Patent ID: 7788032

Claim:
A data processing apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store target location data representative of a target location; a position determining component configured to generate a position signal representative of a position of the data processing apparatus; an orientation determining component configured to generate an orientation signal representative of an orientation of the data processing apparatus; a haptic transducer within a mobile device configured to provide directional haptic feedback to a user of the data processing apparatus indicative of a relative direction to the target location from the position, the haptic transducer comprising at least a first haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a first axis, and a second haptic device within the mobile device generating vibrations along a second axis, the vibrations along the first and second axes collectively comprising the directional haptic feedback indicative of the relative direction to the target location; and a processor configured to process the target location data, position signal and orientation signal in order to generate a transducer control signal that is configured to actuate the haptic transducer to provide the directional haptic feedback indicative of the relative direction to the target location.