Abstract: A wearable monitoring device for securely remaining coupled to a user and recording data pertaining to the user is provided. The device includes a main body, which has a display for viewing, a magnet for aligning the main body to other objects, a rechargeable battery for powering the main body and a computing module for storing, transferring and analyzing data. The device also includes a band extending from a first end of the main body to a second end of the main body for permitting coupling of the device to a user. The band may include anti-tampering features for preventing uncoupling of the device from a user without detection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating emotional states, moods, affects of an individual and providing feedback to the individual or others are disclosed. Systems and methods that provide real time detection and monitoring of physical aspects of an individual and/or aspects of the individual's activity and means of estimating that person's emotional state or affect and change to those are also disclosed. Real time feedback to the individual about the person's emotional change, change or potential change is provided to the user, helping the user cope, adjust or appropriately act on their emotions.

Abstract: Multipurpose tactile warning panels for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology by integrating tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies.

Abstract: A handheld personal care device having one or more light emitting elements and one or more light receiving elements is disclosed. Each of the light receiving elements is configured to receive light and output a respective measurement signal representing measurements of the received light. The handheld personal care device also has a control unit to estimate a position and/or an orientation of the device relative to a subject. The light emitting elements and the light receiving elements are arranged on the device such that, depending on the position and/or the orientation of the device relative to the subject, at least one of the light receiving elements can receive light emitted by at least one of light emitting elements and reflected by a reflective surface in the environment of the subject. The control unit estimates the position and/or the orientation of the device relative to the subject based on an analysis of the respective measurement signals of the light receiving elements.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, in an electronic device having a trackpad, a force signal that a force sensor of the trackpad generates based on a user input at the trackpad; receiving, in the electronic device, a touch signal that a touch sensor of the trackpad generates based on the user input; selecting, by the electronic device and based on at least one of the force signal or the touch signal, a first driver signal waveform from among multiple driver signal waveforms applicable to an actuator coupled to the trackpad; scaling, by the electronic device, the first driver signal waveform into a second driver signal waveform, the scaling based on at least one of the force signal or the touch signal; and generating, by the electronic device, a haptic output in response to the user input by providing the second driver signal waveform to the actuator.

Abstract: A tactile presentation device includes a movable part, a base, a guider, and one or more actuators. The movable part includes a first main surface and presents tactile to a user by being displaced in a predetermined one axial direction parallel to the first main surface. The base supports the movable part in a displaceable manner. The guider connects the base and the movable part, and regulates a displacement direction of the movable part in the one axial direction by sliding in the one axial direction. The actuator displaces the movable part in the one axial direction from one end side of the movable part in the one axial direction. When the number of actuators is one, the actuator is located on a symmetry axis of the movable part parallel to the one axial direction.

Abstract: A vibrotactile system for an aircraft may comprise a plurality of tactors and a tactor driver operably coupled to the plurality of tactors. The tactor driver may be configured to determine a vibration sequence for the plurality of tactors in response to a signal received from an aircraft controller, and to send vibration commands corresponding to the vibration sequence to the plurality of tactors.

Abstract: A content interaction system and method allow a user to simultaneously interact with a piece of content using three, four or five senses (such as sound, sight and smell in one example) of the user. In one embodiment, the content interaction system may have a plurality of devices wherein the user may integrate one or more of the devices together.

Abstract: A haptic navigation system is disclosed, comprising a haptic navigation device with one or more sensors, including an angular sensor, to detect the angle between the device's orientation and a target. The system also includes a vibration motor that generates haptic feedback based on mapped patterns derived from the device's orientation relative to the target. A central processing unit (CPU) interprets the angular data from the sensor, translates it into dynamic haptic patterns, and controls the vibration motor accordingly. The system further includes a memory to store the mapping of the dynamic haptic patterns and a graphic user interface (GUI) to interact with the haptic feedback. This haptic navigation system provides users with tactile guidance and enhances their interaction with electronic devices.

Abstract: A tactile reproduction system is made more efficient by achieving a data amount reduction of a tactile signal while ensuring reproducibility of a tactile sense. A decoding apparatus according to the present technology includes a decoding unit configured to decode tactile coded data obtained by performing encoding of compressing an information amount, on a tactile signal using higher-order perception in a tactile sense. Therefore, a data amount reduction of a tactile signal can be performed in accordance with a tactile characteristic of a human.

