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Granted Patent B2
US 9,952,669 · App. 15/133,823 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Dynamic rendering of etching input

Inventors: William S. Rihn (San Jose, CA); David M. Birnbaum (Oakland, CA); Anthony Chad Sampanes (Redwood City, CA)
Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATION
G06F3/016G06F3/044G06F3/04845G06T11/20
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Patent No.
US 9,952,669
App. No.
15/133,823
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods that dynamically render etching inputs are provided, and include a touch surface having a sensor and configured to detect user input, and a non-transitory memory, wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions for capturing an etching input that is applied to an image or video file, determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input, and transmitting a modified image or modified video file that includes the etching input and the haptic effect.

Claims (35)

1. A system comprising:

a processor

a touch surface comprising a sensor and configured to detect user input; and

a non-transitory memory, wherein the non-transitory memory comprises instructions for:

capturing an etching input that is applied to an image or video file;

determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input;

generating a modified image or modified video file that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect; and

providing a preview of the modified image or video file.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the preview is provided to render the etching input.

3. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the etching input, wherein the parameters of the etching input include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input is determined according to one or more physical movements of the system.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

7. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the modified image or modified video file.

8. A method comprising:

capturing, at a touch surface configured to detect user input, an etching input that is applied to an image or video file;

determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input;

generating a modified image or modified video file that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect; and

providing a preview of the modified image or video file.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the preview is provided to render the etching input.

10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising modifying one or more parameters of the etching input, wherein the parameters of the etching input include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the etching input is determined according to one or more physical movements of a device.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

14. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the modified image or modified video file.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

capturing, at a touch surface configured to detect user input, an etching input that is applied to an image or video file;

determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input;

generating a modified image or modified video file that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect; and

providing a preview of the modified image or video file.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the preview is provided to render the etching input.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the etching input, wherein the parameters of the etching input include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the etching input is determined according to physical movement of a device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2016
From: RIHN, WILLIAM S.; BIRNBAUM, DAVID M.; SAMPANES, ANTHONY CHAD
To: IMMERSION CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62150499 · Apr 21, 2015
Related Publication 20160313840A1 · Oct 27, 2016