Methods and systems for providing haptic messaging to handheld communication devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an input signal associated with a connection event over a carrier service network at a communication device, the connection event representative of a connection status of the communication device over the carrier service network after a communication has been established using the communication device on the carrier service network; and
outputting a control signal to an actuator coupled to the communication device, the control signal configured to cause the actuator to output a haptic effect associated with the connection event, wherein the haptic effect is capable of being physically felt by a user in contact with the communication device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for providing customized “haptic messaging” to users of handheld communication devices in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, a method of providing haptic messaging to a hand communication device includes: associating an input signal with an event; determining a source of the event and selecting the control signal based on the determination; and outputting a control signal to an actuator coupled to the hand communication device. The control signal is configured to cause the actuator to output a haptic effect associated with the event. An event in the above may be a connection event.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an input signal associated with a connection event over a carrier service network at a communication device, the connection event representative of a connection status of the communication device over the carrier service network after a communication has been established using the communication device on the carrier service network; and outputting a control signal to an actuator coupled to the communication device, the control signal configured to cause the actuator to output a haptic effect associated with the connection event, wherein the haptic effect is capable of being physically felt by a user in contact with the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium for execution by a machine and when executed configuring the machine to:
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associate an input signal received at a communications device with a connection event stored in a memory of a communication device and wherein the connection event is representative of a connection status of the communications device a communication has been established using the communications device; and output a control signal to an actuator coupled to the communications device, the control signal configured to cause the actuator to output a haptic effect associated with the connection event, wherein the haptic effect is capable of being felt by a user physically in contact with the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handheld communication device, comprising:
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a processor configured to receive an input signal associated with a connection event over a carrier service network connected to the communication device, the connection event representative of a connection status of the communication device over the carrier service network after a communication has been established using the communication device over the carrier service network; and an actuator within a body of the communication device and coupled to the processor, wherein the actuator is configured to output a haptic effect upon receiving a control signal associated with the connection event from the processor, the haptic effect capable of being felt by a user in physical contact with the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving an input signal associated with a connection event over a carrier service network at a communication device, the connection event representative of a connection status of the communication device over the carrier service network, wherein the connection event comprises a push-to-talk ready alert, a push-to-talk receiving alert, or a push-to-talk busy alert, wherein push-to-talk comprises a half-duplex communication that travels in one direction at a given moment; and outputting a control signal to an actuator coupled to the communication device, the control signal configured to cause the actuator to output a haptic effect associated with the connection event, wherein the haptic effect is capable of being physically felt by a user in contact with the communication device.
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