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US 11,198,154 · App. 16/488,507 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Method and apparatus for providing vibration in electronic device

Inventors: Sang-Won Shim (Incheon, KR); Yonggu Lee (Seoul, KR); Joongsam Yun (Seoul, KR); Minkoo Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
B06B1/02G06F3/017
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Patent No.
US 11,198,154
App. No.
16/488,507
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for converting a musical element so as to provide a vibration in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise: a display; a vibration generation apparatus for generating a vibration; and a processor functionally connected to the display and the vibration generation apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to: select multiple frequencies, using a musical element; set at least one vibration on the basis of the selected multiple frequencies; and generate a vibration pattern on the basis of the set vibration. Various elements are possible.

Claims (48)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a vibration-generating device configured to generate a vibration; and

a processor functionally connected to the display and to the vibration-generating device, and configured to:

select multiple frequencies from a frequency band supported by the vibration-generating device based on at least one of a tempo, a length, a repetition, a pitch, or a scale,

set at least one vibration based on the selected multiple frequencies,

generate a vibration pattern based on the set at least one vibration,

detect an event related to an output of a vibration, and

output, via the vibration-generation device, the vibration using a combination of multiple frequencies,

wherein at least two of the multiple frequencies are in a consonant and dissonant relationship depending on the event.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibration-generating device supports a wide frequency band, and comprises at least one of a motor, a vibrator, an actuator, or a haptic generation device.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the multiple frequencies are a plurality of frequencies included in the frequency band supported by the vibration-generating device, and are the same as or different from each other.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

set a first vibration corresponding to a first frequency among the multiple frequencies;

set a second vibration corresponding to a second frequency among the multiple frequencies; and

generate a single vibration pattern by combining the first vibration and the second vibration.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate the vibration pattern based on setting at least one of a length, a section, an intensity, or a speed for each of the first vibration and the second vibration.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein sections of the first vibration and the second vibration at least partially overlap each other, or the first vibration and the second vibration are independently distinguished based on lengths thereof.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the vibration corresponding to the selected multiple frequencies based on at least a part of the at least one of the tempo, the length, the repetition, the pitch, or the scale.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

recognize the at least one of the tempo, the length, the repetition, the pitch, or the scale from selected music; and

select the multiple frequencies.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

select the multiple frequencies based on a user interaction, and

wherein the user interaction comprises at least one of a touch input to a designated area, a force touch input using a strength of a pressure, or an audio input.

10. An operation method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

selecting multiple frequencies from a frequency band supported by a vibration-generating device based on at least one of a tempo, a length, a repetition, a pitch, or a scale;

setting at least one vibration based on the selected multiple frequencies;

generating a vibration pattern based on the set at least one vibration;

detecting an event related to output of a vibration; and

outputting, via the vibration-generating device, a vibration using a combination of multiple frequencies,

wherein at least two of the multiple frequencies are in a consonant and dissonant relationship depending on the event.

11. The operation method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the vibration-generating device supports a wide frequency band, and comprises at least one of a motor, a vibrator, an actuator, or a haptic generation device.

12. The operation method as claimed in claim 11 ,

wherein the selecting the multiple frequencies comprises selecting the multiple frequencies based on user interaction, and

wherein the user interaction comprises at least one of a touch input to a designated area, a force touch input using a strength of a pressure, or an audio input.

13. The operation method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the setting the at least one vibration comprises:

setting a first vibration corresponding to a first frequency among the multiple frequencies;

setting a second vibration corresponding to a second frequency among the multiple frequencies; and

generating a single vibration pattern by combining the first vibration and the second vibration.

14. The operation method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the generating the vibration pattern comprises generating the vibration pattern based on setting at least one of a length, a section, an intensity, or a speed for each of the first vibration and the second vibration.

15. The operation method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein sections of the first vibration and the second vibration at least partially overlap each other, or the first vibration and the second vibration are independently distinguished based on lengths thereof.

16. The operation method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the setting the vibration comprises:

determining the vibration corresponding to the selected multiple frequencies based on at least a part of the at least one of the tempo, the length, the repetition, the pitch, or the scale.

17. The operation method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the selecting the multiple frequencies comprises selecting the multiple frequencies by recognizing the at least one of the tempo, the length, the repetition, the pitch, or the scale from selected music.

18. The operation method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the multiple frequencies are a plurality of frequencies, included in the frequency band supported by the vibration-generating device, and are the same as or different from each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2019
From: SHIM, SANG-WON; LEE, YONGGU; YUN, JOONGSAM; KANG, MINKOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050153/0195 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0024311 · Feb 23, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200230647A1 · Jul 23, 2020
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