Patent ID: 9448713
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An interface device for providing an overall haptic effect, the interface device comprising: a surface configured to detect a contact by a user or object interacting with the interface device and transmit a signal associated with the contact; a sensor configured to detect an impedance of a body part contacting the surface and transmit a sensor signal associated with the impedance of the body part; an electrostatic device coupled to the surface and configured to create a first haptic effect at the surface using a first type of stimulus by generating an electrostatic force between an electrode layer of the electrostatic device and the user or object; an actuator separate from the electrostatic device and configured to create a second haptic effect at the surface using a second type of stimulus that is different from the first type of stimulus; and a processor in communication with the surface, the sensor, the electrostatic device, and the actuator, the processor configured to: