Patent ID: 9645646
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A device to provide three dimensional contextual feedback along orthogonal axes comprising an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis, the device comprising: a wristband to be worn on a wrist of a user; first and second haptic effect generators disposed at an inner wrist area of the wristband and at an outer wrist area of the wristband, respectively, to generate a haptic effect in response to movement of the wrist of the user along the X-axis; third and fourth haptic effect generators disposed at an upper wrist area of the wristband and at a lower area of the wristband, respectively, to generate a haptic effect in response to movement of the wrist of the user along the Y-axis; fifth and sixth haptic effect generators disposed at a wrist area of the wristband closer to a hand of the user and at a wrist area of the wristband farther from the hand of the user, respectively, to generate a haptic effect in response to movement of the wrist of the user along the Z-axis; and a processor to coordinate operation of the second haptic effect generator with operation of the first haptic effect generator based on an input provided to the processor; wherein the first and second haptic effect generators, the third and fourth haptic effect generators, and the fifth and sixth haptic effect generators are individual generators and operate in a coordinated manner to provide three-dimensional and rotational feedback to the user.