Patent ID: 8830161

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, by a first communication device at different times, a first input signal associated with a first virtual touch and a second input signal associated with a second virtual touch, the first communication device including a first user-interface member, a second user-interface member, and an actuator, wherein the first user-interface member and the second user-interface member are hardware, whereby the first and second virtual touches originate from a second communication device operated by a user to communicate the first and second virtual touches to the first communication device; outputting, at the first communication device, a request to initiate a contact with the first user-interface member when the first virtual touch is received and a second request to initiate a contact with the second user-interface member when the second virtual touch is received; receiving the contact; and providing a control signal to the actuator in response to the contact, the control signal configured to cause the actuator to output a first haptic effect associated with the first virtual touch when the first virtual touch is received and a second haptic effect associated with the second virtual touch when the second virtual touch is received.