Patent ID: 8749495

Claim:
A device comprising: a housing; a processor coupled to the housing, the processor configured to process a software program stored in a memory; a touch screen coupled to the housing, the touch screen configured to display one or more virtual strings of a musical instrument, wherein a sensor signal associated with an interaction with the virtual string on the touch screen is provided to the processor; at least one actuator, one of the at least one actuators coupled to the touch screen and positioned within the housing, the one of the at least one actuators configured to output a first haptic effect to the touch screen, the first haptic effect based upon the interaction with the virtual string and the type of musical instrument, the one of the at least one actuators configured to output the first haptic effect localized to the touch screen, and wherein the processor is further configured to output an actuator signal to one of the at least one actuators, the actuator signal configured to cause a second haptic effect to be output to the housing, the second haptic effect comprising a background haptic effect.