Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Augmenting text narration with haptic feedback
-
Application No.: US15193313Application Date: 2016-06-27
-
Publication No.: US10698485B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Jonathan Fred Keslin , Michelle Elena Keslin
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Merchant & Gould
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/16 ; G06F40/134 ; G06F40/166

Abstract:
Haptic feedback for communication of relevant information is provided. Oftentimes when using content narration to read or author a document, it is desirable to notify the user of a presence of meta-information. Aspects of a haptic feedback system avoid adding data to an audio stream, and instead, use haptic feedback technology to communicate information about a presence and type of meta-information in relation to content being narrated. Device functionality can be improved by enabling communication of relevant information through non-auditory cues that are consumable by sight-impaired users. By employing haptic technologies as described herein, users are enabled to feel when certain meta-information is available, and are further enabled to interact with the meta-information to receive additional information associated with the meta-information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170371414A1 AUGMENTING TEXT NARRATION WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
Information query