A system that produces a dynamic haptic effect and generates a drive signal that includes a gesture signal and a real or virtual device sensor signal. The haptic effect is modified dynamically based on both the gesture signal and the real or virtual device sensor signal such as from an accelerometer or gyroscope, or by a signal created from processing data such as still images, video or sound. The haptic effect may optionally be modified dynamically by using the gesture signal and the real or virtual device sensor signal and a physical model, or may optionally be applied concurrently to multiple devices which are connected via a communication link. The haptic effect may optionally be encoded into a data file on a first device. The data file is then communicated to a second device and the haptic effect is read from the data file and applied to the second device.

Interactivity model for shared feedback on mobile devices

Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing composite haptic effects are disclosed. One disclosed method includes detecting a touch occurring in a touch area when an object contacts a touch surface and selecting a composite haptic effect to generate in response to the touch, the composite haptic effect including at least one surface-based haptic effect and at least one other effect. Based on the selected composite haptic effect, a first haptic signal can be sent to cause an actuator to vary a coefficient of friction of the touch surface and a second actuator can be caused to provide a second haptic output in addition to the variation in the coefficient of friction. The second haptic signal can be sent to a second actuator or the same actuator (s) used to vary the coefficient of friction and can be used to generate the second haptic output.

Systems and methods for friction displays and additional haptic effects

Systems, methods, and associated software are described herein for enabling a regular user of an end user device, such as a cellular telephone, to customize parameters associated with haptic effects applied to the user by the end user device. In one implementation, among several, a method described herein includes enabling a user of an end user device to access software adapted to design or modify haptic effects of the end user device. The method further includes enabling the user to open a haptic track file and enter or modify parameters associated with the haptic effects of the opened haptic track file.

Customizing haptic effects on an end user device

A touch-enabled device can simulate one or more features in a touch area. Features may include, but are not limited to, changes in texture and/or simulation of boundaries, obstacles, or other discontinuities in the touch surface that can be perceived through use of an object in contact with the surface. Systems include a sensor configured to detect a touch in a touch area when an object contacts a touch surface, an actuator, and one or more processors. The processor can determine a position of the touch using the sensor and select a haptic effect to generate based at least in part on the position, the haptic effect selected to simulate the presence of a feature at or near the determined position. The processor can transmit a haptic signal to generate the identified haptic effect using the actuator. Some features are simulated by varying the coefficient of friction of the touch surface.

Systems and Methods for Providing Features in a Friction Display

A haptic feedback system that includes a controller, a memory coupled to the controller, an actuator drive circuit coupled to the controller, and an actuator coupled to the actuator drive circuit. The memory stores at least one haptic effect that is executed by the controller in order to create a haptic effect.

Haptic feedback system with stored effects

A method for giving notice of incoming call through vibration of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly a method for giving notice of an incoming call through various vibration patterns. The method configures various vibration patterns according to a user's selection, sets the vibration patterns in a basic or particular incoming call notification mode of the mobile communication terminal, and generates vibration based on a set vibration pattern in the basic incoming call notification mode or generates vibration based on a particular vibration pattern mapped to a particular caller telephone number set in the particular incoming call notification mode when the incoming call is received.

Method for giving notice of an incoming call in a mobile communication terminal

Disclosed is a method for creating vCards on a mobile terminal using a user's own design and for easily exchanging the vCards between mobile terminals and other electronic devices. A vCard displayed on a mobile terminal is stored as image data in a JPEG file. Since the mobile terminal sends an image file generated by the combination of the user information in the vCard with corresponding image data in a predetermined format, it has an improved vCard compatibility with other devices. Moreover, users can create graphics intensive vCards that satisfy their demand for distinctiveness. A recipient's mobile terminal that receives a graphics intensive vCard can store the same vCard as displayed in a JPEG image file or (to conserve valuable resources) store the user information extracted from the vCard, for example, by updating an existing vCard database. Accordingly, vCard compatibility is improved between mobile terminals and other devices (for example, desktop and notebook PCs).

Method for management of Vcards

Method for giving notice of an incoming call through a specific vibration pattern in a mobile communication terminal

Provided are an image capturing apparatus and method for use in a mobile terminal. The image capturing method includes when an image capturing menu is selected during a preview operation, pausing the preview operation; releasing an image sub-processing of the preview operation; and resuming the preview operation and capturing the image. Accordingly, the mobile terminal can minimize the difference between the preview operation stop time and the capture time, which may be generated by the data processing time increased during capturing the image at high pixel resolution. Therefore, the mobile terminal can provide the captured image naturally.

Hyung-Seok Yu

Papers

Method for giving notice of an incoming call in a mobile communication terminal

Method for management of Vcards

Method for giving notice of an incoming call through a specific vibration pattern in a mobile communication terminal

Image capturing appatatus and method for use in a mobile terminal

Method of management vcard