Haptic based personal navigation
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a present location of a mobile platform;
receiving a desired location for the mobile platform;
determining directions from the present location to the desired location;
translating the directions into control signals provided to one or more haptic feedback elements positioned in one or more regions of the mobile platform that are proximate to a facial region of a user while the user holds the mobile platform to an ear; and
producing haptic signals to the facial region of the user by the one or more haptic feedback elements in response to the control signals to provide the directions from present location to the desired location, wherein the haptic signals are produced by interaction of the facial region of the user with a localized electric field produced by the one or more haptic feedback elements on a display of the mobile platform.
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Abstract
A mobile platform includes one or more haptic feedback elements that are positioned in regions of the mobile platform that are proximate to a facial region of a user while the user holds the mobile platform to an ear. By way of example, the haptic feedback elements may be electric force elements that overlay a display or vibrating or thermal elements. The mobile platform is capable of determining a current location and receiving a desired location, which may be, e.g., a location provided by the user, a location with superior signal strength or of another mobile platform. The mobile platform determines directions from the present location to the current location and translates the direction in to control signals. Haptic signals are produced to the facial region of the user by the haptic feedback elements in response to the control signals, thereby providing the directions to the user.
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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a present location of a mobile platform; receiving a desired location for the mobile platform; determining directions from the present location to the desired location; translating the directions into control signals provided to one or more haptic feedback elements positioned in one or more regions of the mobile platform that are proximate to a facial region of a user while the user holds the mobile platform to an ear; and producing haptic signals to the facial region of the user by the one or more haptic feedback elements in response to the control signals to provide the directions from present location to the desired location, wherein the haptic signals are produced by interaction of the facial region of the user with a localized electric field produced by the one or more haptic feedback elements on a display of the mobile platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile platform comprising:
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at least one haptic feedback element positioned in one or more regions of the mobile platform that are proximate to a facial region of a user while the user holds the mobile platform to an ear, wherein the at least one haptic feedback element comprises a plurality of electric force elements on a display of the mobile platform; a wireless transceiver; a position determination receiver; a processor connected to the at least one haptic feedback element, the wireless transceiver, and the position determination receiver; memory connected to the processor; and software held in the memory and run in the processor to determine a present location of the mobile platform using data from the position determination receiver, to receive a desired location of the mobile platform, to determine directions from the present location to the desired location of the mobile platform, to translate the directions into control signals to be provided to the at least one haptic feedback element; and
to activate the at least one haptic feedback element while the at least one haptic feedback element is proximate to a facial region of a user to provide the directions from the present location to the desired location to the user by interaction of the facial region of the user with a localized electric field produced by the plurality of electric force elements. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system comprising:
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means for determining a present location of a mobile platform; means for receiving a desired location for the mobile platform; means for determining directions from the present location to the desired location; and means for producing haptic signals to a facial region of a user to provide the directions from present location to the desired location, wherein the haptic signals are produced by interaction of the facial region of the user with a localized electric field produced by the one or more haptic feedback elements on a display of the mobile platform.
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37. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to determine a present location of a mobile platform; program code to determine a desired location of the mobile platform; program code to determine directions from the present location to the desired location; program code to translate the directions into control signals; and program code to provide the control signals to activate at least one haptic feedback element while the at least one haptic feedback element is proximate to a facial region of a user to provide the directions from the present location to the desired location, wherein the haptic signals are produced by interaction of the facial region of the user with a localized electric field produced by the one or more haptic feedback elements on a display of the mobile platform.
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