Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal haptic alert notification
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Application No.: US15091510Application Date: 2016-04-05
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Publication No.: US09672702B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Robert L. Coish , John A. Porcella , John S. Camp , Kyle J. Nekimken , Michael A. Damianakis
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agent Zachary D. Hadd
- Main IPC: H04B3/36
- IPC: H04B3/36 ; G08B6/00

Abstract:
This application relates to computing devices that can incorporate thermal haptic feedback devices for providing feedback in the form of a temperature change. The thermal haptic feedback device can be incorporated into a watch, and a portion of the watch can change temperature when a notification is to be provided to a user. The thermal haptic feedback device can also be incorporated into a surface of a mobile phone and allow a user to receive notifications regarding incoming calls and messages using a temperature change of the surface. The thermal haptic feedback device can also change temperature based on information received from external computing devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170084137A1 THERMAL HAPTIC ALERT NOTIFICATION Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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