Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205354 | Method for Initiating a Wireless Transfer of Data Between at Least Two Electronic Devices, Electronic Device and Software Program Therefor - The invention relates to a method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between two electronic devices. In order to make the initiation particularly user friendly, it is proposed that a concept called “hugging” is employed. A hugging state between two electronic devices is assumed to be given if a first electronic device and a second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other. Only in case such a hugging state is detected at a first device, a data transfer channel is opened for transferring data between the first device and some other device, e.g. the second device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding device and to a software program product with a corresponding software code. | 08-28-2008 |
20080229255 | Apparatus, method and system for gesture detection - Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are provided to sense orientations or sequence of orientations, i.e. gestures, of mobile devices. The orientation or sequence of orientations control components and/or functions of the mobile device. Indications may be provided to a user to inform the user that the mobile device is in a particular orientation, or that the user has successfully performed a sequence of orientations corresponding to a functionality of the mobile device. The orientation or sequence of orientations may be performed while the mobile device is in a locked or idle state in order to control components and/or functions of the mobile device. A low energy sensor may activate the mobile device after a particular orientation is achieved. | 09-18-2008 |
20090079550 | Method and apparatus for sensory stimulation - An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090109007 | Method and apparatus for sensory stimulation - An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member ( | 04-30-2009 |
20090156266 | Vibration Motor as a Transducer of Audio - A portable electronic device, such as a pager or a mobile station, has a housing and a vibration motor coupled to the housing for imparting vibration to it. Within the device, an electronic audio signal is preferably split into high and low frequency components by parallel filters. Pulses of the low frequency component are rectified, voltages of those rectified pulses are quantified and at least some are converted to pulse widths, and the train of pulse widths is amplified to drive the vibration motor, resonating the housing at in correspondence with the pulse amplitudes of at least some pulses of the original electronic audio signal. Various adaptive schemes are presented to control the number of modulated pulses that drive the vibration motor to enhance the user experience. The vibration motor may act as an audible sub-woofer and/or may provide a bass effect vibration within or beyond the audible range in correspondence to certain spaced pulses of the original audio signal. | 06-18-2009 |
20090201270 | USER INTERFACE HAVING REALISTIC PHYSICAL EFFECTS - A user interface module includes a display and a motion detector arranged to detect a motion. The module is arranged to display an emulated movement of a graphical representation of a first object on the display according to a motion detected by the motion detector. The first object has a physical characteristic and the user interface module further includes a controller module arranged to generate the emulated movement based on the physical characteristic. | 08-13-2009 |
20110074733 | INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR TOUCH INPUT AND TACTILE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION - An interface apparatus ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110109584 | TACTILE STIMULATION APPARATUS HAVING A COMPOSITE SECTION COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL - Embodiments of tactile stimulation apparatuses and components of such apparatuses are generally described herein. For example, in one embodiment, a tactile stimulation apparatus is provided. This tactile stimulation apparatus has a composite section comprising an insulation region and a semiconducting region that is proximate to the insulation region. This insulation region is touchable by a body member. Additionally included is a voltage source proximate to the semiconducting region. Here, the voltage source is configured to charge the semiconducting region to an electric potential, which produces an electrosensory sensation on the body member. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109588 | TACTILE STIMULATION APPARATUS HAVING A COMPOSITE SECTION COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL - Embodiments of tactile stimulation apparatuses and components of such apparatuses are generally described herein. For example, in one embodiment, a tactile stimulation apparatus is provided. This tactile stimulation apparatus has a composite section comprising an insulation region and a semiconducting region that is proximate to the insulation region. This insulation region is touchable by a body member. Additionally included is a voltage source proximate to the semiconducting region. Here, the voltage source is configured to charge the semiconducting region to an electric potential, which produces an electrosensory sensation on the body member. | 05-12-2011 |
20110187516 | TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTING VEHICLE-RELATED INFORMATION - An apparatus for presenting a time-variant information element in a vehicle, which has a steering wheel ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110254799 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSORY STIMULATION - An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member ( | 10-20-2011 |
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20130016042 | HAPTIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH GESTURE INTERFACE - A haptic device may allow a user to explore the tactile sensations associated with information being displayed on a display. This methodology can be referred to as a “hold-and-feel” mode. The user may first perform a gesture to inform the device to hold the display stationary, in order to explore the information, instead of scrolling or panning the information on the display. For example, to enter the “hold-and-feel” mode, a user may press one finger on the side of the screen to lock the information content with respect to the screen so that the display contents are no longer moved as the user slides another finger over the screen. In a haptic device that supports tactile sensory stimulation, this “hold-and-feel” mode allows the user to feel one or more objects or elements (e.g., a link or image) on the screen, for example, as variations of surface texture. | 01-17-2013 |
20140125468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSORY STIMULATION - An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140266648 | TACTILE STIMULATION APPARATUS HAVING A COMPOSITE SECTION COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL - Embodiments of tactile stimulation apparatuses and components of such apparatuses are generally described herein. For example, in one embodiment, a tactile stimulation apparatus is provided. This tactile stimulation apparatus has a composite section comprising an insulation region and a semiconducting region that is proximate to the insulation region. This insulation region is touchable by a body member. Additionally included is a voltage source proximate to the semiconducting region. Here, the voltage source is configured to charge the semiconducting region to an electric potential, which produces an electrosensory sensation on the body member. | 09-18-2014 |
20140354570 | HAPTIC COMPANION DEVICE - A haptic companion device may take the example form of a haptic cover that includes a housing and a transparent component. The housing may be shaped and dimensioned to receive a host device that includes a touch screen, and the touch screen may be configured to sense an input by a body member of a user of the host device. The transparent component overlays the touch screen of the host device when the haptic companion device is in use, and graphical objects displayed on the touch screen of the host device are visible through the transparent component. The haptic companion device includes a communication interface configured to communicatively couple the haptic companion device with the host device. The haptic companion device also includes electronic circuitry coupled to the transparent component. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide a haptic effect to the body member via the transparent component. | 12-04-2014 |