METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING VIBRATION BY USING ADJECTIVE

• US 20150212527A1
• Filed: 01/27/2015
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Eun-hwa, CHOI, Seung-moon, LEE, Jae-bong, LEE, Jeong-seok, JUNG, Dae-kwang, BAE, Yu-dong, SEO, Jong-man, YOO, Yong-jae, CHUN, Jae-min
• Granted Patent: US 9,880,570 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 19/02 characterised by the use of electric means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls

Abstract

A method for generating a vibration by a device by using an adjective is provided. The method includes setting at least one fundamental frequency and at least one overlap ratio corresponding to a certain adjective and a degree value of the certain adjective, receiving at least one user input for inputting an adjective and a degree value of the input adjective, and generating at least one vibration corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective based on the setting. The generated at least one vibration has a fundamental frequency and an overlap ratio corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective.

Claims

1. A method for generating a vibration by a device by using an adjective, the method comprising:

setting at least one fundamental frequency and at least one overlap ratio corresponding to a certain adjective and a degree value of the certain adjective;

receiving at least one user input for inputting an adjective and a degree value of the input adjective; and

generating at least one vibration corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective based on the setting,

wherein the generated at least one vibration has a fundamental frequency and an overlap ratio corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user input for inputting a degree value of a perceiving intensity; and

modulating an amplitude of the at least one vibration based on the input degree value of the perceiving intensity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

the certain adjective comprises a first adjective and a second adjective, and

the setting of the at least one fundamental frequency and the at least one overlap ratio comprises:

acquiring relationship information between a degree value of the first adjective, a degree value of the second adjective, and the fundamental frequency; and

acquiring relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the degree value of the second adjective, and the overlap ratio.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the receiving of the at least one user input comprises receiving a first degree value of the first adjective and a second degree value of the second adjective that are input by the at least one user input, and

wherein the generating of the at least one vibration comprises determining a fundamental frequency and an overlap ratio corresponding to the first degree value and the second degree value based on the acquired relationship information and generating the at least one vibration based on the determined fundamental frequency and the determined overlap ratio.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the fundamental frequency is the smaller one of a first frequency and a second frequency, and

wherein the overlap ratio is a value obtained by dividing the greater one of the first frequency and the second frequency by the fundamental frequency.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the degree value of the second adjective, and the fundamental frequency is acquired from relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio and relationship information between the degree value of the second adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the degree value of the second adjective, and the overlap ratio is acquired from relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio and relationship information between the degree value of the second adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the modulating of the amplitude of the at least one vibration comprises acquiring relationship information about a frequency, an amplitude, and a perceiving intensity and modulating the amplitude of the at least one vibration based on the acquired relationship information about the frequency, the amplitude, and the perceiving intensity.

9. A device for generating a vibration by using an adjective, the device comprising:

a control unit configured to set at least one fundamental frequency and at least one overlap ratio corresponding to a certain adjective and a degree value of the certain adjective;

a user input unit configured to receive at least one user input for inputting an adjective and a degree value of the input adjective; and

a vibration generating unit configured to generate at least one vibration corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective based on the setting,

wherein the generated at least one vibration has a fundamental frequency and an overlap ratio corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective.

10. The device of claim 9,

wherein the user input unit is further configured to receive a user input for inputting a degree value of a perceiving intensity, and

wherein the control unit is further configured to modulate an amplitude of the at least one vibration based on the input degree value of the perceiving intensity.

11. The device of claim 9,

wherein the certain adjective comprises a first adjective and a second adjective, and

wherein the control unit is further configured:

to acquire relationship information between a degree value of the first adjective, a degree value of the second adjective, and the fundamental frequency and

to acquire relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the degree value of the second adjective, and the overlap ratio.

12. The device of claim 11,

wherein the user input unit is further configured to receive a first degree value of the first adjective and a second degree value of the second adjective that are input by the at least one user input,

wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a fundamental frequency and an overlap ratio corresponding to the first degree value and the second degree value based on the acquired relationship information, and

wherein the vibration generating unit is further configured to generate the at least one vibration based on the determined fundamental frequency and the determined overlap ratio.

13. The device of claim 9,

wherein the fundamental frequency is the smaller one of a first frequency and a second frequency, and

wherein the overlap ratio is a value obtained by dividing the greater one of the first frequency and the second frequency by the fundamental frequency.

14. The device of claim 11,

wherein the relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the degree value of the second adjective, and

wherein the fundamental frequency is acquired from relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio and relationship information between the degree value of the second adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio.

15. The device of claim 11,

wherein the relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the degree value of the second adjective, and the overlap ratio is acquired from relationship information between the degree value of the first adjective, the fundamental frequency, and

wherein the overlap ratio and relationship information between the degree value of the second adjective, the fundamental frequency, and the overlap ratio.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to acquire relationship information about a frequency, an amplitude, and a perceiving intensity and modulates the amplitude of the at least one vibration based on the acquired relationship information about the frequency, the amplitude, and the perceiving intensity.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores one or more programs including instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for generating a vibration by a device by using an adjective, the method comprising:

setting at least one fundamental frequency and at least one overlap ratio corresponding to a certain adjective and a degree value of the certain adjective;

receiving at least one user input for inputting an adjective and a degree value of the input adjective; and

generating at least one vibration corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective based on the setting,

wherein the generated at least one vibration has a fundamental frequency and an overlap ratio corresponding to the input adjective and the degree value of the input adjective.