Vincent Lévesque

Granted Patent

Systems and Methods for Generating Friction and Vibrotactile Effects

Vincent Lévesque, Ali Modarres, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Amaya Weddle, David Birnbaum, Danny Grant

US Patent 9,639,158, filed November 26, 2013, issued May 2, 2017.

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Abstract

A system includes a sensor configured to sense an input received from a user at a surface; a first haptic output device configured to generate a first haptic effect at the surface based on the input received from the user, the first haptic effect comprising a friction effect at the surface; a second haptic output device configured to generate a second haptic effect, the second haptic effect comprising vibrotactile feedback; and a processor configured to receive an input signal from the sensor and output a first drive signal to the first haptic output device to generate the first haptic effect and to output a second drive signal to the second haptic output device to generate the second haptic effect.