Tactile interaction with content
First Claim
1. A device providing tactile interaction with content, the device comprising:
- a processor;
memory coupled to the processor;
a topographic map stored in the memory, the topographic map having at least a first contour line representing a first continuous unitary elevation throughout the topographic map and at least a second contour line representing a second continuous unitary elevation throughout the topographic map, the second continuous unitary elevation being higher than the first continuous unitary elevation;
a touch-sensitive display communicatively coupled to the processor to detect touch inputs and to render an image of at least a portion of the topographic map, the image having at least the first contour line and the second contour line;
a tactile output component to generate a tactile output of a selected intensity; and
a feedback module, stored in the memory and executable on the processor to;
receive a first indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected a first touch input crossing over the first contour line;
select a first tactile output of a first intensity based at least in part on the first touch input crossing over the first contour line;
instruct the tactile output component to provide the first tactile output;
receive a second indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected a second touch input crossing over the second contour line;
select a second tactile output of a second intensity, different from the first intensity, based at least in part on the second touch input crossing over the second contour line;
instruct the tactile output component to provide the second tactile output;
wherein;
the first contour line represents a lower portion of land represented by the topographic map;
the second contour line represents a higher portion of the land represented by the topographic map;
the first intensity of the first tactile output is based, at least in part, on a first height of the land represented by the first contour line; and
the second intensity of the second tactile output is based, at least in part, on a second height of the land represented the second contour line.
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Abstract
Some implementations provide tactile interaction to a user during consumption of content. For instance, when a user accesses a content item on an electronic device having a display, the user may touch the display at a location corresponding to a first feature in a displayed image to generate a first type of tactile output. Moving the user'"'"'s finger to a location of a second feature of the image may result in a second type of tactile output, different from the first. Additionally, in some implementations, a force of a touch input may be determined, and the tactile output may vary based on the amount of force of the touch input. Further, in some implementations, the tactile output may vary based on a time duration of a touch input.
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23 Claims
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1. A device providing tactile interaction with content, the device comprising:
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a processor; memory coupled to the processor; a topographic map stored in the memory, the topographic map having at least a first contour line representing a first continuous unitary elevation throughout the topographic map and at least a second contour line representing a second continuous unitary elevation throughout the topographic map, the second continuous unitary elevation being higher than the first continuous unitary elevation; a touch-sensitive display communicatively coupled to the processor to detect touch inputs and to render an image of at least a portion of the topographic map, the image having at least the first contour line and the second contour line; a tactile output component to generate a tactile output of a selected intensity; and a feedback module, stored in the memory and executable on the processor to; receive a first indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected a first touch input crossing over the first contour line; select a first tactile output of a first intensity based at least in part on the first touch input crossing over the first contour line; instruct the tactile output component to provide the first tactile output; receive a second indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected a second touch input crossing over the second contour line; select a second tactile output of a second intensity, different from the first intensity, based at least in part on the second touch input crossing over the second contour line; instruct the tactile output component to provide the second tactile output; wherein; the first contour line represents a lower portion of land represented by the topographic map; the second contour line represents a higher portion of the land represented by the topographic map; the first intensity of the first tactile output is based, at least in part, on a first height of the land represented by the first contour line; and the second intensity of the second tactile output is based, at least in part, on a second height of the land represented the second contour line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 22, 23)
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3. A device comprising:
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a processor; memory coupled to the processor; a touch-sensitive display communicatively coupled to the processor to display the content item and to detect touch inputs; a content item stored in the memory, the content item specifying multiple different levels of tactile output to be generated in response to touch inputs; and a feedback module, stored in the memory and executable on the processor to; receive an indication that the touch-sensitive display has detected a touch input at a first location; determine that the first location is associated with the content item; and select a tactile output from the multiple different levels of tactile output, wherein the tactile output comprises an electrical stimulus detectable on a surface of the touch-sensitive display. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, under control of an electronic device configured with specific executable instructions and having a display, comprising:
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receiving a first touch input by a first user at a first location corresponding to a first portion of a content item being output by the display, the first user associated with a first calibration setting; receiving a second touch input by a second user at a second location, different from the first location and corresponding to a second portion of the content item, the second user associated with a second calibration setting; generating a first localized tactile output to a first area of the display at least partly in response to the first touch input; and generating a second localized tactile output to a second area of the display at least partly in response to the second touch input, the second localized tactile output different from the first localized tactile output, wherein the first calibration setting correspond to a first plurality of touch-input force levels and the second calibration setting correspond to a second plurality of touch-input force levels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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