Patent ID: 7812820

Claim:
A device, comprising: an actuator having a user interface, the actuator being configured to output haptic feedback to the user interface, the haptic feedback including a modulating force simulating a plurality of electronically defined stop positions; a data storage component configured to store torque data associated with the haptic feedback simulating a plurality of electronically defined stop positions, the torque data being associated with a force profiles, the torque data being provided by a host computer based on a selection of at least one force profile from the plurality of force profiles based on a host software application running on the host computer; a sensor coupled to the user interface, the sensor being configured to send position information associated with a position of the user interface to the host computer; and a local controller coupled to the data storage component and the actuator, the local controller being configured to be in communication with the host computer, the local controller being configured to receive position data from the host software application of the host computer, the local controller being configured to send a control signal to the actuator based on the position data and the torque data to simulate the plurality of electronically defined stop positions.