Patents by Inventor Munibe M. Bakircioglu
Munibe M. Bakircioglu 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).
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Patent number: 10088903Abstract: Haptic information in a series of frames of a media file is identified and time stamps corresponding thereto are determined in accordance with information embedded in a tag either preceding or appending the media file. The haptic effect information is automatically synchronized to the media file based on the information in one or more frames of the tag, whereby an actuator outputs the defined haptic effects in the tag in a manner synchronized with corresponding audio and/or video content of the media file.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Patent number: 9330546Abstract: In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20150199015Abstract: Haptic information in a series of frames of a media file is identified and time stamps corresponding thereto are determined in accordance with information embedded in a tag either preceding or appending the media file. The haptic effect information is automatically synchronized to the media file based on the information in one or more frames of the tag, whereby an actuator outputs the defined haptic effects in the tag in a manner synchronized with corresponding audio and/or video content of the media file.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Christopher J. ULLRICH, Stephen D. RANK, Munibe M. BAKIRCIOGLU
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Patent number: 9019087Abstract: Haptic information in a series of frames of a media file is identified and time stamps corresponding thereto are determined in accordance with information embedded in a tag either preceding or appending the media file. The haptic effect information is automatically synchronized to the media file based on the information in one or more frames of the tag, whereby an actuator outputs the defined haptic effects in the tag in a manner synchronized with corresponding audio and/or video content of the media file.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Munibe M. Bakircioglu, Stephen D. Rank, Christopher J. Ullrich
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Patent number: 8854331Abstract: A method and device for generating haptic feedback over a touch surface using multi-actuated waveform phasing are disclosed. A haptic device, in one embodiment, includes a touch surface and a group of haptic actuators. The touch surface is capable of sensing an event, wherein the event can be a contact on the touch surface or a movement nearby the surface. A portion of the haptic actuators, which are coupled to the touch surface, is configured to provide haptic feedback on the touch surface in response to the event. Another portion of the haptic actuators is used to minimize unwanted haptic effect on the touch surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Robert W. Heubel, Ryan Steger, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20140247120Abstract: In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. ULLRICH, Stephen D. RANK, Munibe M. BAKIRCIOGLU
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Patent number: 8761915Abstract: In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Patent number: 8688251Abstract: The system and method described is directed to receiving digital audio files and automatically converting the received files into haptic events. In an embodiment, the received files are of sampled digital or digitized analog audio files. The system and method separates the audio signal into a plurality of sub-band signals and segments the sub-band signals into a plurality of events. The system and method then assigns haptic effects to the events to produce haptic event signals which are to be output by an actuator. The system and method utilizes clipping and minimum time separation parameters along with physical parameters of the actuator and frequency characteristics in the audio signal to analyze and provide discrete haptic events which correspond with the audio.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Danny A. Grant, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20140071079Abstract: A method and device for generating haptic feedback over a touch surface using multi-actuated waveform phasing are disclosed. A haptic device, in one embodiment, includes a touch surface and a group of haptic actuators. The touch surface is capable of sensing an event, wherein the event can be a contact on the touch surface or a movement nearby the surface. A portion of the haptic actuators, which are coupled to the touch surface, is configured to provide haptic feedback on the touch surface in response to the event. Another portion of the haptic actuators is used to minimize unwanted haptic effect on the touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: IMMERSION CORPORATIONInventors: Robert W. Heubel, Ryan Steger, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Patent number: 8325144Abstract: A haptic feedback device includes a signal generation module configured to output a composite signal representable by a carrier signal and an envelope signal. The signal generation module includes a microcontroller capable of being programmed such that the carrier signal falls within a resonance frequency band of the haptic feedback device. The haptic feedback device also includes a user interface device, and a transducer configured to impart haptic force to the user interface device in response to the composite signal. A tactile mapping submodule, a duration mapping submodule, and an attack/decay mapping submodule may also be included. The tactile mapping submodule enables compensation for haptic output at different positions on the haptic feedback device, whereas the duration and attack/decay submodules enable prevention of unwanted audio output.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Kollin M. Tierling, Danny A. Grant, Daniel H. Gomez, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20110215913Abstract: In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: IMMERSION CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20110202155Abstract: The system and method described is directed to receiving digital audio files and automatically converting the received files into haptic events. In an embodiment, the received files are of sampled digital or digitized analog audio files. The system and method separates the audio signal into a plurality of sub-band signals and segments the sub-band signals into a plurality of events. The system and method then assigns haptic effects to the events to produce haptic event signals which are to be output by an actuator. The system and method utilizes clipping and minimum time separation parameters along with physical parameters of the actuator and frequency characteristics in the audio signal to analyze and provide discrete haptic events which correspond with the audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: IMMERSION CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Danny A. Grant, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Patent number: 8000825Abstract: In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Patent number: 7979146Abstract: The system and method described is directed to receiving digital audio files and automatically converting the received files into haptic events. In an embodiment, the received files are of sampled digital or digitized analog audio files. The system and method separates the audio signal into a plurality of sub-band signals and segments the sub-band signals into a plurality of events. The system and method then assigns haptic effects to the events to produce haptic event signals which are to be output by an actuator. The system and method utilizes clipping and minimum time separation parameters along with physical parameters of the actuator and frequency characteristics in the audio signal to analyze and provide discrete haptic events which correspond with the audio.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Danny A. Grant, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Patent number: 7626579Abstract: A touch panel system that sanitizes a touch panel surface includes a substrate coupled to the touch panel surface. The system further includes an impedance interface coupled to the touch panel surface and a vibration source coupled to the impedance interface. The vibration source vibrates the substrate to generate pressure waves which destroy contaminants on the touch panel surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Richard David Hague, Mark Bolt, Chris Jason Ullrich, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20090231276Abstract: In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Immersion CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20090096632Abstract: Haptic information in a series of frames of a media file is identified and time stamps corresponding thereto are determined in accordance with information embedded in a tag either preceding or appending the media file. The haptic effect information is automatically synchronized to the media file based on the information in one or more frames of the tag, whereby an actuator outputs the defined haptic effects in the tag in a manner synchronized with corresponding audio and/or video content of the media file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20080100584Abstract: A touch panel system that sanitizes a touch panel surface includes a substrate coupled to the touch panel surface. The system further includes an impedance interface coupled to the touch panel surface and a vibration source coupled to the impedance interface. The vibration source vibrates the substrate to generate pressure waves which destroy contaminants on the touch panel surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Immersion CorporationInventors: Richard David Hague, Mark Bolt, Christopher J. Ullrich, Munibe M. Bakircioglu
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Publication number: 20070242040Abstract: The system and method described is directed to receiving digital audio files and automatically converting the received files into haptic events. In an embodiment, the received files are of sampled digital or digitized analog audio files. The system and method separates the audio signal into a plurality of sub-band signals and segments the sub-band signals into a plurality of events. The system and method then assigns haptic effects to the events to produce haptic event signals which are to be output by an actuator. The system and method utilizes clipping and minimum time separation parameters along with physical parameters of the actuator and frequency characteristics in the audio signal to analyze and provide discrete haptic events which correspond with the audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: Immersion Corporation, A Delaware CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Ullrich, Danny A. Grant, Stephen D. Rank, Munibe M. Bakircioglu