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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Hiwave Technologies (Uk) Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Thomas Allan Monkhouse, Cambridge, GB;
James John East, Huntingdon, GB;
Assignee:
HIWAVE TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A touch sensitive device for generating contextual haptic feedback comprising a touch sensitive member, a transducer mounted to the member, a processor comprising a control process and a further processing device connected to the processor, the further processing device being adapted to use a context map to enable signals to be provided to the transducer, whereby the transducer can couple vibrational energy to the touch sensitive member to provide haptic feedback.