Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Eld

Jeffrey Eld has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Haptic communication devices
    Patent number: 8803795
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for providing customized “haptic messaging” to users of handheld communication devices in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, a method of using haptic effects to relate location information includes: receiving an input signal associated with a position of a handheld communication device (100); determining the position of the handheld communication device (100) relative to a predetermined location; and providing a haptic effect associated with a distance between the position of the handheld communication device (100) and the predetermined location. In another embodiment, a handheld communication device (100) can be used as a two-way haptic remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Danny A. Grant, Jeffrey Eld, Shoichi Endo, Erik J. Shahoian, Dean C. Chang
  • Haptic Communication Devices
    Publication number: 20090021473
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for providing customized “haptic messaging” to users of handheld communication devices in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, a method of using haptic effects to relate location information includes: receiving an input signal associated with a position of a handheld communication device (100); determining the position of the handheld communication device (100) relative to a predetermined location; and providing a haptic effect associated with a distance between the position of the handheld communication device (100) and the predetermined location. In another embodiment, a handheld communication device (100) can be used as a two-way haptic remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Danny A. Grant, Jeffrey Eld, Shoichi Endo, Erik J. Shahoian, Dean C. Chang