Mobile devices and methods employing haptics
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- with a mobile device, capturing image data depicting a physical object;
processing the image data to obtain metadata corresponding to said physical object;
transmitting the metadata to a first remote system;
in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and
presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A variety of haptic improvements useful in mobile devices are detailed. In one, a smartphone captures image data from a physical object, and discerns an object identifier from the imagery (e.g., using watermark, barcode, or fingerprint techniques). This identifier is sent to a remote data structure, which returns data defining a distinct haptic signature associated with that object. This smartphone then renders this haptic signal to the user. (Related embodiments identify the object using other means, such as location, or NFC chip.) In another arrangement, haptic feedback signals social network information about a product or place (e.g., the user'"'"'s social network friends “Like” a particular brand of beverage). In yet another arrangement, the experience of watching a movie on a television screen is augmented by tactile effects issued by a tablet computer on the viewer'"'"'s lap. In still another arrangement, commercial vendors bid for rights to employ different ones of a library of haptic signals on one or more users'"'"' smartphones, e.g., to alert such user(s) to their products/services. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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with a mobile device, capturing image data depicting a physical object; processing the image data to obtain metadata corresponding to said physical object; transmitting the metadata to a first remote system; in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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with a near field sensor in a mobile phone device, capturing identification data from a chip associated with a physical object; transmitting at least some of the identification data captured from the chip to a first remote system; in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile phone device.
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13. A method employing a camera-equipped mobile phone executing a visual search application, the method including:
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receiving input, and using said input to determine—
at least in part—
a first class of visual stimulus, among plural different classes, to which the visual search application should respond;detecting whether imagery captured by the mobile phone includes visual stimulus of the first class; and if so, providing haptic output from the mobile phone signaling detection of visual stimulus of the first class. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing software instructions for configuring a system programmed thereby to perform acts including:
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with a mobile device, capturing image data depicting a physical object; processing the image data to obtain metadata corresponding to said physical object; transmitting the metadata to a first remote system; in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing software instructions for configuring a system programmed thereby to perform acts including:
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with a near field sensor in a mobile phone device, capturing identification data from a chip associated with a physical object; transmitting at least some of the identification data captured from the chip to a first remote system; in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile phone device.
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21. A mobile device including a camera, a processor and a memory, the memory including software instructions that configure the mobile device to perform acts including:
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with the camera, capturing image data depicting a physical object; processing the image data to obtain metadata corresponding to said physical object; transmitting the metadata to a first remote system; in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile device.
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22. A mobile device including a near field sensor, a processor and a memory, the memory including software instructions that configure the mobile device to perform acts including:
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with a near field sensor in the mobile phone device, capturing identification data from a chip associated with a physical object; transmitting at least some of the identification data captured from the chip to a first remote system; in response to said transmitting, receiving data indicating a haptic signature associated with the physical object; and presenting the haptic signature to a user of the mobile phone device.
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