Systems and methods for providing variable haptic feedback

• US 10,261,588 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2017
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Dillon, Jr., James R., McPherson, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sejoon
• Application Number:
  US15/828,704
• Publication Number:
  US 20180095537A1
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

A transaction card configured to provide variable haptic feedback to a user may include embedded electronic components disposed within the card. The embedded electronic components may include a haptic device electronically controllable to provide haptic feedback, a memory storing one or more haptic feedback profiles and executable instructions, an antenna configured to receive a haptic feedback output identifier signal from a remote source, a processor configured to execute the instructions to provide control signals to the haptic device based on a haptic feedback profile in response to the haptic feedback output identifier signal, and a haptic driver associated with the haptic devices and configured to control operation of the haptic device according to the haptic feedback profile.

Claims

1. A transaction card device configured to provide variable haptic feedback to a user, the transaction card device comprising:

embedded electronic components for providing haptic feedback, the embedded components being disposed within the transaction card device, the embedded electronic components comprising;

an electronically controllable haptic device configured to provide haptic feedback;

a memory storing one or more haptic feedback profiles, the haptic feedback profiles defining haptic feedback patterns characterized by a duration and intensity of feedback to be generated by the haptic feedback device, and executable instructions;

an antenna configured to receive a haptic feedback output identifier signal from a remote source; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to provide control signals to the haptic device based on a haptic feedback profile in response to the haptic feedback output identifier signal; and

a haptic driver associated with the haptic device and configured to control operation of the haptic device according to the haptic feedback profile.

2. The transaction card device of claim 1, wherein the haptic driver is stored as a software module in the memory and includes instructions for controlling operation of the haptic device.

3. The transaction card device of claim 1, wherein the haptic driver includes drive circuit hardware.

4. The transaction card device of claim 1, wherein the haptic driver includes firmware associated with the haptic device.

5. The transaction card device of claim 1, further including multiple haptic devices disposed throughout the card to provide haptic feedback in more than one location in the card.

6. The transaction card device of claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback profile comprises audio or visual feedback and wherein the transaction card further includes an I/O device configured to provide the audio or visual feedback defined by the haptic feedback profile.

7. The transaction card device of claim 6, wherein the I/O device comprises a speaker or a lighting device.

8. The transaction card device of claim 1, further including a display element configured to display information defined by the haptic feedback profile.

9. The transaction card device of claim 8, wherein the display element includes a display screen.

10. The transaction card device of claim 9, wherein the display screen includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, an e-ink screen, or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen.

11. The transaction card device of claim 8, wherein the display element includes a light-emitting diode (LED).

12. The transaction card device of claim 1, further including a power source including a power storage device.

13. The transaction card device of claim 12, wherein the power source further includes a power receiver, a power generator, or a combination thereof.

14. The transaction card device of claim 1, further including a sensor configured to detect environmental conditions surrounding the card.

15. The transaction card device of claim 14, wherein the sensor comprises a microphone, an ambient light sensor, a temperature sensor, or a conductivity sensor.

16. The transaction card device of claim 1, further including a sensor configured to detect movement of the card.

17. The transaction card device of claim 16, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer, a shock sensor, a gyroscope, or a position sensor.

18. The transaction card device of claim 1, further including an input device configured to receive input from the user.

19. The transaction card device of claim 1, wherein the antenna is configured to receive the haptic feedback output identifier signal from a client device configured to communicate with the card.

20. The transaction card device of claim 19, wherein the client device is configured to perform remote mobile transactions with a service provider system via a communication network.