ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HAPTIC ACTUATOR DRIVEN BASED UPON AUDIO NOISE AND MOTION AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a device housing;
a haptic actuator carried by the device housing and comprising a haptic actuator housing and a field member movable within the haptic actuator housing;
a motion sensor carried by the device housing configured to sense motion of the field member;
an audio sensor carried by the device housing configured to sense audio noise from the haptic actuator; and
a controller coupled to the haptic actuator, the motion sensor, and the audio sensor, the controller configured to drive the haptic actuator based upon sensed motion of the field member and audio noise from the haptic actuator.
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Abstract
An electronic device may include a device housing and a haptic actuator carried by the device housing and that includes a haptic actuator housing and a field member movable within the haptic actuator housing. The electronic device may also include a motion sensor carried by the device housing to sense motion of the field member, an audio sensor carried by the device housing to sense audio noise from the haptic actuator, and a controller coupled to the haptic actuator, the motion sensor, and the audio sensor. The controller may be configured to drive the haptic actuator based upon sensed motion of the field member and audio noise from the haptic actuator.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a device housing; a haptic actuator carried by the device housing and comprising a haptic actuator housing and a field member movable within the haptic actuator housing; a motion sensor carried by the device housing configured to sense motion of the field member; an audio sensor carried by the device housing configured to sense audio noise from the haptic actuator; and a controller coupled to the haptic actuator, the motion sensor, and the audio sensor, the controller configured to drive the haptic actuator based upon sensed motion of the field member and audio noise from the haptic actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a device housing; a haptic actuator carried by the device housing and comprising a haptic actuator housing and a field member movable within the haptic actuator housing; a motion sensor carried by the device housing configured to sense motion of the field member; an audio sensor carried within the actuator housing directed toward the field member and configured to sense audio noise in an audible frequency range from the haptic actuator; and a controller coupled to the haptic actuator, the motion sensor, and the audio sensor, the controller configured to drive the haptic actuator based upon sensed motion of the field member and audio noise from the haptic actuator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating an electronic device comprising a device housing, a haptic actuator carried by the device housing and comprising a haptic actuator housing and a field member movable within the haptic actuator housing, a motion sensor carried by the device housing to sense motion of the field member, and an audio sensor carried by the device housing to sense audio noise from the haptic actuator, the method comprising:
using a controller coupled to the haptic actuator, the motion sensor, and the audio sensor to drive the haptic actuator based upon sensed motion of the field member and audio noise from the haptic actuator. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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