System and Method for a Haptically-Enabled Deformable Surface
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first haptic output device configured to receive a first haptic signal and output a first haptic effect to a deformable surface;
a second haptic output device configured to receive a second haptic signal and output a second haptic effect to the deformable surface; and
a processor coupled to the first haptic output device and the second haptic output device, the processor configured to;
determine an event;
determine the first haptic effect based at least in part on the event;
determine the second haptic effect based at least in part on the event;
transmit a first haptic signal associated with the first haptic effect to the first haptic output device; and
transmit a second haptic signal associated with the second haptic effect to the second haptic output device.
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Abstract
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a first haptic output device configured to receive a first haptic signal and output a first haptic effect to a deformable surface and a second haptic output device configured to receive a second haptic signal and output a second haptic effect to the deformable surface. The illustrative system further includes a processor coupled to the first haptic output device and the second haptic output device, the processor configured to: determine an event, determine a first haptic effect and a second haptic effect based at least in part on the event, transmit a first haptic signal associated with the first haptic effect to the first haptic output device, and transmit a second haptic signal associated with the second haptic effect to the second haptic output device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first haptic output device configured to receive a first haptic signal and output a first haptic effect to a deformable surface; a second haptic output device configured to receive a second haptic signal and output a second haptic effect to the deformable surface; and a processor coupled to the first haptic output device and the second haptic output device, the processor configured to; determine an event; determine the first haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determine the second haptic effect based at least in part on the event; transmit a first haptic signal associated with the first haptic effect to the first haptic output device; and transmit a second haptic signal associated with the second haptic effect to the second haptic output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining an event; determining a first haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determining a second haptic effect based at least in part on the event; transmitting a first haptic signal associated with the first haptic effect to a first haptic output device, wherein the first haptic output device is configured to receive the first haptic signal and output the first haptic effect to a deformable surface; and transmitting a second haptic signal associated with the second haptic effect to a second haptic output device, wherein the second haptic output device is configured to receive the second haptic signal and output the second haptic effect to the deformable surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A non-transient computer readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor is configured to cause the processor to:
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determine an event; determine a first haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determine a second haptic effect based at least in part on the event; transmit a first haptic signal associated with the first haptic effect to a first haptic output device, wherein the first haptic output device is configured to receive the first haptic signal and output the first haptic effect to a deformable surface; and transmit a second haptic signal associated with the second haptic effect to a second haptic output device, wherein the second haptic output device is configured to receive the second haptic signal and output the second haptic effect to the deformable surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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