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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Naphur Van Apeldoorn, Amsterdam, NL;
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a haptic system, comprising: a housing, two drive units coupled to the housing, each drive unit comprising a mass movable relative to the housing, and a controller configured to generate a haptic signal by causing at least one drive unit to exert a net force to be exerted on the housing. There is also provided a method for providing a haptic signal comprising: generating a first haptic signal, using a haptic system, after a first interaction with a user interface element; and generating a second haptic signal, using the haptic system, after a second interaction with the user interface element; wherein the second haptic signal is different from the first haptic signal; and wherein the first and second haptic signals are at least one of: associated with different functions of the user interface element; and associated with a parameter adjusted by the user interface element.
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