ENHANCED HAPTIC FEEDBACK FOR HANDHELD MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A handheld mobile computing device comprising:
- at least one touch sensor comprising a touchscreen input/output (I/O) interface;
touch detection logic to detect a user touch input on the at least one touch sensor;
touch motion logic to determine one or more characteristics of the user touch input, including one or more of a duration of the user touch input, a direction of the user touch input, a speed of the user touch input, or a force applied during the user touch input;
one or more actuators to generate an adjustable haptic effect on the handheld mobile computing device; and
control signal logic to generate a control signal comprising one or more pulses to drive the one or more actuators to generate the adjustable haptic effect based, at least in part, on the determined one or more characteristics of the user touch input.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention describe systems, apparatuses and methods for providing enhanced haptic feedback for handheld mobile computing devices. Embodiments of the invention detect a user touch input on a touchscreen input/output (I/O) interface of a handheld mobile computing device. One or more characteristics of the user touch input are determined, including one or more of a duration of the user touch input, a direction of the user touch input, or a force applied during the user touch input. A control signal comprising one or more pulses is generated to drive one or more actuators included in the handheld mobile computing device to generate an adjustable haptic effect, wherein the control signal is generated based, at least in part, on the determined one or more characteristics of the user touch input.
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25 Claims
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1. A handheld mobile computing device comprising:
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at least one touch sensor comprising a touchscreen input/output (I/O) interface; touch detection logic to detect a user touch input on the at least one touch sensor; touch motion logic to determine one or more characteristics of the user touch input, including one or more of a duration of the user touch input, a direction of the user touch input, a speed of the user touch input, or a force applied during the user touch input; one or more actuators to generate an adjustable haptic effect on the handheld mobile computing device; and control signal logic to generate a control signal comprising one or more pulses to drive the one or more actuators to generate the adjustable haptic effect based, at least in part, on the determined one or more characteristics of the user touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a processor to perform operations including:
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detecting a user touch input on a touchscreen input/output (I/O) interface of a handheld mobile computing device; determining one or more characteristics of the user touch input, including one or more of a duration of the user touch input, a direction of the user touch input, a speed of the user touch input, or a force applied during the user touch input; and generating a control signal comprising one or more pulses to drive one or more actuators included in the handheld mobile computing device to generate an adjustable haptic effect, wherein the control signal is generated based, at least in part, on the determined one or more characteristics of the user touch input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device comprising:
logic, the logic at least partially implemented in hardware, the logic to; detect a user touch input on a touchscreen input/output (I/O) interface of a handheld mobile computing device; determine one or more characteristics of the user touch input, including one or more of a duration of the user touch input, a direction of the user touch input, a speed of the user touch input, or a force applied during the user touch input; and generate a control signal comprising one or more pulses to drive one or more actuators included in the handheld mobile computing device to generate an adjustable haptic effect, wherein the control signal is generated based, at least in part, on the determined one or more characteristics of the user touch input. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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