Self adapting haptic device
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- an alert device;
a sensor that determines an operating environment of the electronic device; and
a processing unit that;
determines an initial reference value with which to control the alert device to produce an alert;
determines whether to optimize the initial reference value based on data from the sensor regarding the operating environment;
if the processing unit determines not to optimize the initial reference value, controlling the alert device using the initial reference value; and
if the processing unit determines to optimize the initial reference value;
producing multiple control signals using the initial reference value;
selecting an optimized reference value using comparison of sensor data from monitoring control of the alert device using each of the multiple control signals.
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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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an alert device; a sensor that determines an operating environment of the electronic device; and a processing unit that; determines an initial reference value with which to control the alert device to produce an alert; determines whether to optimize the initial reference value based on data from the sensor regarding the operating environment; if the processing unit determines not to optimize the initial reference value, controlling the alert device using the initial reference value; and if the processing unit determines to optimize the initial reference value; producing multiple control signals using the initial reference value; selecting an optimized reference value using comparison of sensor data from monitoring control of the alert device using each of the multiple control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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a haptic actuator; a sensor; and a processing unit that; determines an initial reference value with which to actuate the haptic actuator; and when the processing unit determines to optimize the initial reference value based on information from the sensor regarding the operating environment of the electronic device; producing a first control signal by increasing the initial reference value; producing a second control signal by decreasing the initial reference value; monitoring actuating of the haptic actuator using each of the first and second control signals; storing an optimized reference value using one of the first control signal or the second control signal if the monitoring indicates the respective control frequency results in haptic output closer to a target frequency than the initial reference value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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an alert device; a sensor; and a processing unit that; determines an initial reference value with which to control the alert device; determines whether to optimize the initial reference value using data regarding the operating environment determined using the sensor; and when the processing unit determines to optimize the initial reference value; generating multiple control signals using the initial reference value; using an optimized reference value corresponding to a control signal of the multiple control signals that results in the alert device producing an alert closer to a target frequency than the initial reference value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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