Self adapting haptic device
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a haptic device;
a capacitive screen sensor; and
a processor configured to;
receive an output of the capacitive screen sensor indicating contact with the electronic device;
use the output of the capacitive screen sensor to identify whether the contact is a user contact or a non-user contact;
in response to determining that the contact is the user contact, adjust a user alert in a first manner; and
in response to determining that the contact is the non-user contact, adjust the user alert in a second manner, different from the first manner; and
actuate at least the haptic device to provide the user alert.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that allow an electronic device to autonomously adapt one or more user alerts of the electronic device. For example, some embodiments may include a method for operating a haptic device including driving a haptic device using a control signal, measuring a frequency related to the operation of the haptic device and comparing the measured frequency with a target frequency. A control signal is adjusted based on the comparison to drive the haptic device to the target frequency.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a haptic device; a capacitive screen sensor; and a processor configured to; receive an output of the capacitive screen sensor indicating contact with the electronic device; use the output of the capacitive screen sensor to identify whether the contact is a user contact or a non-user contact; in response to determining that the contact is the user contact, adjust a user alert in a first manner; and in response to determining that the contact is the non-user contact, adjust the user alert in a second manner, different from the first manner; and actuate at least the haptic device to provide the user alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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a first alert device configured to provide a first type of haptic output; a second alert device configured to provide a second type of haptic output; a capacitive screen sensor; and a processor configured to; receive an output of the capacitive screen sensor indicating a type of contact with the electronic device; use the output of the capacitive screen sensor to identify whether the type of contact is a user touch or a non-user contact; in response to determining that the type of contact is the user touch, actuate the first alert device to provide the first type of haptic output; and in response to determining that the type of contact is the non-user contact, actuate the second alert device to provide the second type of haptic output. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving an output from a capacitive screen sensor indicating a contact with the electronic device; using the output of the capacitive screen sensor to identify whether the contact is a user contact or a non-user contact; in response to determining the that the contact is the user contact, adjusting a user alert in a first manner; and in response to determining that the contact is the non-user contact, adjusting the user alert in a second manner, different from the first manner; and actuating a haptic device to provide the adjusted user alert. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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