Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Haptic microphone
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Application No.: US14993669Application Date: 2016-01-12
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Publication No.: US09666041B2Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Gregory K. Lee , Sastra V. Malapaka , Kenneth D. Maness
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Lisa Ulrich
- Main IPC: H04R19/04
- IPC: H04R19/04 ; G08B6/00 ; H04R1/46 ; H04R3/00 ; H04R29/00 ; G06K7/10 ; H04R1/08

Abstract:
A microphone having an embedded haptic device, along with an associated program product and methodology for controlling the haptic device. A microphone is disclosed that includes: a haptic device embedded therein capable of outputting a haptic response; and a haptic control system having an input system for receiving an external input associated with a use of the microphone, an analysis engine for analyzing the external input, and a haptic response controller for triggering the haptic response.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160125711A1 HAPTIC MICROPHONE Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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