Patent Document ID: 9696804
Application ID: 14037290
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system configured to induce a cutaneous sensation in a user of an electronic device based upon a tactile application executable on the electronic device, the system comprising: a stimulation system configured to generate an output operable to excite cutaneous neural tissue, the output comprising one of infrared electromagnetic radiation and visible electromagnetic radiation; an interface component configured to direct the output of the stimulation system onto a target area of skin of the user while the target area is physically separated from the interface component; a display component distinct from the interface component, the display component configured to display a representation of an object; a thermal feedback system configured to measure a temperature associated with the target area; and a controller configured to generate a control signal to cause the stimulation system to modify one or more characteristics of the output of the stimulation system in order to induce a cutaneous sensation based upon a tactile application executable on the electronic device and corresponding to the object on the display; wherein the controller is configured to dynamically control the stimulation system to maintain the temperature below a threshold temperature based on one of a computer simulation of the temperature and empirical data collected from human or phantom tissue testing.