Systems and methods for haptically-enabled holders
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1. A holder that is releasably couplable with an electronic device that is separate from the holder, the holder comprising:
- an outer housing;
a locking device coupled to the outer housing, wherein the locking device includes a releasable coupling that is configured to releasably mechanically couple the outer housing of the holder to an outer surface of the electronic device;
a processor;
a memory device comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive an electronic communication from the electronic device and transmit an electrical signal based on the electronic communication;
a wheel positioned on a bottom of the holder for rolling along a surface on which the holder is placed; and
a motor configured to receive the electrical signal and responsively rotate the wheel along the surface to create a haptic effect perceivable at the electronic device.
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Abstract
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to: receive a signal; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the signal; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The system further includes a haptic output device in communication with the processor and coupled to a holder, wherein the holder is configured to mechanically couple with an electronic device. The haptic output device is configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect.
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1. A holder that is releasably couplable with an electronic device that is separate from the holder, the holder comprising:
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an outer housing; a locking device coupled to the outer housing, wherein the locking device includes a releasable coupling that is configured to releasably mechanically couple the outer housing of the holder to an outer surface of the electronic device; a processor; a memory device comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive an electronic communication from the electronic device and transmit an electrical signal based on the electronic communication; a wheel positioned on a bottom of the holder for rolling along a surface on which the holder is placed; and a motor configured to receive the electrical signal and responsively rotate the wheel along the surface to create a haptic effect perceivable at the electronic device. - 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 method of operating a holder that is releasably couplable to an electronic device that is separate from the holder, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of the holder, an electronic communication from the electronic device; transmitting, by the processor and based on the electronic communication, an electrical signal to a motor that is included in the holder; and rotating, by the motor and based on the electrical signal, a wheel of the holder along a surface on which the holder is placed to create a haptic effect that is perceivable at the electronic device; wherein an outer housing of the holder is releasably mechanically coupled to an outer surface of the electronic device via a releasable coupling of a locking device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transient computer readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor of a holder is configured to cause the processor to:
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receive an electronic communication from an electronic device that is separate from the holder; and transmit, based on the electronic communication, an electrical signal to a motor that is included in the holder, wherein the motor is configured to receive the electrical signal and rotate a wheel of the holder along a surface on which the holder is placed to create a haptic effect that is perceivable at the electronic device; and wherein a locking device of the holder includes a releasable coupling that is configured to releasably mechanically couple an outer housing of the holder with an outer surface of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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