Thermal mitigation of a haptic element in a peripheral device
US10969869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/015
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprising a host device configured to request a haptic effect from a peripheral device, the peripheral device configured to perform operations including: receiving a request from the host device to generate a haptic effect at a specified intensity; determining an operating range of a motor configured to generate the haptic effect on the peripheral device, where the operating range defines a maximum force that the motor can generate in a linear region of operation, and the operating range changes based on a temperature of the motor; scaling the specified intensity of the haptic effect based on the determined operating range of the motor; and controlling the operation of the motor to generate the haptic effect at the scaled specified intensity, where the scaling is performed by the peripheral device.
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