Patent ID: 11896136
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A system for providing haptic outputs, comprising:
an in-bed haptic device comprising:
a top layer defining a top external surface;
a bottom layer defining a bottom external surface;
an array of actuation cells positioned between the top layer and the bottom layer, each actuation cell of the array of actuation cells configured to inflate; and
a channel layer positioned between the bottom layer and the array of actuation cells the channel layer defining a set of passages, each passage of the set of passages extending from an edge of the channel layer and to a respective actuation cell of the array of actuation cells;

a control system comprising:
a reservoir configured to contain a fluid;
a pump configured to pressurize the fluid contained in the reservoir;
a valve array configured to fluidly couple the reservoir to the the set of passages; and
a processing unit configured to control the valve array to inflate individual actuation cells of the array of actuation cells in a predetermined sequence using the pressurized fluid to provide a haptic output.