Abstract: A display device includes: an outer cover with light transmission properties; a design sheet with light transmission properties provided on the outer cover; a cushion layer with light transmission properties provided on a back surface side of the outer cover; and a light source provided on a back surface side of the cushion layer. When viewed in a cross section, the cushion layer includes: a plurality of first concave portions that are in a convex shape in a first orientation and a concave shape on a side opposite to the convex shape; and a plurality of second concave portions that are connected to the first concave portions and are in a convex shape in a second orientation and a concave shape on a side opposite to the convex shape. The first concave portions and the second concave portions are alternately provided.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, among other things, techniques for waking a user by changing the user's sleep environment. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a central controller of an air mattress system, at least one user alarm setting, generating, via the central controller, at least one instruction based on the received user alarm setting, and transmitting, from the central controller, the at least one instruction to a first component of the air mattress system to adjust a feature of the first component.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a slip simulation apparatus, a controlled robot, a game handle, a virtual game console, and a control system. The slip simulation apparatus includes a base; at least one motor arranged on the base; a slip simulation controller, configured to: receive slip data, and generate a rotating speed control signal used for controlling the at least one motor; and at least one synchronous wheel, at least one synchronous belt, and at least one limit apparatus associated with the motor, the synchronous wheel being sleeved on the synchronous belt and the limit apparatus, the motor being drivingly connected to the at least one synchronous wheel to drive, according to the rotating speed control signal, the at least one synchronous wheel and the at least one synchronous belt to rotate.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, among other things, techniques for waking a user by changing the user's sleep environment. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a central controller of an air mattress system, at least one user alarm setting, generating, via the central controller, at least one instruction based on the received user alarm setting, and transmitting, from the central controller, the at least one instruction to a first component of the air mattress system to adjust a feature of the first component.

Abstract: A male masturbating apparatus includes an elongated hollow frame member and a flexible actuator mounted to the elongated hollow frame member. The flexible actuator is operable between a first position and a second position. A silicon element is mounted within the elongated hollow frame member. A plurality of sensors is configured to detect at least a depth information based on a level of insertion of a penis in a flexible opening of the silicon element, and a magnitude of force applied on the flexible actuator for operating the flexible actuator to the second position from the first position. A control unit is operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors. The control unit is configured to provide a vibrotactile output based at least on the depth information and the magnitude of force applied on the flexible actuator.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes an electrode array for transdermal stimulation of a sensory nerve that itself innervates a body part distal to a worn location of the wearable electronic device. The transdermal stimulation is configured to induce an electrical current or voltage that evokes a sensory impression at an area innervated by the sensory nerve, not at the stimulated sensory nerve itself. In one implementation, the wearable electronic device takes a finger ring form factor worn on a proximal phalanx of an index finger. In this configuration, the wearable electronic device can stimulate a portion of a branch of the median nerve extending through the index finger. Upon stimulation of the median nerve, a user wearing the finger ring may perceive pressure applied to the user's fingertip.

Abstract: A pseudo haptic sensation is perceived by visually presenting a situation in which an object is deformed in accordance with a pulling action or a pushing action by at least one body part. Note that a rate of a magnitude of deformation of the object to a pulling amount of the pulling action or a pushing amount of the pushing action when providing a pseudo haptic sensation of a material having a first stiffness is higher than a rate of the magnitude of deformation of the object to a pulling amount of the pulling action or a pushing amount of the pushing action when providing a pseudo haptic sensation of a material having a second stiffness which is stiffer than the first stiffness.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a drive signal for an electronic device provides a drive signal that causes the electronic device to be actuated in synchronization with action in a video feed. A drive signal generator predicts actions that are likely to occur next in the video feed based on an action model for the video feed and based on information about action that recently occurred in the video feed. The predicted future actions are then used to generate the drive signal that is used to actuate the electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic key terminal includes a first case and a second case, an elastic member including a planar portion and a wall portion protruding from at least a part of a periphery of the planar portion in a direction from the first case toward the second case, and an electronic board housed in a space defined by the first case and the second case. The wall portion includes protruding portions protruding from opposing sides of the wall portion. The electronic board is partially disposed between the third planar portion and the protruding portions.

