Patent ID: 9046926
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing tactile feedback, comprising: extracting a plurality of features from a visual representation of a physical object, wherein the extracting is performed using at least one image processing technique; generating a variable frequency pattern corresponding to the extracted features; sending the variable frequency pattern to a computing device; assigning values within a range for each of the plurality of features, wherein the values correspond to actual characteristics of the physical object, wherein an actual characteristic includes at least texture of the physical object, and a value within the range corresponding to the texture is based on a degree of the texture; weighting the values, wherein weights applied to the values are based on an importance of each value in connection with accurate identification of the extracted features of the physical object via the tactile feedback; and generating the tactile feedback via the computing device in response to a stimulation applied by a user, wherein the tactile feedback is based on the variable frequency pattern.