Vincent Lévesque

Granted Patent

Haptic Sensations as a Function of Eye Gaze

Danny Grant, Vincent Lévesque

US Patent 9,833,697, filed March 11, 2013, issued December 5, 2017.

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Abstract

Systems, electronic devices, and methods provide haptic sensations as a function of eye gaze. A system may include a detector configured to determine a direction of an eye gaze of a user of the system, a processor configured to generate signal representative of a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze, and a haptic output device configured to receive the signal from the processor and output the haptic effect to the user. A method for providing a haptic effect to a user of a system may include determining a direction of an eye gaze of the user of the system, generating a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze, and outputting the haptic effect to the user.