Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- controlling, by a remote control, a movement of a remotely controllable device;
receiving information corresponding to the movement of the remotely controllable device;
determining that an operating characteristic of the remotely controllable device has attained a predetermined relationship to an operational threshold based at least in part on the information corresponding to the movement of the remotely controllable device;
determining a haptic effect configured to provide a cue regarding the remotely controllable device having attained the predetermined relationship to the operational threshold;
generating a signal configured to cause a haptic output device in the remote control to output the haptic effect; and
outputting the signal to the haptic output device in the remote control.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming are disclosed. In one embodiment a portable multifunction device receives information from a remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device can be operable as a remote control for the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may be a smartphone, a tablet computer, or another suitable electronic device. The portable multifunction device can determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the information received from the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may generate a signal configured to cause an actuator to output the determined haptic effect. The portable multifunction device can output the signal.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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controlling, by a remote control, a movement of a remotely controllable device; receiving information corresponding to the movement of the remotely controllable device; determining that an operating characteristic of the remotely controllable device has attained a predetermined relationship to an operational threshold based at least in part on the information corresponding to the movement of the remotely controllable device; determining a haptic effect configured to provide a cue regarding the remotely controllable device having attained the predetermined relationship to the operational threshold; generating a signal configured to cause a haptic output device in the remote control to output the haptic effect; and outputting the signal to the haptic output device in the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more software applications configured to be executed by a processor, the one or more software applications configured to:
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control a movement of a remotely controllable device; receive information corresponding to the movement of the remotely controllable device; determine that an operating characteristic of the remotely controllable device has attained a predetermined relationship to an operational threshold based at least in part on the information corresponding to the movement of the remotely controllable device; determine a haptic effect configured to provide a cue regarding the remotely controllable device having attained the predetermined relationship to the operational threshold; generate a signal configured to cause a haptic output device in a remote control to output the haptic effect; and output the signal to the haptic output device in the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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sending, by a remote control, a message to a remotely controllable device, the message configured to cause a first haptic output device in the remotely controllable device to output a first haptic effect; receiving, by the remote control, a haptic message from the remotely controllable device indicating that the first haptic output device in the remotely controllable device has output the first haptic effect; in response to the remote control receiving the haptic message, generating a signal configured to cause a second haptic output device in the remote control to output a second haptic effect configured to indicate that the first haptic output device in the remotely controllable device has output the first haptic effect; and outputting the signal to the second haptic output device in the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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