MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO OUTPUT HAPTIC INDICATION OF TASK PROGRESS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, an indication of user input indicating a task to be performed;
initiating, by the computing device, the task; and
responsive to initiating the task, causing, by the computing device, at least one haptic device operatively coupled to the computing device to output, for a period of time based on a duration of the task, a haptic signal having a characteristic that indicates a progress of performance of the task.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device can include one or more haptic devices and a haptic output module. Responsive to receiving an indication of an instruction for the mobile computing device to perform a task, the haptic output module can be operable to cause at least one haptic device of the one or more haptic devices to output, for a period of time based on a duration of the task, a haptic signal having a characteristic that indicates a progress of performance of the task by the mobile computing device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an indication of user input indicating a task to be performed; initiating, by the computing device, the task; and responsive to initiating the task, causing, by the computing device, at least one haptic device operatively coupled to the computing device to output, for a period of time based on a duration of the task, a haptic signal having a characteristic that indicates a progress of performance of the task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile computing device comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more haptic devices; a user interface module operable by the one or more processors to receive an indication of user input indicating a task to be performed, and, responsive to the indication, cause the task to be performed; and a haptic output module operable by the one or more processors to, responsive to causing the task to be performed, cause at least one haptic device of the one or more haptic devices to output, for a period of time based on a duration of the task, a haptic signal having a characteristic that indicates a progress of performance of the task, wherein the characteristic of the haptic signal that represents a progress of the performance of the task comprises a current location of the at least one haptic device at which the at least one haptic device outputs the haptic signal, and wherein the haptic output module causes the at least one haptic device of the one or more haptic devices to modify the current location of the at least one haptic device at which the at least one haptic device outputs the haptic signal during the performance of the task to represent progress of the task. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a mobile computing device to:
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receive an indication of user input indicating a task to be performed; initiate the task; responsive to initiating the task, cause at least one haptic device associated with the mobile computing device to output, for a period of time based on a duration of the task, a haptic signal having a characteristic that indicates a progress of performance of the task; and upon completion of the task, cause the at least one haptic device to cease producing the haptic signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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