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Stream-independent sound to haptic effect conversion system

  • US 9,092,059 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2012
  • Issued: 07/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to convert one or more streams of an audio signal into one or more haptic effects, the converting comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of streams of the audio signal, wherein each stream comprises a plurality of parameters, and wherein the plurality of parameters comprise a haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates whether the corresponding stream is to be converted into a haptic effect and one or more haptic parameters that configure a haptic signal that is generated based on the stream;

    determining, for each stream, whether the haptic conversion indication parameter indicates that the corresponding stream is to be converted into a haptic effect;

    identifying one or more streams that include the haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates the corresponding stream is to be converted into the haptic effect, wherein a number of the one or more identified streams is less than a number of the plurality of streams;

    generating one or more haptic signals based on the one or more identified streams; and

    sending the one or more haptic signals to an actuator to generate one or more haptic effects.

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