Haptic effects conflict avoidance
A method and system for avoiding haptic effects conflict is presented. A haptic enabled device configured to generate haptic effects associated with a first signature is used by a user. The system detects an additional source of haptic effects and determines a second signature associated with the haptic effects produced by the source. The system determines a preferred set of haptic configurations and modifies either the first or second signature based on the preferred set of haptic configurations to achieve a minimal conflict between the first and second signatures.
1. A method of reducing haptic effect conflicts performed by
a haptic enabled device configured to generate a first haptic effect associated with a first signature, the method comprising:
detecting the presence of a second haptic effect caused by a source;
determining an identity of the source of the second haptic effect;
determining a second signature associated with the second haptic effect according to the identity of the source of the second haptic effect;
comparing the first signature and the second signature to determine a conflict between the first haptic effect and the second haptic effect; and
modifying the first haptic effect to reduce the conflict.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the source of the second haptic effect includes establishing wireless communication with the source.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein establishing communication with the source of the second haptic effect includes communicating with an RFID module associated with the source.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the second signature includes comparing the identity of the source of the second haptic effect to a look-up table of stored signatures to determine the second signature.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the source of the second haptic effect includes identifying the source according to visual identification by a camera.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the source of the second haptic effect includes identifying the source according to information supplied by a user.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the source of the second haptic effect includes analyzing the second haptic effect to determine the identity.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the source of the second haptic effect includes identifying the source as human movement.
9. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining, according to the wireless communication, that the second signature cannot be modified by the haptic enabled device.
10. The method of claim 2 , wherein modifying the first signature to reduce the conflict includes determining a modification of the first signature according to the wireless communication.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication includes a negotiation between the haptic enabled device and the source of the second haptic effect.
12. A method of reducing haptic effect conflicts performed by a haptic enabled device configured to generate a first haptic effect associated with a first signature, the method comprising:
detecting the presence of a second haptic effect caused by human movement;
recording the second haptic effect caused by the human movement;
determining a second signature associated with the second haptic effect according to the recording;
comparing the first signature and the second signature to determine a conflict between the first haptic effect and the second haptic effect; and
modifying the first haptic effect to reduce the conflict.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the human movement is caused by muscle vibration.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second haptic effect is caused by an accessory in response to the human movement.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein modifying the first haptic effect includes selectively applying a modification to the first haptic effect when the haptic enabled device is held in a pocket of a user.
16. A method of reducing haptic effect conflicts performed by a haptic enabled device configured to generate a first haptic effect associated with a first signature, the method comprising:
recording second haptic effect caused by a source;
determining a second signature of the second haptic effect according to the recording;
comparing the first signature to the second signature to determine a conflict;
modifying a haptic configuration of the haptic enabled device to alter the first haptic effect generated by the haptic enabled device to reduce the conflict.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein modifying the haptic configuration includes applying a modification to the haptic configuration when the haptic enabled device is held in a user's pocket.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein recording the second haptic effect is performed when the haptic enabled device is held in the user's pocket.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising removing the modification to the haptic configuration when the haptic enabled device is not held in the user's pocket.