Methods of generating tactile user feedback utilizing headphone devices and related systems
US9712907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2400/03
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of generating tactile user feedback utilizing headphone devices may involve sending a feedback signal from a computing device to a headphone device operatively connected to the computing device. A tactile vibration may be generated utilizing a tactile bass vibrator of the headphone device in response to the feedback signal. Systems for generating tactile user feedback utilizing headphone devices may include a headphone device operatively connected to a computing device, the headphone device comprising a tactile bass vibrator configured to generate a tactile vibration in response to a feedback signal received from the computing device. The computing device may be programmed to send a feedback signal to the headphone device in response to a predetermined event.
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