Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10078368-B2
Application number	US-201615054330-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2016
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

The disclosure relates to systems and methods of providing haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters used to customize the haptic feedback. The system may modify or otherwise alter haptic feedback that is determined using the media content alone. In other words, the system may use both the media content and the external parameters to determine haptic feedback that should be output to the user or others. The external parameters may include, for example, sensor information, customization information, and/or other external parameters that may be used to customize the haptic feedback.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing haptic feedback on a system, the method comprising:
receiving media content from a first storage device;
receiving external parameters from a second storage device, wherein the external parameters include customization information that comprises haptic output device information;
generating a haptic feedback signal based on the media content;
modifying the haptic feedback signal based on the external parameters to generate a modified haptic feedback signal; and
applying the modified haptic feedback signal to a haptic output device to generate the haptic feedback.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first storage device is remote from the system.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first storage device comprises a first cloud computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second storage device is remote from the system and comprises a second cloud computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external parameters further comprise sensor information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sensor information comprises at least one of a measurement of an environment, a motion or orientation, or a biometric.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customization information further comprises a status of the system.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the haptic output device information comprises types of actuators available to be used as the haptic output device.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide haptic feedback on a system, the providing haptic feedback comprising:
receiving media content from a first storage device;
receiving external parameters from a second storage device, wherein the external parameters include customization information that comprises haptic output device information;
generating a haptic feedback signal based on the media content;
modifying the haptic feedback signal based on the external parameters to generate a modified haptic feedback signal; and
applying the modified haptic feedback signal to a haptic output device to generate the haptic feedback.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first storage device is remote from the system.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the first storage device comprises a first cloud computing device.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the second storage device is remote from the system and comprises a second cloud computing device.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the external parameters further comprise sensor information.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the sensor information comprises at least one of a measurement of an environment, a motion or orientation, or a biometric.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the customization information further comprises a status of the system.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the haptic output device information comprises types of actuators available to be used as the haptic output device.

17. A haptically enabled system comprising:
a processor;
a haptic output device coupled to the processor; and
a storage device coupled to the processor and storing instructions;
wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, receives media content from a media source and receives external parameters from an external parameters source, wherein the external parameters include customization information that comprises haptic output device information;
wherein the processor generates a haptic feedback signal based on the media content, modifies the haptic feedback signal based on the external parameters to generate a modified haptic feedback signal and applies the modified haptic feedback signal to the haptic output device to generate the haptic feedback.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the media source is remote from the system.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the media source comprises a first cloud computing device.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the external parameters source is remote from the system and comprises a second cloud computing device.

Assignees

• Immersion Corp

Inventors

• Modarres Ali
• Ullrich Christopher J
• Dionne Jean Francois
• Phan Loc
• Bhatia Satvir Singh
• Rank Stephen D

Classifications

• G06F3/165

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• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G08B6/00

  Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems · CPC title