Integrating sensation functionalities into social networking services and applications

SM Das, V Sridhara, L Sheynblat - US Patent App. 13/594,434, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002 Aspects of the disclosure relate to computing tech nologies. In
particular, aspects of the disclosure relate to mobile computing device technologies, such as …

Systems and methods for using multiple actuators to realize textures

JM Cruz-Hernandez, DA Grant - US Patent 10,564,721, 2020 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for using multiple actuators to realize textures are disclosed. For
example, one disclosed system includes, a system including: a first actuator configured to …

System and method for synchronization of haptic data and media data

M Quigley, R Alarcon - US Patent 9,400,555, 2016 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention relate to computer systems for transmitting or
receiving and playing a plurality of data streams, where at least one of the data streams …

System For Generating Haptic Feedback and Receiving User Inputs

TG Anderson, B Anderson - US Patent App. 13/750,796, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system that can accept inputs from one or more users and that can give
haptic feedback to one or more users. The system can utilize network communication of …

Systems and methods for interfaces featuring surface-based haptic effects

JM Cruz-Hernandez, DA Grant, A Modarres… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for interfaces featuring surface-based haptic effects are described.
One described system includes a sensor configured to detect a touch in a touch area when …

Method for remotely sharing touch

M Yairi - US Patent App. 14/196,311, 2014 - Google Patents
(73) Assignee: Tactus Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA One variation of a method for remotely
sharing touch (US) includes: receiving a location of a touch input on a surface of a first …

Systems and methods for creating shared virtual spaces

NP Welinder, T Kleinpeter, T Wright… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Systems and methods are provided for creating shared virtual spaces (“rooms). A room may
be created when a user first shares images with another user. A user may send a request to …

Handshake to establish agreement between two parties in virtual reality

MJ Friedman, D Humphreys - US Patent 11,204,648, 2021 - Google Patents
With a virtual/augmented reality environment management server, first and second computer
display devices associated with first and second remote client computing devices are …

Friction modulation for three dimensional relief in a haptic device

R Lacroix, V Levesque - US Patent 9,880,623, 2018 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A haptic device includes a display configured to display an image, a haptic
output device configured to generate a haptic effect to a user when the user interacts with …

Haptic effect generation for space-dependent content

C Ullrich - US Patent 10,147,460, 2018 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for authoring and encoding haptic effects are provided for space-
dependent content, such as 360-degree videos, three-dimensional videos, or virtual or …