User interface device responsive to data tag associated with physical location
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1. A user interface device, comprising:
- a global positioning system (GPS) receiver;
a haptic actuator configured to generate a haptic effect at the user interface device;
a display device; and
a processor in communication with the GPS receiver, the haptic actuator, and the display device, and configured;
to determine, with the GPS receiver, a current location of the user interface device,to determine, based on the current location of the user interface device, whether the user interface device is at a physical location associated with a data tag stored on a remote host computer, wherein the data tag comprises a visual design or a photo,in response to a determination that the user interface device is at the physical location associated with the data tag stored on the remote host computer;
to determine that the haptic effect is to be generated by the haptic actuator of the user interface device,to control a frequency of the haptic effect by determining the frequency of the haptic effect and providing a command to the haptic actuator to indicate the frequency that is determined, wherein the haptic actuator is configured to generate the haptic effect on the user interface device at the frequency determined by the processor,andto control the display device to display the visual design or the photo of the data tag.
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Abstract
A system includes a display configured to display a graphical simulation, a computer configured to run a software program designed to display the graphical simulation on the display, and a stylus constructed and arranged to be manipulated by a user of the system in at least two dimensions to affect the graphical simulation. The stylus includes an actuator configured to output a haptic effect to the user upon receiving a control signal from the computer.
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1. A user interface device, comprising:
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a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; a haptic actuator configured to generate a haptic effect at the user interface device; a display device; and a processor in communication with the GPS receiver, the haptic actuator, and the display device, and configured; to determine, with the GPS receiver, a current location of the user interface device, to determine, based on the current location of the user interface device, whether the user interface device is at a physical location associated with a data tag stored on a remote host computer, wherein the data tag comprises a visual design or a photo, in response to a determination that the user interface device is at the physical location associated with the data tag stored on the remote host computer; to determine that the haptic effect is to be generated by the haptic actuator of the user interface device, to control a frequency of the haptic effect by determining the frequency of the haptic effect and providing a command to the haptic actuator to indicate the frequency that is determined, wherein the haptic actuator is configured to generate the haptic effect on the user interface device at the frequency determined by the processor, and to control the display device to display the visual design or the photo of the data tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method performed by a user interface device having a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a haptic actuator, a display device, and a processor, the method comprising:
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determining, by the processor and based on a signal from the GPS receiver, a current location of the user interface device; determining, by the processor and based on the current location of the user interface device, whether the user interface device is at a physical location associated with a data tag stored on a remote host computer, wherein the data tag comprises a visual design or a photo; in response to a determination that the user interface device is at the physical location associated with the data tag stored on the remote host computer; determining, by the processor, that a haptic effect is to be generated by the haptic actuator of the user interface device, determining, by the processor, a frequency of the haptic effect based on movement of the user interface device, providing, by the processor, a command to the haptic actuator to indicate the frequency that is determined, displaying, by the display device, the visual design or the photo of the data tag, and generating, by the haptic actuator, the haptic effect on the user interface device at the frequency determined by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method performed by a user interface device having a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a display device, a processor, and a camera, the method comprising:
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determining, by the processor and based on a signal from the GPS receiver, a current location of the user interface device; determining, by the processor and based on the current location of the user interface device, whether the user interface device is at a physical location associated with a data tag stored on a remote host computer, wherein the data tag comprises a visual design or a photo; in response to a determination that the user interface device is at the physical location associated with the data tag stored on the remote host computer determining, by the processor, that a haptic effect is to be generated by a haptic actuator in communication with the processor, determining, by the processor, a frequency of the haptic effect based on movement of the user interface device, providing, by the processor, a command to the haptic actuator to indicate the frequency that is determined, generating, by the haptic actuator, the haptic effect on the user interface device at the frequency determined by the processor, and displaying, by the display device, the visual design or the photo of the data tag by overlaying the visual design or the photo on an image captured by the camera.
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