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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for haptic surface elements
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Application No.: US15865702Application Date: 2018-01-09
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Publication No.: US10319200B2Publication Date: 2019-06-11
- Inventor: Vahid Khoshkava , Vincent Levesque , Jamal Saboune , Abdelwahab Hamam , Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez , Liwen Wu
- Applicant: Immersion Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Immersion Corporation
- Current Assignee: Immersion Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G08B6/00
- IPC: G08B6/00 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/01 ; H04W4/80 ; H04M1/725 ; H04W4/90

Abstract:
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes an enclosure configured to define a boundary of a chamber, the chamber including a material, and a flexible layer coupled overtop of the chamber and configured to enclose the chamber. The illustrative system also includes a first actuation device configured to receive a first haptic signal and responsively output a first haptic effect by changing a characteristic of the material to deform the flexible layer. The illustrative system also includes a second actuation device configured to receive a second haptic signal and responsively output a second haptic effect by applying an electrical signal to the flexible layer. The illustrative system further includes a processor in communication with the first actuation device and the second actuation device. The processor is configured to transmit the first haptic signal to the first actuation device and the second haptic signal to the second actuation device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180130320A1 Systems and Methods for Haptic Surface Elements Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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