Apparatus and method for providing haptics of image
US7978180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for and method of providing haptics of an image displayed through an image unit. The apparatus includes: a touch unit checking whether a user has touched a portion of the displayed image, and searching for a position of the portion when the user touches the portion; and a magnetic force changing unit changing magnetic forces in response to haptic information corresponding to the position and expressing the changed magnetic forces through the image unit. The haptics of the portion are provided through the change of the expressed magnetic forces.
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