Targeting location through haptic feedback signals
First Claim
1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store target location data representative of a target location;
a position determining component configured to generate a position signal representative of a position of the data processing apparatus;
an orientation determining component configured to generate an orientation signal representative of an orientation of the data processing apparatus;
a haptic transducer within a mobile device configured to provide directional haptic feedback to a user of the data processing apparatus indicative of a relative direction to the target location from the position, the haptic transducer comprising at least a first haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a first axis, and a second haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a second axis, the vibrations along the first and second axes collectively comprising the directional haptic feedback indicative of the relative direction to the target location; and
a processor configured to process the target location data, position signal and orientation signal in order to generate a transducer control signal that is configured to actuate the haptic transducer to provide the directional haptic feedback indicative of the relative direction to the target location.
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Abstract
A data processing apparatus and a method of operating a data processing apparatus are disclosed. The data processing apparatus comprises a memory for storing target location data representative of the location of a target, a position determining component configured to generate a position signal representative of a position of the data processing apparatus, and an orientation determining component configured to generate an orientation signal representative of an orientation of the data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus also comprises a haptic transducer configured to provide haptic feedback to a user of the data processing apparatus and a processor configured to process the target location data, position signal and orientation signal in order to generate a transducer control signal that is configured to actuate the haptic transducer to provide directional haptic feedback to a user relative to the target location.
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20 Claims
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1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store target location data representative of a target location; a position determining component configured to generate a position signal representative of a position of the data processing apparatus; an orientation determining component configured to generate an orientation signal representative of an orientation of the data processing apparatus; a haptic transducer within a mobile device configured to provide directional haptic feedback to a user of the data processing apparatus indicative of a relative direction to the target location from the position, the haptic transducer comprising at least a first haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a first axis, and a second haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a second axis, the vibrations along the first and second axes collectively comprising the directional haptic feedback indicative of the relative direction to the target location; and a processor configured to process the target location data, position signal and orientation signal in order to generate a transducer control signal that is configured to actuate the haptic transducer to provide the directional haptic feedback indicative of the relative direction to the target location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a data processing apparatus comprising:
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storing target location data representative of a target location in memory; generating a position signal representative of a position of the data processing apparatus; generating an orientation signal representative of an orientation of the data processing apparatus; processing the target location data, position signal and orientation signal in order to generate a transducer control signal representing a relative direction to the target location from the position; and providing directional haptic feedback to a user of the data processing apparatus indicative of the relative direction to the target location by actuating a haptic transducer within a mobile device responsive to the transducer control signal, the haptic transducer comprising at least a first haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a first axis, and a second haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a second axis, the vibrations along the first and second axes collectively comprising the directional haptic feedback signal indicative of the relative direction to the target location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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