Terminal device for providing haptic effect using haptic engine and controlling method therefor

• US 9,280,882 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2014
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Eun-Hwa, Park, Jin-Hyoung, Bae, Yu-Dong, Jung, Dae-Kwang, Jung, Ji-Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US14/162,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20140285329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• Field of Search: 340/407.1, 340/7.6, 340/407.2, 345/173, 345/156
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/285 Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/57 Simulating properties, behaviour or motion of objects in the game world, e.g. computing tyre load in a car race game A63F13/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems

Abstract

A terminal device controlling method that provides a haptic effect using a haptic engine is provided, which includes sensing a haptic event, executing a non-physical parameter-based haptic function in a haptic engine so as to determine a vibration pattern corresponding to the haptic event, transferring the vibration pattern from the haptic engine to a device driver, and driving, through the device driver, a vibrator based on the vibration pattern so as to embody a haptic effect.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a terminal device that provides a haptic effect, the method comprising:

sensing a haptic event;

determining a vibration pattern corresponding to the haptic event based on a combination of at least one of predetermined haptic patterns corresponding to at least one classification;

and

controlling a vibrator to drive based on the vibration pattern so as to embody the haptic effect,

wherein the at least one classification includes a classification for determining a type of the haptic event, a classification for determining a detailed category of the determined type of the haptic event, and a classification for determining a detailed feature of the haptic event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the classification for determining the detailed category of the determined type of the haptic event determines a frequency, and the classification for determining the detailed feature of the haptic event determines an intensity or a duration.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the haptic pattern includes a combination of a plurality of predetermined haptic patterns.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input of selection with respect to at least one of an intensity and a duration of the vibration pattern.

5. A device that provides a haptic effect, the device comprising:

a controller configured to sense a haptic event;

determine a vibration pattern corresponding to the haptic event based on a combination of at least one of predetermined haptic patterns corresponding to at least one classification, and control

a vibrator to drive based on the vibration pattern so as to embody a haptic effect;

the vibrator that vibrates the device; and

a storage unit that stores the vibration pattern corresponding to the haptic event,

wherein the at least one classification includes a classification for determining a type of the haptic event, a classification for determining a detailed category of the determined type of the haptic event, and a classification for determining a detailed feature of the haptic event.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the classification for determining the detailed category of the determined type of the haptic event determines a frequency, and the classification for determining the detailed feature of the haptic event determines an intensity or a duration.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the haptic pattern comprises a combination of a plurality of predetermined haptic patterns.

8. The terminal device of claim 5, wherein the controller receives an input of selection with respect to at least one of an intensity and a duration of the vibration pattern.