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Patent No.:

US 8378797 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2009
Applicants:

Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);

Paul Alioshin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

David T. Amm, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);

Paul Alioshin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

David T. Amm, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In an embodiment, a haptic feedback system includes a plurality of actuators to provide tactile feedback associated with an input surface. Each actuator is adapted to be activated independently of the other actuators. The system further includes a controller to activate a first actuator of the plurality of actuators to induce a first vibration at a selected input location of the input surface and to activate one or more additional actuators to induce at least a second vibration to localize the first vibration at the selected input location.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Pance, Aleksandar. (2013). Method and apparatus for localization of haptic feedback (U.S. Patent No. 8378797). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8378797

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