Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Bruce McKay Morton

Thomas J Rollins

Thomas James Rollins

A system () for communicating multimedia messages includes a multimedia message server () that is operable to transmit () visual media, a vibration melody (), and an audio segment () that is preferably filtered () to exclude frequencies of the vibration melody () through a network () to a client device (), and is operable to, preferably at a later time, to transmit instructions () to the client device () to output the vibration melody (), audio segment () and visual media. At the client device, () the audio segment () and the vibration melody () and visual media are preferably stored () in a memory () and in response to the instruction signal are read () from the memory (), decoded () and output () to a user. The vibration melody () and the audio segment () are preferably applied at least partially concurrently applied to an electromechanical transducer ().

Communication system

An electronic device such a telephone ( ), PDA ( ), or pager ( ), includes a manually operable input such as an elastomeric key ( ) or button ( ), or a touch screen ( ) that does not by itself provide substantial tactile feedback upon actuation, and also includes an electromechanical transducer ( ) that is capable of generating an impulse of mechanical energy that can be felt. In response to detecting actuation of the manually operable input ( ), the electromechanical transducer ( ) is driven to produce an impulse of mechanical energy that propagates to the manually operable input ( ) and provides tactile feedback to a user.

Manually operable electronic apparatus

A resonant piezoelectric alerting device (400) includes a motional mass (130) and a piezoelectric actuator (100) which is constrained to an actuator mount (132) at a first end and coupled to the motional mass (130) at a second end, the piezoelectric actuator and the motional mass in combination producing a resonant system having a predetermined frequency of operation. The piezoelectric actuator 9100) is responsive to a control signal (108, 110) generated at the predetermined frequency generates an alternating out-of-plane movement(812, 814) of said motional mass (130) which is transformed into tacile energy to provide a tactile alert about the resonant frequency (608). The out-of-plane movement (812, 814) of the motional mass (130) is also transformed into acoustic energy to provide an audible alert in response to a control signal generated above the predetermined frequency (608).

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Bruce McKay Morton