Method and Apparatus for Providing Haptic Feedback from Haptic Textile
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1. A flexible apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of sensing circuits capable of providing at least one activating signal in accordance with one or more sensed events; and
an actuation surface coupled to the plurality of sensing circuits and capable of generating haptic feedback in response to the activating signal, wherein the flexible apparatus includes a plurality of haptic threads.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating haptic feedback over a surface of a haptic textile are disclosed. The flexible haptic structure includes a group of sensing circuits and a haptic textile. The sensing circuits, such as touch sensitive detector or motion detector, provide at least one activating signal in accordance with a sensed event. The haptic textile is structured with interlaced woven threads and/or yarns and capable of generating haptic feedback in response to the activating signal.
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22 Claims
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1. A flexible apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of sensing circuits capable of providing at least one activating signal in accordance with one or more sensed events; and an actuation surface coupled to the plurality of sensing circuits and capable of generating haptic feedback in response to the activating signal, wherein the flexible apparatus includes a plurality of haptic threads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing textile haptic feedback, comprising:
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receiving a first activating signal; identifying one or more first haptic threads of a plurality of haptic threads woven in a haptic textile in accordance with the first activating signal; and generating first haptic feedback on a first portion of a surface of the haptic textile via activation of the one or more first haptic threads in response to the first activating signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for providing textile haptic feedback, comprising:
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means for receiving a first activating signal; means for identifying one or more first haptic threads of a plurality of haptic threads woven in a haptic textile in accordance with the first activating signal; and means for generating first haptic feedback on a first portion of a surface of the haptic textile via activation of the one or more first haptic threads in response to the first activating signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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