Electronic devices with touch input components and haptic output components

    公开(公告)号:US11119574B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16396479

    申请日:2019-04-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include touch input components and associated haptic output components. The control circuitry may provide haptic output in response to touch input on the touch input components and may send wireless signals to the external electronic device based on the touch input. The haptic output components may provide local and global haptic output. Local haptic output may be used to guide a user to the location of the electronic device or to provide a button click sensation to the user in response to touch input. Global haptic output may be used to notify the user that the electronic device is aligned towards the external electronic device and is ready to receive user input to control or communicate with the external electronic device. Control circuitry may switch a haptic output component into an inactive mode to inform the user that a touch input component is inactive.

    Haptic output system
    90.
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    公开(公告)号:US10966007B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16191373

    申请日:2018-11-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method of providing a haptic output includes detecting a condition; determining if a head-mounted haptic accessory comprising an array of two or more haptic actuators is being worn by a user; determining an actuation pattern for the array of haptic actuators; and in response to detecting the condition and determining that the head-mounted haptic accessory is being worn by the user, initiating the actuation pattern to produce a directional haptic output that is configured to direct the user's attention along a direction.

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