Converting audio to haptic feedback in an electronic device
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1. A method performed by one or more processes executing on an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio signal comprising a range of audio frequencies including high frequencies and low frequencies;
converting a first portion of the range of audio frequencies into haptic data representable as haptic feedback comprising at least one of a vibration based on a stored vibration pattern, temperature variation, or electric stimulus to a human user;
shifting a second portion of the range of audio frequencies to a different range of audio frequencies, wherein the second portion corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that a user of the electronic device cannot hear, and the different range of audio frequencies corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that the user can hear; and
presenting the haptic data as haptic feedback so as to convey audible information.
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Abstract
In general, in one aspect, a method performed by one or more processes executing on a computer systems includes receiving an audio signal comprising a range of audio frequencies including high frequencies and low frequencies, converting a first portion of the range of audio frequencies into haptic data, shifting a second portion of the range of audio frequencies to a different range of audio frequencies, and presenting at least one of the converted first portion and the shifted second portion to a human user. Other implementations of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.
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1. A method performed by one or more processes executing on an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving an audio signal comprising a range of audio frequencies including high frequencies and low frequencies; converting a first portion of the range of audio frequencies into haptic data representable as haptic feedback comprising at least one of a vibration based on a stored vibration pattern, temperature variation, or electric stimulus to a human user; shifting a second portion of the range of audio frequencies to a different range of audio frequencies, wherein the second portion corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that a user of the electronic device cannot hear, and the different range of audio frequencies corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that the user can hear; and presenting the haptic data as haptic feedback so as to convey audible information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a non-transitory machine-readable medium; an audio subsystem, operatively coupled to the processor, including an audio input and an audio output; a haptic subsystem, operatively coupled to the processor, including a haptic feedback mechanism and configured to provide a user of the electronic device with haptic feedback in response to information received from the processor; a memory serving as the non-transitory machine-readable medium and storing processor-executable instructions to cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising; receiving, via the audio input, an audio signal comprising a range of audio frequencies including high frequencies and low frequencies; converting a first portion of the range of audio frequencies into haptic data representable as haptic feedback comprising at least one of a vibration based on a stored vibration pattern, temperature variation, or electric stimulus to a human user; shifting a second portion of the range of audio frequencies to a different range of audio frequencies, wherein the second portion corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that a user of the electronic device cannot hear, and the different range of audio frequencies corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that the user can hear; and presenting to the electronic device user the haptic data as haptic feedback so as to convey audible information via the haptic feedback mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product, encoded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an audio signal comprising a range of audio frequencies including high frequencies and low frequencies; converting a first portion of the range of audio frequencies into haptic data representable as haptic feedback comprising at least one of a vibration based on a stored vibration pattern, temperature variation, or electric stimulus to a human user; shifting a second portion of the range of audio frequencies to a different range of audio frequencies, wherein the second portion corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that a user of the electronic device cannot hear, and the different range of audio frequencies corresponds to a range of audio frequencies that the user can hear; and presenting the haptic data as haptic feedback so as to convey audible information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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