Patent ID: 9454915
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G01C,G06F,G08B,G09B,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A tactile communication apparatus comprising: a signal receiver configured to receive a wireless signal including data; a plurality of electro tactile pads spaced apart from one another on one side of the tactile communication apparatus thereof, each electro tactile pad configured to be driven by a corresponding activation control signal such that selective activation of subsets of the plurality of electro tactile pads as driven by corresponding activation control signals convey a plurality of electro tactile sensation combinations to a user; and circuitry configured to generate the activation control signals based on the received data so as to convey the received data tactilely to the user through the plurality of electro tactile sensation combinations when the one side of the tactile communication apparatus is contacting the user, wherein the circuitry is configured to detect a level of current sensed at the plurality of electro tactile pads, and to dynamically adjust a battery voltage of the tactile communication apparatus based on the detected level of current so as to maintain the detected level of current at a predetermined level in a first mode of operation.