Patent ID: 9092059
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F,G08B

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to convert one or more streams of an audio signal into one or more haptic effects, the converting comprising: receiving a plurality of streams of the audio signal, wherein each stream comprises a plurality of parameters, and wherein the plurality of parameters comprise a haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates whether the corresponding stream is to be converted into a haptic effect and one or more haptic parameters that configure a haptic signal that is generated based on the stream; determining, for each stream, whether the haptic conversion indication parameter indicates that the corresponding stream is to be converted into a haptic effect; identifying one or more streams that include the haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates the corresponding stream is to be converted into the haptic effect, wherein a number of the one or more identified streams is less than a number of the plurality of streams; generating one or more haptic signals based on the one or more identified streams; and sending the one or more haptic signals to an actuator to generate one or more haptic effects.