmitters propagate the haptic component signals through a touch medium of the surface and the haptic component signals interfere at the location of interest such that a localized haptic disturbance is generated at the location of interest and the localized haptic disturbance is generated by an interference of the haptic component signals at the location of interest without a use of a motor and the interference of the haptic component signals that generated the localized haptic disturbance is substantially localized to the location of interest to generate the localized haptic disturbance that is substantially isolated to the location of interest; and
a transmitter that transmits a touch location signal, wherein the touch location signal is allowed to propagate via the touch medium of the surface of the system, the touch location signal is utilized to detect a location of a touch input and the touch location signal is different from the haptic component signal.
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Abstract
A haptic feedback system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of remote transmitters that are remote from a location of interest on a surface of the system. The system includes a signal generator that generates a signal for each of the remote transmitters. The remote transmitters propagate the signals through a medium of the surface and the signals interfere at the location of interest such that a localized disturbance is generated at the location of interest.
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20 Claims
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1. A haptic feedback system including:
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a plurality of remote transmitters that are remote from a location of interest on a surface of the system, wherein the plurality of remote transmitters is included in the haptic feedback system; a signal generator that generates a haptic component signal for each of the remote transmitters, wherein the remote transmitters propagate the haptic component signals through a touch medium of the surface and the haptic component signals interfere at the location of interest such that a localized haptic disturbance is generated at the location of interest and the localized haptic disturbance is generated by an interference of the haptic component signals at the location of interest without a use of a motor and the interference of the haptic component signals that generated the localized haptic disturbance is substantially localized to the location of interest to generate the localized haptic disturbance that is substantially isolated to the location of interest; and a transmitter that transmits a touch location signal, wherein the touch location signal is allowed to propagate via the touch medium of the surface of the system, the touch location signal is utilized to detect a location of a touch input and the touch location signal is different from the haptic component signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing a localized haptic disturbance, comprising:
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receive an identifier associated with a location on a surface where the localized haptic disturbance is desired; using the identifier to obtain one or more signal configurations to be used to provide the localized haptic disturbance; generating a haptic component signal for each of a plurality of transmitters, wherein the transmitters propagate the haptic component signals through a touch medium of the surface and the haptic signals interfere at the location of interest such that a localized haptic disturbance is generated at the location of interest and the localized haptic disturbance is generated by an interference of the haptic component signals at the location of interest without a use of a motor and the interference of the haptic component signals that generated the localized haptic disturbance is substantially localized to the location of interest to generate the localized haptic disturbance that is substantially isolated to the location of interest; and a transmitter that transmits a touch location signal, wherein the touch location signal is allowed to propagate via the touch medium of the surface of the system, the touch location signal is utilized to detect a location of a touch input and the touch location signal is different from the haptic component signal.
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