Vector-specific haptic feedback
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, on a user interface device (UID), an input, the input including event-associated information, the event-associated information based on a user'"'"'s interaction with an application implemented on another device;
responsive to receiving the event-associated information of the input, determining one or more directions representative of the user'"'"'s interaction with the application and one or more magnitudes representative of the user'"'"'s interaction with the application;
responsive to determining, imparting one or more vector-specific movements to the UID via an electrically-deformable material associated with the UID, the imparted one or more vector-specific movements correlating to the determined one or more directions and the determined one or more magnitudes.
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments, vector-specific movement can be imparted to a user interface device (UID) to provide vector-specific haptic feedback. In at least some embodiments, this vectored movement can be based on input received by the UID. The input can include information associated with the user'"'"'s interaction with an associated device integrated with or communicatively linked with the UID, and or with an application implemented on the associated device. In at least some embodiments, the UID can be configured with a controller, a microprocessor(s), and a vector-specific actuator that includes an electrically-deformable material.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, on a user interface device (UID), an input, the input including event-associated information, the event-associated information based on a user'"'"'s interaction with an application implemented on another device; responsive to receiving the event-associated information of the input, determining one or more directions representative of the user'"'"'s interaction with the application and one or more magnitudes representative of the user'"'"'s interaction with the application; responsive to determining, imparting one or more vector-specific movements to the UID via an electrically-deformable material associated with the UID, the imparted one or more vector-specific movements correlating to the determined one or more directions and the determined one or more magnitudes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A user interface device comprising;
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a controller configured to receive an input, the input including information about an event associated with an application implemented on a device communicatively linked with the user interface device; an actuator interface module configured to apply one or more drive voltages to one or more regions of a vector-specific actuator; the vector-specific actuator configured to impart one or more vector-specific movements to the user interface device, the one or more vector-specific movements correlating with the event associated with the application implemented on the communicatively linked device; an electrically-deformable material associated with the controller and configured to be electrically driven to impart vector-specific movement to the user interface device, wherein one or both of a direction or a magnitude of the vector-specific movement is based at least in part on the input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising;
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a user interface device (UID) configured to be communicatively linked with an associated device and, to be responsive to receiving an event-related input from the associated device, to provide vector-specific haptic feedback via a vectored movement of the UID; and an electrically-deformable material associated with the UID and configured to be electrically driven to impart the vectored movement based, at least in part, on the event-related input including event information received from the associated device, which is configured to implement one or more user-interaction applications. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a user interface device (UID) configured to provide vectored movement responsive to receiving an input, the input comprising information about an event associated with an application implemented on a device communicatively linked with the UID; an electrically-deformable material associated with the UID and responsive to one or more drive voltages being applied to the electrically-deformable material; and a vector-specific actuator configured to impart the vectored movement to the UID, the vectored movement correlating with the event associated with the application implemented on the communicatively linked device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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