Method and Device For Implementing Vibration Output Commands in Mobile Terminal Devices

• US 20080204266A1
• Filed: 02/03/2004
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Salomaa, Jyri P., Malmberg, Jussi
• Application Number:
  US10/588,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20080204266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/683
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls

Abstract

The present invention relates to method implementing vibration output commands for controlling a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device and mobile terminal devices to execute this method. The method is based on defining at least one vibration effect, defined by at least one vibration signal parameter, defining at least one vibration pattern by at least one of said vibration effects, and storing said at least one vibration pattern into a storage.

Claims

1. Method for implementing vibration output commands for controlling a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device, comprising:

defining at least one vibration effect, defined by at least one vibration signal parameter,

defining at least one vibration pattern by at least one of said vibration effects, and

storing said at least one vibration pattern into a storage.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said vibration signal parameter includes at least one of a designation, an intensity, and a duration of a vibration.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one vibration pattern is also defined by a designation of the vibration pattern.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein said vibration patterns are further defined by a frequency and a phase of said vibration.

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving said at least one stored vibration pattern, and

sending said at least one vibration pattern to a terminal device.

6. Method according to claim 1, further comprising

selecting at least one of said stored vibration patterns.

7. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving vibration data, and

defining said vibration effects and said at least one vibration pattern according to said vibration data.

15. Method according to claim 1, wherein said vibration intensity of said vibration effects is defined by a duty cycle.

17. Software tool comprising program code means stored on a computer readable medium for carrying out the method of claim 1 when said software tool is run on a computer or network device.

18. Computer program product comprising program code stored on a computer readable medium for carrying out the method of claim 1 when said program product is run on a computer or network device.

27. Method according to claim 1, wherein said vibration intensity of said vibration effects is defined by a duty cycle.

28. Method according to claim 1, wherein said vibration patterns and vibration effects are stored and sent as extensible markup language coded data.

8. Method for implementing vibration output commands for controlling a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device, comprising:

receiving at least one vibration pattern, wherein each pattern is defined by a succession of vibration effects, wherein each vibration effect is defined by at least one vibration signal parameter, and

storing said at least one vibration pattern.

9. Method according to claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a request for a vibration pattern,

retrieving said requested vibration pattern, and

sequentially outputting each vibration effect, by controlling a vibration actuator accordingly.

29. Method according to claim 8, wherein said vibration signal parameter includes at least one of a designation, an intensity, and a duration of a vibration.

30. Method according to claim 8, wherein said at least one vibration pattern is also defined by a designation of the vibration pattern.

31. Method according to claim 8, wherein said vibration intensity of said vibration effects is defined by a duty cycle.

32. Method according to claim 8, wherein said vibration patterns and vibration effects are stored and sent as extensible markup language coded data.

10. Method for operating a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device, comprising:

receiving at least one vibration pattern, wherein each pattern is defined by at least one vibration effect, and wherein each of said vibration effects is defined by at least one vibration signal parameter, and

sequentially outputting each of said at least one vibration effect of said received vibration pattern, by controlling a vibration actuator accordingly.

11. Method according to claim 10, wherein said vibration signal parameter includes at least one of a designation, an intensity, and a duration of a vibration.

12. Method according to claim 10, wherein said at least one vibration pattern is also defined by a designation of the vibration pattern.

16. Method according to claim 10, wherein said vibration patterns and vibration effects are stored and sent as extensible markup language coded data.

13. (canceled)

14. (canceled)

19. Mobile terminal device comprising,

a processing unit,

an interface connected to said processing unit, and

a vibration actuator, connected to said processing unit,

wherein said terminal device is configured to receive at least one vibration pattern via said interface, wherein said vibration pattern comprises at least one vibration effect, and wherein each said vibration effect comprises at least one vibration signal parameter, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to control said vibration actuator according to said vibration signal parameters of said at least one vibration effect.

20. Mobile terminal device according to claim 19, wherein said vibration signal parameter includes at least one of a designation, an intensity, and a duration of a vibration.

21. Mobile terminal device according to claim 19, wherein said at least one vibration pattern is also defined by a designation of the vibration pattern.

22. Mobile terminal device according to claim 19, wherein said vibration patterns are received in form of extended markup language files.

23. Mobile terminal device according to claim 19, further comprising a storage to store said received vibration patterns.

24. Mobile terminal device according to claim 23, wherein said processing unit is configured to execute an application program capable of accessing stored vibration patterns.

25. Mobile terminal device according to claim 19, where in said interface comprises a radio interface.

26. Mobile terminal device according to claim 19, wherein said mobile terminal device comprises a mobile telephone, and wherein said vibration actuator is a vibration alarm actuator of the telephone.

33. Method for implementing vibration output commands for controlling a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device, comprising:

defining at least one vibration effect, defined by at least one vibration signal parameter,

defining at least one vibration pattern by a succession of said vibration effects, wherein each said vibration effect is defined by at least one vibration signal parameter, and

receiving said at least one vibration pattern, and storing said at least one vibration pattern into a storage.

34. Method for implementing vibration output commands for controlling a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device, comprising:

defining at least one vibration effect, defined by at least one vibration signal parameter;

defining at least one vibration pattern by at least one of said vibration effects;

storing said at least one vibration pattern into a storage;

receiving the at least one vibration pattern; and

sequentially outputting each of said at least one vibration effect of said received vibration pattern, by controlling the vibration actuator accordingly.