Method and apparatus for providing Haptic feedback from Haptic textile
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1. A flexible apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of sensing circuits capable of providing at least one activating signal in accordance with one or more sensed events;
a haptic textile comprising a plurality of haptic threads configured to provide haptic feedback; and
an actuation surface coupled to the plurality of sensing circuits and configured to generate the haptic feedback via activation of the haptic threads in response to the activating signal, wherein the haptic feedback includes at least a portion of a surface texture of the haptic textile changing from a first surface characterization to a second surface characterization.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating haptic feedback over a surface of a haptic textile are disclosed. The flexible haptic structure includes a group of sensing circuits and a haptic textile. The sensing circuits, such as touch sensitive detector or motion detector, provide at least one activating signal in accordance with a sensed event. The haptic textile is structured with interlaced woven threads and/or yarns and capable of generating haptic feedback in response to the activating signal.
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1. A flexible apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of sensing circuits capable of providing at least one activating signal in accordance with one or more sensed events; a haptic textile comprising a plurality of haptic threads configured to provide haptic feedback; and an actuation surface coupled to the plurality of sensing circuits and configured to generate the haptic feedback via activation of the haptic threads in response to the activating signal, wherein the haptic feedback includes at least a portion of a surface texture of the haptic textile changing from a first surface characterization to a second surface characterization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing textile haptic feedback, comprising:
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receiving a first activating signal; identifying one or more first haptic threads of a plurality of haptic threads woven in a haptic textile in accordance with the first activating signal; and generating first haptic feedback on a first portion of a surface of the haptic textile via activation of the one or more first haptic threads in response to the first activating signal, wherein generating first haptic feedback on the first portion of the surface of the haptic textile includes reconfiguring at least a portion of surface texture of the haptic textile to change from a first surface characterization to a second surface characterization in accordance with the first activating signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing textile haptic feedback, comprising:
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means for receiving a first activating signal; means for identifying one or more first haptic threads of a plurality of haptic threads woven in a haptic textile in accordance with the first activating signal; and means for generating first haptic feedback on a first portion of a surface of the haptic textile via activation of the one or more first haptic threads in response to the first activating signal, wherein generating first haptic feedback on the first portion of the surface of the haptic textile includes reconfiguring at least a portion of surface texture of the haptic textile to change from a first surface characterization to a second surface characterization in accordance with the first activating signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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