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US 12,380,779 · App. 18/499,157 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Generating tactile output sequences associated with an object

Inventor: Per Haakan Linus Persson (Cupertino, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G08B6/00 G06F1/163 G06F1/1694

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Patent No.: US 12,380,779
App. No.: 18/499,157
Granted: Aug 5, 2025
Kind: B2

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Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a tactile output sequence in response to detecting that the electronic device is oriented within a range of orientations that changes as the distance between the electronic device and a respective object changes. In some embodiments, an electronic device changes one or more characteristics of a tactile output in response to detecting a change in the orientation of the electronic device relative to a respective object. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates tactile outputs with characteristics indicative of the orientation of a camera of the electronic device relative to one or more AR (augmented reality) planes. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates tactile outputs indicative of a data sharing process with a second electronic device.

Claims (172)

1. A method comprising:

at an electronic device in communication with one or more input devices:

while navigating from a first location to a second location, different than the first location, determining that one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied; and

in response to determining that the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is at a first orientation with respect to a path between a current location of the electronic device and the second location, generating, at the electronic device, a first tactile output having a first value for a first characteristic; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is at a second orientation with respect to the path between the current location of the electronic device and the second location, generating, at the electronic device, a second tactile output having a second value for the first characteristic.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first characteristic of the first tactile output and the second tactile output is frequency, and the first value of the frequency of the first tactile output is different than the second value of the frequency of the second tactile output.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device, wherein the respective tactile output has one or more values for one or more characteristics that are based on a point-cloud model centered at the object.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first characteristic of the first tactile output and the second tactile output is sharpness, and the first value of the sharpness of the first tactile output is different than the second value of the sharpness of the second tactile output.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that there is not a barrier to movement between the electronic device and the object in the environment of the electronic device, the respective value for the respective characteristic is the first value, and

in accordance with a determination that there is a barrier to movement between the electronic device and the object in the environment of the electronic device, the respective value for the respective characteristic is a second value, different than the first value.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is moving with respect to the path.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

generating the first tactile output occurs while the electronic device is moving, and does not occur while the electronic device is not moving, and

generating the second tactile output occurs while the electronic device is moving, and does not occur while the electronic device is not moving.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is detecting movement of a control element on the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the movement of the control element on the electronic device defines a directional and/or distance component relative to an object in an environment of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting that the electronic device has established communication with a second electronic device in an environment of the electronic device; and

in response to detecting that the electronic device has established communication with the second electronic device, generating, at the electronic device, a third tactile output indicating the established communication with the second electronic device.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a change in a respective distance between the electronic device and a respective object in an environment of the electronic device; and

in response to detecting the change in the respective distance between the electronic device and the respective object:

in accordance with a determination that the respective distance is decreasing when the respective distance crosses over a first threshold distance, generating, at the electronic device, a first respective tactile output indicating the electronic device has reached the first threshold distance from the respective object and is moving closer to the respective object; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective distance is increasing when the respective distance crosses over a second threshold distance, greater than the first threshold distance, generating, at the electronic device, a second respective tactile output indicating the electronic device has reached the second threshold distance from the respective object and is moving away from the respective object.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied when an orientation of the electronic device is at a target orientation.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device worn on a wrist of a user, and the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied when an orientation of the wearable device corresponds to the user pointing at a target object in an environment of the electronic device using a hand corresponding to the wrist.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

while capturing an image of an object using a camera of the electronic device, wherein the camera has a field of view, detecting movement of the object in the field of view of the camera; and

in response to detecting the movement of the object in the field of view of the camera:

in accordance with a determination that the object has reached a boundary of the field of view of the camera, generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output; and

in accordance with a determination that the object has moved within the field of view of the camera without reaching the boundary of the field of view of the camera, forgoing generating the respective tactile output at the electronic device.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output, having a respective value for a respective characteristic, corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device that is at a respective location with respect to the electronic device, wherein the respective value for the respective characteristic is based on at least a characteristic of the object other than the respective location of the object with respect to the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to a physical object in an environment of the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the physical object is a second electronic device in communication with the electronic device.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the second electronic device comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is able to interact with the second electronic device, generating the respective tactile output; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not able to interact with the second electronic device, forgoing generating the respective tactile output.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the second electronic device is a smart home device.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object comprises:

capturing an image of the environment of the electronic device; and

in response to capturing the image of the environment of the electronic device:

in accordance with the electronic device recognizing the physical object from the captured image, generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object; and

in accordance with the electronic device not recognizing the physical object from the captured image, forgoing generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object.

21. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to a virtual object virtually placed in an environment of the electronic device.

22. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device, wherein generating the respective tactile output comprises:

receiving, at a first time via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to generate tactile output corresponding to the object; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to generate tactile output corresponding to the object:

in accordance with a determination that the object is a first distance from the electronic device, generating the respective tactile output at a second time, after the first time; and

in accordance with a determination that the object is a second distance, different than the first distance, from the electronic device, generating the respective tactile output at a third time, different than the second time, after the first time.

23. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while navigating from a first location to a second location, different than the first location, determining that one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied; and

in response to determining that the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied:

24. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the first characteristic of the first tactile output and the second tactile output is frequency, and the first value of the frequency of the first tactile output is different than the second value of the frequency of the second tactile output.

25. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

26. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the first characteristic of the first tactile output and the second tactile output is sharpness, and the first value of the sharpness of the first tactile output is different than the second value of the sharpness of the second tactile output.

27. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

28. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is moving with respect to the path.

29. The electronic device of claim 28 , wherein:

generating the first tactile output occurs while the electronic device is moving, and does not occur while the electronic device is not moving, and

generating the second tactile output occurs while the electronic device is moving, and does not occur while the electronic device is not moving.

30. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is detecting movement of a control element on the electronic device.

31. The electronic device of claim 30 , wherein the movement of the control element on the electronic device defines a directional and/or distance component relative to an object in an environment of the electronic device.

32. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

detecting that the electronic device has established communication with a second electronic device in an environment of the electronic device; and

33. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

detecting a change in a respective distance between the electronic device and a respective object in an environment of the electronic device; and

in response to detecting the change in the respective distance between the electronic device and the respective object:

34. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied when an orientation of the electronic device is at a target orientation.

35. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device worn on a wrist of a user, and the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied when an orientation of the wearable device corresponds to the user pointing at a target object in an environment of the electronic device using a hand corresponding to the wrist.

36. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

while capturing an image of an object using a camera of the electronic device, wherein the camera has a field of view, detecting movement of the object in the field of view of the camera; and

in response to detecting the movement of the object in the field of view of the camera:

in accordance with a determination that the object has reached a boundary of the field of view of the camera, generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output; and

37. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

38. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to a physical object in an environment of the electronic device.

39. The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the physical object is a second electronic device in communication with the electronic device.

40. The electronic device of claim 39 , wherein generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the second electronic device comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is able to interact with the second electronic device, generating the respective tactile output; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not able to interact with the second electronic device, forgoing generating the respective tactile output.

41. The electronic device of claim 39 , wherein the second electronic device is a smart home device.

42. The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object comprises:

capturing an image of the environment of the electronic device; and

in response to capturing the image of the environment of the electronic device:

in accordance with the electronic device recognizing the physical object from the captured image, generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object; and

in accordance with the electronic device not recognizing the physical object from the captured image, forgoing generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object.

43. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to a virtual object virtually placed in an environment of the electronic device.

44. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

generating, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device, wherein generating the respective tactile output comprises:

receiving, at a first time via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to generate tactile output corresponding to the object; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to generate tactile output corresponding to the object:

in accordance with a determination that the object is a first distance from the electronic device, generating the respective tactile output at a second time, after the first time; and

45. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while navigating from a first location to a second location, different than the first location, determine that one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied; and

in response to determining that the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is at a first orientation with respect to a path between a current location of the electronic device and a second location, generate, at the electronic device, a first tactile output having a first value for a first characteristic; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is at a second orientation with respect to the path between the current location of the electronic device and the second location, generate, at the electronic device, a second tactile output having a second value for the first characteristic.

46. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the first characteristic of the first tactile output and the second tactile output is frequency, and the first value of the frequency of the first tactile output is different than the second value of the frequency of the second tactile output.

47. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

generate, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device, wherein the respective tactile output has one or more values for one or more characteristics that are based on a point-cloud model centered at the object.

48. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the first characteristic of the first tactile output and the second tactile output is sharpness, and the first value of the sharpness of the first tactile output is different than the second value of the sharpness of the second tactile output.

49. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

50. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is moving with respect to the path.

51. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein:

generating the first tactile output occurs while the electronic device is moving, and does not occur while the electronic device is not moving, and

generating the second tactile output occurs while the electronic device is moving, and does not occur while the electronic device is not moving.

52. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is detecting movement of a control element on the electronic device.

53. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 52 , wherein the movement of the control element on the electronic device defines a directional and/or distance component relative to an object in an environment of the electronic device.

54. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

detect that the electronic device has established communication with a second electronic device in an environment of the electronic device; and

in response to detecting that the electronic device has established communication with the second electronic device, generate, at the electronic device, a third tactile output indicating the established communication with the second electronic device.

55. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

detect a change in a respective distance between the electronic device and a respective object in an environment of the electronic device; and

in response to detecting the change in the respective distance between the electronic device and the respective object:

in accordance with a determination that the respective distance is decreasing when the respective distance crosses over a first threshold distance, generate, at the electronic device, a first respective tactile output indicating the electronic device has reached the first threshold distance from the respective object and is moving closer to the respective object; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective distance is increasing when the respective distance crosses over a second threshold distance, greater than the first threshold distance, generate, at the electronic device, a second respective tactile output indicating the electronic device has reached the second threshold distance from the respective object and is moving away from the respective object.

56. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied when an orientation of the electronic device is at a target orientation.

57. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device worn on a wrist of a user, and the one or more tactile output criteria are satisfied when an orientation of the wearable device corresponds to the user pointing at a target object in an environment of the electronic device using a hand corresponding to the wrist.

58. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

while capturing an image of an object using a camera of the electronic device, wherein the camera has a field of view, detect movement of the object in the field of view of the camera; and

in response to detecting the movement of the object in the field of view of the camera:

in accordance with a determination that the object has reached a boundary of the field of view of the camera, generate, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output; and

in accordance with a determination that the object has moved within the field of view of the camera without reaching the boundary of the field of view of the camera, forgo generating the respective tactile output at the electronic device.

59. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

generate, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output, having a respective value for a respective characteristic, corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device that is at a respective location with respect to the electronic device, wherein the respective value for the respective characteristic is based on at least a characteristic of the object other than the respective location of the object with respect to the electronic device.

60. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

generate, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to a physical object in an environment of the electronic device.

61. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 60 , wherein the physical object is a second electronic device in communication with the electronic device.

62. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 61 , wherein generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the second electronic device comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is able to interact with the second electronic device, generating the respective tactile output; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not able to interact with the second electronic device, forgoing generating the respective tactile output.

63. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 40 , wherein the second electronic device is a smart home device.

64. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 60 , wherein generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object comprises:

capturing an image of the environment of the electronic device; and

in response to capturing the image of the environment of the electronic device:

in accordance with the electronic device recognizing the physical object from the captured image, generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object; and

in accordance with the electronic device not recognizing the physical object from the captured image, forgoing generating the respective tactile output corresponding to the physical object.

65. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

generate, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to a virtual object virtually placed in an environment of the electronic device.

66. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the electronic device to:

generate, at the electronic device, a respective tactile output corresponding to an object in an environment of the electronic device, wherein generating the respective tactile output comprises:

receiving, at a first time via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to generate tactile output corresponding to the object; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to generate tactile output corresponding to the object:

in accordance with a determination that the object is a first distance from the electronic device, generating the respective tactile output at a second time, after the first time; and

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Continuation 17594742

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