Providing haptic output based on a determined orientation of an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for providing haptic output for a wearable electronic device, comprising:
- receiving input from at least one sensor associated with the wearable electronic device;
determining, based on the input from the at least one sensor, an orientation of the wearable electronic device;
selecting a type of haptic output from two or more possible types of haptic output, wherein selecting the type of haptic output comprises determining whether to provide the haptic output along a first axis or a second axis based, at least in part, on the determined orientation of the wearable electronic device; and
outputting the selected type of haptic output.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing haptic output for an electronic device. In certain embodiments, a type of haptic output is provided based on a determined orientation, position, and/or operating environment of the electronic device. Specifically, the electronic device may receive input from one or more sensors associated with electronic device. Once the input from the one or more sensors is received, an orientation, position and/or operating environment of the electronic device is determined. Based on the determined orientation of the electronic device, a type of haptic output is selected and provided.
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1. A method for providing haptic output for a wearable electronic device, comprising:
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receiving input from at least one sensor associated with the wearable electronic device; determining, based on the input from the at least one sensor, an orientation of the wearable electronic device; selecting a type of haptic output from two or more possible types of haptic output, wherein selecting the type of haptic output comprises determining whether to provide the haptic output along a first axis or a second axis based, at least in part, on the determined orientation of the wearable electronic device; and outputting the selected type of haptic output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
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at least one sensor; at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, performs a method for outputting haptic output, comprising; receiving sensor input from the at least one sensor; determining, based on the sensor input, an orientation of the wearable electronic device; determining whether to provide haptic output along a first axis or a second axis based on the determined orientation of the wearable electronic device; and in response to receiving an input, outputting a type of haptic output along the first axis, wherein the type of haptic output is selected from a plurality of possible types of haptic output based, at least in part, on the determined orientation of the wearable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoding computer executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, performs a method for outputting haptic output for a wearable electronic device, comprising:
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receiving sensor input from the at least one sensor; determining, based on the sensor input, whether the wearable electronic device is in a first orientation or a second orientation; selecting, using the sensor input, a type of haptic output from first and second different types of haptic output, wherein the first type of haptic output is in a first direction relative to the wearable electronic device and the second type of haptic output is in a second direction relative to the wearable electronic device, and wherein the first direction is different from the second direction; and in response to receiving an input, outputting the first type of haptic output in the first direction when the wearable electronic device is in the first orientation and outputting the second type of haptic output in the second direction when the wearable electronic device is in the second orientation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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