Dynamic rendering of etching input

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10514761-B2
Application number	US-201815918413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2018
Priority date	Apr 21, 2015
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

Systems and methods that dynamically render etching inputs are provided, and include a touch surface having a sensor and configured to detect user input, and a non-transitory memory, wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions for capturing an etching input that is applied to an image or video file, determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input, and transmitting a modified image or modified video file that includes the etching input and the haptic effect.

First claim

We claim:

1. A haptic-enabled device comprising:
a processor;
a touch surface including a sensor and configured to detect user input; and
a non-transitory memory, wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions for:
capturing an etching input within a tactile chat application;
determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input; and
generating an etching media object that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect.

2. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

3. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

4. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input is determined according to one or more physical movements of the haptic-enabled device.

5. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

6. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the etching media object.

7. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input is applied to an image or video file.

8. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the haptic-enabled device is a mobile phone or tablet.

9. The haptic-enabled device according to claim 1 , wherein the etching input comprises an input within a virtual reality space using a three dimensional brush.

10. A method comprising:
capturing an etching input within a tactile chat application;
determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input; and
generating an etching media object that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of etching input.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the etching input is determined according to one or more physical movements of a device.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

15. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the etching media object.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the etching input comprises an input within a virtual reality space using a three dimensional brush.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
capturing an etching input within a tactile chat application;
determining a haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, the haptic effect depending on a type of etching input; and
generating an etching media object that includes the etching input and a modification to one or more parameters of the haptic effect.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , further comprising instructions for modifying one or more parameters of the haptic effect that corresponds to the etching input, wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of speed, pressure, direction, repetition, or type of the etching input.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the parameters of the haptic effect include at least one of frequency or duration.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the etching input is determined according to physical movement of a device.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein each type of etching input corresponds to a haptic profile.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , further comprising instructions for transmitting the etching media object.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the etching input comprises an input within a virtual reality space using a three dimensional brush.

Assignees

• Immersion Corp

Inventors

• Rihn William S
• Birnbaum David M
• Sampanes Anthony Chad

Classifications

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

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

• G06T11/20

  Drawing from basic elements · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/044

  by capacitive means · CPC title