HAPTIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH GESTURE INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate contact information that describes a contact by a body member with the device as the device presents visual information;
a haptic processor configured to generate a haptic effect signal that specifies haptic information that corresponds to an element included in the visual information being presented by the device,the generating of the haptic effect signal being based on the contact information that describes the contact by the body member with the device; and
a haptic display configured to present the haptic information specified by the haptic effect signal,the presenting of the haptic information causing the element included in the visual information being presented by the device to be tactilely perceivable by the body member.
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Abstract
A haptic device may allow a user to explore the tactile sensations associated with information being displayed on a display. This methodology can be referred to as a “hold-and-feel” mode. The user may first perform a gesture to inform the device to hold the display stationary, in order to explore the information, instead of scrolling or panning the information on the display. For example, to enter the “hold-and-feel” mode, a user may press one finger on the side of the screen to lock the information content with respect to the screen so that the display contents are no longer moved as the user slides another finger over the screen. In a haptic device that supports tactile sensory stimulation, this “hold-and-feel” mode allows the user to feel one or more objects or elements (e.g., a link or image) on the screen, for example, as variations of surface texture.
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25 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a sensor configured to generate contact information that describes a contact by a body member with the device as the device presents visual information; a haptic processor configured to generate a haptic effect signal that specifies haptic information that corresponds to an element included in the visual information being presented by the device, the generating of the haptic effect signal being based on the contact information that describes the contact by the body member with the device; and a haptic display configured to present the haptic information specified by the haptic effect signal, the presenting of the haptic information causing the element included in the visual information being presented by the device to be tactilely perceivable by the body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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generating contact information that describes a contact by a body member with a device as the device presents visual information; generating a haptic effect signal that specifies haptic information that corresponds to an element included in the visual information being presented by the device, the generating of the haptic effect signal being performed by a haptic processor based on the contact information that describes the contact by the body member with the device; and presenting the haptic information specified by the haptic effect signal, the presenting of the haptic information causing the element included in the visual information being presented by the device to be tactilely perceivable by the body member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
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generating contact information that describes a contact by a body member with the device as the device presents visual information; generating a haptic effect signal that specifies haptic information that corresponds to an element included in the visual information being presented by the device, the generating of the haptic effect signal being performed by the one or more processors of the device based on the contact information that describes the contact by the body member with the device; and presenting the haptic information specified by the haptic effect signal, the presenting of the haptic information causing the element included in the visual information being presented by the device to be tactilely perceivable by the body member.
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