Patent ID: 8619051

Claim:
A haptic feedback system comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of pre-defined haptic effects; an actuator drive circuit coupled to the processor; and an actuator coupled to the actuator drive circuit; wherein the processor is adapted to output a first stored haptic effect of the pre-defined haptic effects in response to a haptic effect request; wherein the haptic effect request is a control signal generated in response to a first application that identifies the first stored haptic effect to be played; wherein the output causes the first stored haptic effect to be played; wherein the entire haptic output in response to the haptic effect request consists of the first stored haptic effect; wherein an application program interface (API) receives the haptic effect request from the first application and retrieves the requested first stored haptic effect, wherein the first application is registered with the API and a second application is also registered with the API and has access to the first stored haptic effect.