OVERLAYING OF HAPTIC EFFECTS

• US 20160246376A1
• Filed: 02/24/2016
• Published: 08/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Immersion Corporation
• Original Assignee: Immersion Corporation
• Inventors: DAUHAJRE, Abraham Alexander, RAYNES, Paige, BHATIA, Satvir Singh, BIRNBAUM, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,619,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A system provides overlaid haptic effects. The system determines a primary content and a primary haptic effect associated with the primary content. The system also determines a secondary content and a secondary haptic effect associated with the secondary content. Subsequently, the system outputs the secondary content concurrently with the primary content, and also outputs the secondary haptic effect concurrently with the primary haptic effect on at least one haptic output device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide overlaid haptic effects, the overlaying comprising:

determining a primary content and a primary haptic effect associated with the primary content;

determining a secondary content and a secondary haptic effect associated with the secondary content;

outputting the secondary content concurrently with the primary content; and

outputting the secondary haptic effect concurrently with the primary haptic effect on at least one haptic output device.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the primary content and the primary haptic effect associated with the primary content are output prior to the determining of the secondary content and the secondary haptic effect associated with the secondary content.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the primary haptic effect is included in a haptic track that is synchronized with the primary content.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein, when the secondary content is output concurrently with the primary content, the secondary content occludes at least a portion of the primary content or is adjacent to or near the primary content on the user interface.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the secondary haptic effect is output concurrently with the primary haptic effect by fading out the primary haptic effect and fading in the secondary haptic effect.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the fading out of the primary haptic effect is performed by adjusting a haptic parameter of the primary haptic effect.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the haptic parameter is a gain of the primary haptic effect.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the fading in of the secondary haptic effect is performed by adjusting a haptic parameter of the secondary haptic effect.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the haptic parameter is a gain of the secondary haptic effect.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein, after the secondary haptic effect is finished playing, the primary haptic effect is faded back in.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the secondary haptic effect is output concurrently with the primary haptic effect by muting the primary haptic effect and playing the secondary haptic effect.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the primary content is a media content or an interactive content.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the secondary content is a banner ad.

14. A method of providing overlaid haptic effects, comprising:

determining a primary content and a primary haptic effect associated with the primary content;

determining a secondary content and a secondary haptic effect associated with the secondary content;

outputting the secondary content concurrently with the primary content; and

outputting the secondary haptic effect concurrently with the primary haptic effect on at least one haptic output device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the primary content and the primary haptic effect associated with the primary content are output prior to the determining of the secondary content and the secondary haptic effect associated with the secondary content.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the primary haptic effect is included in a haptic track that is synchronized with the primary content.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein, when the secondary content is output concurrently with the primary content, the secondary content occludes at least a portion of the primary content or is adjacent to or near the primary content on the user interface.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the secondary haptic effect is output concurrently with the primary haptic effect by fading out the primary haptic effect and fading in the secondary haptic effect.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the fading out of the primary haptic effect is performed by adjusting a haptic parameter of the primary haptic effect.

20. A system for providing overlaid haptic effects, comprising:

a determining module that determines a primary content and a primary haptic effect associated with the primary content;

the determining module further determining a secondary content and a secondary haptic effect associated with the secondary content;

an outputting module that outputs the secondary content concurrently with the primary content; and

the outputting module further outputting the secondary haptic effect concurrently with the primary haptic effect on at least one haptic output device.