Orientation adjustable multi-channel haptic device
A system that generates haptic effects on a haptically-enabled device determines an orientation of the haptically-enabled device and obtains one or more haptic effect channels. The system then assigns each of the haptic effect channels to a haptic output device on the haptically-enabled device based on the orientation.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate haptic effects on a haptically-enabled device, the generating comprising:
determine an orientation of the haptically-enabled device;
obtain a first haptic effect channel and a second haptic effect channel, wherein the first haptic effect channel comprises a different haptic effect signal than the second haptic effect channel;
assign the first haptic effect channel to a first haptic output device on the haptically-enabled device and assign the second haptic effect channel to a second haptic output device on the haptically-enabled device when a first orientation is determined; and
assign the first haptic effect channel to the second haptic output device and assign the second haptic effect channel to the first haptic output device when a second orientation is determined.
2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the haptically-enabled device is a mobile device, and the first haptic output device comprises a first actuator and the second haptic output device comprises a second actuator.
3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein in response to assigning each of the haptic effect channels, the first and second actuators generate different vibratory haptic effects.
4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the haptic effect channels are obtained from an application that directly generates haptic effects.
5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the haptic effect channels are obtained from a sound-to-haptic conversion module that receives separate audio tracks that correspond to each haptic effect channel.
6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the assigning comprises swapping the audio tracks before the audio tracks are received by the sound-to-haptic conversion module.
7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the orientation is determined in response to a signal received from a sensor.
8. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the assigning comprises remotely transmitting the haptic effect channels to the haptically-enabled device.
9. A computer implemented method to generate haptic effects on a haptically-enabled device, the method comprising:
determining an orientation of the haptically-enabled device;
obtaining a first haptic effect channel and a second haptic effect channel, wherein the first haptic effect channel comprises a different haptic effect signal than the second haptic effect channel
assigning the first haptic effect channel to a first haptic output device on the haptically-enabled device and assigning the second haptic effect channel to a second haptic output device on the haptically-enabled device when a first orientation is determined; and
assigning the first haptic effect channel to the second haptic output device and assigning the second haptic effect channel to the first haptic output device when a second orientation is determined.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the haptically-enabled device is a mobile device, and the first haptic output device comprises a first actuator and the second haptic output device comprises a second actuator.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein in response to assigning each of the haptic effect channels, the first and second actuators generate different vibratory haptic effects.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the haptic effect channels are obtained from an application that directly generates haptic effects.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the haptic effect channels are obtained from a sound-to-haptic conversion module that receives separate audio tracks that correspond to each haptic effect channel.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the assigning comprises swapping the audio tracks before the audio tracks are received by the sound-to-haptic conversion module.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the orientation is determined in response to a signal received from a sensor.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the assigning comprises remotely transmitting the haptic effect channels to the haptically-enabled device.
17. A haptic system comprising:
a processor;
a first actuator coupled to the processor;
a second actuator coupled to the processor;
an orientation sensor coupled to the processor; and
a haptic effect mapper module coupled to the processor that maps a haptic effect channel to one of the first actuator or the second actuator based on an orientation of the system, the mapping comprising:
obtain a first haptic effect channel and a second haptic effect channel, wherein the first haptic effect channel comprises a different haptic effect signal than the second haptic effect channel;
assign the first haptic effect channel to the first actuator and assign the second haptic effect channel to the second actuator when a first orientation is determined; and
assign the first haptic effect channel to the second actuator and assign the second haptic effect channel to the first actuator when a second orientation is determined.
18. The haptic system of claim 17 , wherein the haptic effect channel is obtained from an application that directly generates haptic effects.
19. The haptic system of claim 17 , wherein the haptic effect channel is obtained from a sound-to-haptic conversion module that receives an audio track.
20. The haptic system of claim 17 , wherein the mapping comprises transmitting the haptic effect channel to one of the first actuator or the second actuator.
21. The haptic system of claim 17 , wherein either the first actuator or the second actuator generates a vibrotactile haptic effect in response to the mapping.