Method and apparatus for providing haptic feedback to off-activating area
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of surfaces;
a first surface of the housing having a touch-sensitive screen;
a second surface of the housing, the second surface comprising an off-activating area comprising a cantilevered panel, the cantilevered panel configured to actuate at a frequency different than the off-activating area; and
an actuator in communication with the touch-sensitive screen, the actuator comprising a voice coil actuator or a rotating mass actuator, the actuator configured to provide haptic feedback to the off-activating area in response to an input signal generated by the touch-sensitive screen.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises products and processes for providing haptic feedback at a location other than an input device. For example, when an input device disposed in a hand-held device is activated, instead of providing haptic feedback at the input device itself or to the entire device, haptic feedback is provided to a different area of the device (such as, for example, the side of the device opposite the side on which the input device resides).
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of surfaces; a first surface of the housing having a touch-sensitive screen; a second surface of the housing, the second surface comprising an off-activating area comprising a cantilevered panel, the cantilevered panel configured to actuate at a frequency different than the off-activating area; and an actuator in communication with the touch-sensitive screen, the actuator comprising a voice coil actuator or a rotating mass actuator, the actuator configured to provide haptic feedback to the off-activating area in response to an input signal generated by the touch-sensitive screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an input signal from a touch-sensitive screen coupled to a housing having a plurality of surfaces, a first surface of the plurality of surface having the touch-sensitive screen and a second surface of the plurality of surfaces, the second surface comprising an off-activating area comprising a cantilevered panel, the cantilevered panel configured to actuate at a frequency different than the off-activating area; transmitting an actuator signal to an actuator configured to generate haptic feedback to the off-activating area in response to the input signal, wherein the actuator comprises one of a voice coil actuator or a rotating mass actuator. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code comprising:
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program code for receiving an input signal from a touch-sensitive screen coupled to a housing having a plurality of surfaces, a first surface of the plurality of surface having the touch-sensitive screen and a second surface of the plurality of surfaces, the second surface comprising an off-activating area comprising a cantilevered panel, the cantilevered panel configured to actuate at a frequency different than the off-activating area; and program code for transmitting an actuator signal to an actuator configured to generate haptic feedback to the off-activating area in response to the input signal, wherein the actuator comprises a voice coil actuator or a rotating mass actuator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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