Systems and Methods for Multi-Pressure Interaction on Touch-Sensitive Surfaces
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a first sensor signal from a touch-sensitive input device in response to a first contact of a first object on the touch-sensitive input device, the first sensor signal comprising a first location and a first pressure of the first contact;
receiving a second sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a second contact of a second object on the touch-sensitive input device substantially simultaneously with the first contact, the second sensor signal comprising a second location of the second contact and a second pressure of the second contact;
generating a signal based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, the signal configured to cause a haptic effect; and
outputting the signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for multi-pressure interaction on touch-sensitive surfaces are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment of a method comprises receiving a first sensor signal from a touch-sensitive input device in response to a first contact of a first object on the touch-sensitive input device, the first sensor signal comprising a first location and a first pressure of the first contact, receiving a second sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a second contact of a second object on the touch-sensitive input device substantially simultaneously with the first contact, the second sensor signal comprising a second location of the second contact and a second pressure of the second contact, generating a signal based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, the signal configured to cause a haptic effect, and outputting the signal.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first sensor signal from a touch-sensitive input device in response to a first contact of a first object on the touch-sensitive input device, the first sensor signal comprising a first location and a first pressure of the first contact; receiving a second sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a second contact of a second object on the touch-sensitive input device substantially simultaneously with the first contact, the second sensor signal comprising a second location of the second contact and a second pressure of the second contact; generating a signal based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, the signal configured to cause a haptic effect; and outputting the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive input device; and a processor in communication with the touch-sensitive input device and configured to; receive a first sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a first contact of a first object on the touch-sensitive input device, the first sensor signal comprising a first location of the first contact and a first pressure of the first contact; receive a second sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a second contact of a second object on the touch-sensitive input device substantially simultaneously with the first contact, the second sensor signal comprising a second location of the second contact and a second pressure of the second contact; generate a signal based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, the signal configured to cause a haptic effect; and output the signal.
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22. A computer-readable medium comprising program code, comprising:
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program code for receiving a first sensor signal from a touch-sensitive input device in response to a first contact of a first object on the touch-sensitive input device, the first sensor signal comprising a first location of the first contact and a first pressure of the first contact; program code for receiving a second sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a second contact of a second object on the touch-sensitive input device substantially simultaneously with the first contact, the second sensor signal comprising a second location of the second contact and a second pressure of the second contact; program code for generating a signal based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, the signal configured to cause an actuator to output a haptic effect; and program code for outputting the signal.
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