Method and system for assisting the selection of materials or products according to haptic properties

US12033201B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SynTouch Inc. · US

Inventors

• Gerald E. Loeb · La Cañada Flintridge, US
• Peter A. Botticelli · Newton, US
• David E. Groves · Valencia, US
• Alexandra K. Ilic · Pasadena, US
• Matthew T. Borzage · Miraleste, US
• Jeremy A. Fishel · Fullerton, US
• Kenneth Newell · Dana Point, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2024
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0641
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for assisting product selection according to haptic properties involves obtaining at least one product search criterion in a user interface, identifying relevant products, based on the at least one product search criterion, and displaying the relevant products in the user interface. The method further involves obtaining haptic properties for the relevant products, and updating the user interface based on the haptic properties of the relevant products. The haptic properties include values for a multitude of dimensions of touch, previously measured using sensing modalities of a haptic measurement system.