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Granted Patent B2
US 9,600,075 · App. 14/529,868 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Haptic effects with proximity sensing

Inventors: Danny A. Grant (Laval, CA); Pedro Gregorio (Verdun, CA); Robert Andre Lacroix (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Immersion Corporation
G06F3/016G06F1/3231G06F3/03545G06F3/0416Y02B60/1289
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Patent No.
US 9,600,075
App. No.
14/529,868
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of generating a haptic effect on a device includes detecting a position of an object relative to the device. The method further includes, based at least on the position, determining a gesture indicated by the object, and generating the haptic effect on the device based on the determined gesture, where the haptic effect is generated without the object contacting the device.

Claims (40)

1. A method of generating a haptic effect on a device, the method comprising:

detecting a position of an object relative to the device;

based at least on the position, determining a gesture indicated by the object;

based on the gesture, determining a functionality of the device; and

generating the haptic effect on the device based on the gesture, wherein the haptic effect is generated without the object contacting the device and the haptic effect comprises haptic parameters that are based on the functionality.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is a stylus.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the position comprises a location of the object relative to the device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the position comprises an orientation of the object relative to the device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the gesture comprises determining a movement of the object relative to the device based on multiple detecting of positions of the object relative to the device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the movement comprises a rotation.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the orientation of the object is above the device.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the orientation of the object is near the device.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a haptic effect on a device, the generating comprising:

detecting a position of an object relative to the device;

based at least on the position, determining a gesture indicated by the object;

based on the gesture, determining a functionality of the device; and

generating the haptic effect on the device based on the gesture, wherein the haptic effect is generated without the object contacting the device and the haptic effect comprises haptic parameters that are based on the functionality.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the object is a stylus.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the position comprises a location of the object relative to the device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the position comprises an orientation of the object relative to the device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the determining the gesture comprises determining a movement of the object relative to the device based on multiple detecting of positions of the object relative to the device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the movement comprises a rotation.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the orientation of the object is above the device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the orientation of the object is near the device.

17. A haptically enabled device comprising:

a sensor;

a processor coupled to the sensor; and

a haptic feedback system coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor is adapted to:

detect a position of an object relative to the device based on a signal received from the sensor;

based at least on the position, determine a gesture indicated by the object;

based on the gesture, determining a functionality of the device; and

generate the haptic effect on the device using the haptic feedback system based on the gesture, wherein the haptic effect is generated without the object contacting the device and the haptic effect comprises haptic parameters that are based on the functionality.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the object is a stylus.

19. The device of claim 17 , wherein the position comprises a location of the object relative to the device.

20. The device of claim 17 , wherein the position comprises an orientation of the object relative to the device.

21. The device of claim 17 , wherein the determine the gesture comprises determining a movement of the object relative to the device based on multiple detecting of positions of the object relative to the device.

22. The device of claim 21 , wherein the movement comprises a rotation.

23. The device of claim 20 , wherein the orientation of the object is above the device.

24. The device of claim 20 , wherein the orientation of the object is near the device.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 13022185 · Feb 7, 2011
Continuation 11744636 · May 4, 2007
Provisional Application 60828195 · Oct 4, 2006
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