Patent ID: 9652946
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G08B,H04M

Claim:
1. A wearable haptic device, comprising: a substrate having provided thereon a fastener for attachment to a user; a plurality of EMP transducers attached to the substrate arranged in first and second multi-row arrays, such that a mechanical response in each EMP transducer provides a haptic response of sufficient magnitude to be felt or perceived by the user; an input device receiving a message from an external source; and a control circuit for the EMP transducers, wherein the control circuit interprets the message received and provides electrical stimuli that activate a pattern of mechanical responses in concert in the EMP transducers, the pattern being specific to the interpreted message and indicating directionality in a first mode of operation and creating a blinking sensation in a second mode of operation by alternating activation of at least two of the plurality of EMP transducers.