Vincent Lévesque

Granted Patent

Systems and Methods for Multifunction Haptic Output Devices

Vahid Khoshkava, Vincent Levesque, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez

US Patent 9,875,625, filed December 18, 2015, issued January 23, 2018.

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Abstract

One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to determine a haptic effect and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The illustrative system also includes a multifunction haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect. The multifunction haptic output device includes a single haptic actuator.