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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Forrest C. Wang, Petaluma, CA (US);
Ritu Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); F16M 13/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); F16M 13/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G09B 5/06 (2013.01); G09B 19/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A head-mounted display includes a display, haptic output devices, and a controller. The display unit is configured to be worn on a head of a user and includes a display for providing graphical output to the user. The haptic output devices are coupled to the display unit. The controller that processes directional inputs, determines directional haptic output according to the directional inputs, and controls the haptic output devices to provide the directional haptic output.