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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); H04B 1/3833 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for deformation and haptic effects are disclosed. For example, one method includes the steps of receiving a sensor signal from a sensor, the sensor signal indicating a contact with a device and a location of the contact on the device; determining a deformation effect based on the contact and the location of the contact, the deformation effect configured to cause a change in a shape of the device; and outputting the deformation effect to a deformation device configured to change the shape of the device.