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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Robert W. Heubel, San Leandro, CA (US);
Jason D. Fleming, San Jose, CA (US);
Erin B. Ramsay, Montreal, CA;
A. Timothy Vetter, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert A. Lacroix, Saint-Lambert, CA;
Pedro Gregorio, Verdun, CA;
Danny A. Grant, Laval, CA;
Lauri Olli Matias Impivaara, Helsinki, FI;
Robert W. Heubel, San Leandro, CA (US);
Jason D. Fleming, San Jose, CA (US);
Erin B. Ramsay, Montreal, CA;
A. Timothy Vetter, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert A. Lacroix, Saint-Lambert, CA;
Pedro Gregorio, Verdun, CA;
Danny A. Grant, Laval, CA;
Lauri Olli Matias Impivaara, Helsinki, FI;
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A device has a user interface that generates a haptic effect in response to user inputs or gestures. In one embodiment, the device receives an indication that the user is scrolling through a list of elements and an indication that an element is selected. The device determines the scroll rate and generates a haptic effect that has a magnitude that is based on the scroll rate.