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Granted Patent B2
US 10,514,761 · App. 15/918,413 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

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
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Patent No.
US 10,514,761
App. No.
15/918,413
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
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 haptic-enabled device comprising:

a processor;

a touch surface including 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 within a tactile chat application;

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

generating an etching media object that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect.

2. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

3. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

4. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input is determined according to one or more physical movements of the haptic-enabled device.

5. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

6. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the etching media object.

7. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input is applied to an image or video file.

8. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the haptic-enabled device is a mobile phone or tablet.

9. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input comprises an input within a virtual reality space using a three dimensional brush.

10. A method comprising:

capturing an etching input within a tactile chat application;

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

generating an etching media object that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the etching input is determined according to one or more physical movements of a device.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

15. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the etching media object.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the etching input comprises an input within a virtual reality space using a three dimensional brush.

17. 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 an etching input within a tactile chat application;

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

generating an etching media object that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect.

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

19. 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.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the etching input is determined according to physical movement of a device.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the etching media object.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the etching input comprises an input within a virtual reality space using a three dimensional brush.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2018
From: RIHN, WILLIAM S.; BIRNBAUM, DAVID M.; SAMPANES, ANTHONY CHAD
To: IMMERSION CORPORATION
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 15133823 · Apr 20, 2016
Provisional Application 62150499 · Apr 21, 2015
Related Publication 20180203513A1 · Jul 19, 2018
Cited By (1)
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