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System and method for ordering haptic effects

  • US 10,152,128 B2
  • Filed: 11/28/2016
  • Issued: 12/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for ordering and outputting haptic effects, the device comprising:

  • one or more haptic output devices;

    one or more processors in communication with the one or more haptic output devices, and configuredto retrieve a timeline effect definition that defines a series of haptic effects by defining a magnitude for each haptic effect of the series of haptic effects, and defines a series of respective time slots for the series of haptic effects by defining a duration for each time slot of the series of respective time slots, wherein the timeline effect definition further includes a parameter value that indicates whether to repeat at least a portion of the series of haptic effects,to generate haptic effect signals based on the timeline effect definition, andto communicate the haptic effect signals to the one or more haptic output devices, wherein the haptic effect signals cause the one or more haptic output devices to output the series of haptic effects during the series of respective time slots defined in the timeline effect definition.

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