Method and system for providing haptic effects
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1. A system for providing haptic effects to a user, comprising:
- an image device for producing an image of an object on a display a transparent overlay movably placed on the display for providing the image on the display to the user and moving with a finger of the user engaged with the transparent overlay;
a position sensor for sensing a position of the finger of the user on the transparent overlay relative to the display; and
a module for generating a haptic effect on the transparent overlay in response to the sensed position, wherein the user receives the haptic effect through the transparent overlay.
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Abstract
A transparent haptic overlay device, system and method are provided. The transparent haptic overlay device (10) includes a transparent overlay (22) for transmitting the force of the user to a display (20), an actuator (24) for generating forces corresponding to haptic effects and imparting these forces to the user'"'"'s finger and a controller (28) for simulating the haptic effects. The display (20) may be a touch sensitive display, which has a functionality of sensing the position of the user. Through the overlay (22), the user receives the haptic effects in response to the motion relative to the image of the objects (14) on the display (20).
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1. A system for providing haptic effects to a user, comprising:
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an image device for producing an image of an object on a display a transparent overlay movably placed on the display for providing the image on the display to the user and moving with a finger of the user engaged with the transparent overlay;
a position sensor for sensing a position of the finger of the user on the transparent overlay relative to the display; and
a module for generating a haptic effect on the transparent overlay in response to the sensed position, wherein the user receives the haptic effect through the transparent overlay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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46. A method of applying a force in the x and y axis to a finger of a user, via a transparent overlay movably placed on a display, the display being viewable through the overlay to the user and movable with the finger of the user, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a position of the finger of the user on the transparent overlay relative to an object displayed on the display;
generating a haptic effect on the transparent overlay in response to the sensed position; and
providing force corresponding to the haptic effect, imparted to the user through the transparent overlay. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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