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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Johnny Maalouf, Laval, CA;
Robert W. Heubel, San Leandro, CA (US);
Assignee:
IMMERSION CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/28 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0004 (2013.01); A63F 13/28 (2014.09);
Abstract
A system provides haptic functionality. The system determines a location of a body area of a user relative to a location of a haptic device that includes an ultrasound emitter. The system then determines a haptic effect, and projects the haptic effect to the body area of the user by the ultrasound emitter of the haptic device.