HAPTIC SENSATIONS AS A FUNCTION OF EYE GAZE
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a detector configured to determine a direction of an eye gaze of a user of the system;
a processor configured to generate signal representative of a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze; and
a haptic output device configured to receive the signal from the processor and output the haptic effect to the user.
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Abstract
Systems, electronic devices, and methods provide haptic sensations as a function of eye gaze. A system may include a detector configured to determine a direction of an eye gaze of a user of the system, a processor configured to generate signal representative of a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze, and a haptic output device configured to receive the signal from the processor and output the haptic effect to the user. A method for providing a haptic effect to a user of a system may include determining a direction of an eye gaze of the user of the system, generating a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze, and outputting the haptic effect to the user.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a detector configured to determine a direction of an eye gaze of a user of the system; a processor configured to generate signal representative of a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze; and a haptic output device configured to receive the signal from the processor and output the haptic effect to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a haptic effect to a user of a system, the method comprising:
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determining a direction of an eye gaze of the user of the system; generating a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze; and outputting the haptic effect to the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a detector supported by the housing, the detector configured to determine a direction of an eye gaze of a user of the electronic device; a haptic output device supported by the housing, the haptic output device configured to generate a haptic effect to the user; and a processor supported by the housing, the processor configured to generate i) a first haptic drive signal representative of a first haptic effect based on the eye gaze of the user corresponding to the user looking at the electronic device, and ii) a second haptic drive signal representative of a second haptic effect based on the eye gaze of the user corresponding to the user looking away from the electronic device, the processor further being configured to output the first haptic drive signal or the second haptic drive signal to the haptic output device to generate the haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze determined by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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