Patent ID: 8316166
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a first handheld communication device, a first indication that a first user-interface member of the first handheld communication device has been actuated, wherein the first user-interface member is assigned with a first haptic code configured to convey a first expression or behavior; generating, at the first handheld communication device during a non-verbal chat session between the first handheld communication device and a second handheld communication device, an output signal based on the first indication; causing, during the non-verbal chat session, the output signal to be sent to the second handheld communication device remote from the first handheld communication device, wherein the output signal is configured to cause a haptic effect corresponding to the first haptic code; receiving a second indication that a second user-interface member different from the first user-interface member has been actuated, wherein the second user-interface member is assigned with a second haptic code configured to convey a second expression or behavior, wherein the second haptic code is different from the first haptic code; generating a second output signal based on the second indication, wherein the second output signal includes the second haptic code; and causing the second output signal to be sent to the second handheld communication device, wherein second output signal is configured to cause a second haptic effect corresponding to the second haptic code.