Abstract: An assistive device and method for non-visually discerning a three dimensional (3D) real-world area surrounding a user, includes a haptic feedback interface. The assistive device receives input to establish a mapping of a plurality of objects within a proximity range to at least one haptic element of the plurality of haptic elements in a defined region of the haptic feedback interface. Further, the assistive device merges two or more nearby relevant objects in the plurality of objects as one object so as to map the one relevant object to a corresponding haptic element of the set of haptic elements in the touch-discernible feedback. Furthermore, the assistive device adjusts sizes of the plurality of objects to map the plurality of objects with a set of haptic elements of the plurality of haptic elements while merging the two or more nearby relevant objects.

Abstract: A signal generation device that generates a waveform signal to cause a target object to generate a vibration according to a phenomenon. The device includes an envelope information acquisition unit that acquires first envelope information indicative of a first envelope of a first waveform signal corresponding to a first phenomenon, and second envelope information indicative of a second envelope of a second waveform signal corresponding to a second phenomenon. The device also includes a synthesis unit that generates a composite envelope obtained by synthesizing the envelopes based on the first envelope information and the second envelope information; and a modulation unit that modulates a force wave by the composite envelope to generate the waveform signal.

Abstract: A processor may receive first sensor data associated with detected movement of a user in an environment. The processor may determine, using an AI model, based on the first sensor data, that the movement of the user is associated with a first object. The processor may retrieve sensory data associated with the first object from a repository. In some embodiments, the sensory data may include at least one of auditory, olfactory, and haptic data associated with historical user interactions with the first object. The processor may provide a first sensory signal to the user to indicate a location of the first object relative to a first location of the user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to acquire sound data, acquire, as teacher vibration data, vibration data that is created on the basis of the sound data and that is used to cause a vibration device to vibrate, and execute machine learning by using the sound data and the teacher vibration data, to generate learned model data that is used to convert an input sound waveform into an output vibration waveform. The information processing apparatus executes the machine learning by using a value obtained by analysis of a frequency spectrum of the sound data as an input feature amount.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that is detachable from a human body. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that generates feedback information that provides feedback. The generation of the feedback information is based on information that is based on a strength or a weakness of a keystroke of a musical instrument.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a seat of a vehicle, and a vibration generation device provided in the seat. The vibration generation device includes a housing, a diaphragm supported on the housing, an actuator attached to at least one of the housing and the diaphragm, and a sensor, including a detection electrode, and configured to detect a user approaching the detection electrode. The diaphragm and the detection electrode are famed by a common member.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of determining stress levels in a user comprising: receiving galvanic skin response (GSR) measurements by a wearable sensor on the user over a period of time; receiving temperature measurements by the wearable sensor on the user over the period of time; determining changes in the temperature over a predetermined threshold in the temperature measurements over the period of time; calibrating the GSR measurements based on the determined changes in temperature over the predetermined threshold; calculating a stress level of the user based on the calibrated GSR measurements; and generating an output indicative of the calculated stress level.

Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for controlling an operating device, where the operating device includes: (i) a grip part to be gripped by a user; and (ii) an operation part for activation by a finger of the user gripping the grip part, and where the operation part includes: (i) a movable part capable of moving from a resting position toward another position in response to a force applied by the finger of the user, (ii) a biasing element operating to urge the movable part toward the resting position, and (iii) a motorized assembly operating to receive a drive signal and apply a force to the movable part in an opposite direction of the force applied by the finger of the user.

Abstract: A method for identifying, locating and tracking a calibrating conduit within a 3D ultrasound point cloud includes the following steps: firstly rapidly modeling the conduit through an ultrasound map, then framing an approximate range of the conduit after human-computer interaction in a display interface, and tracking the approximate range accurately. The method has advantages of modeling and locating the conduit based on pure ultrasound, faster and more accurate modeling, more accurate positioning of the conduit by framing, reducing inaccurate positioning caused by other factors, and human-machine interaction for positioning the conduit with ready access to ensure accuracy and reliability.

Abstract: A force sense presentation device 1 includes a base body 2 that is gripped by a hand of a user, a movable unit 3 having a finger placement portion 5 on which the user is to place a fingertip in a state in which the base body 2 is gripped by the user, and a moving mechanism that moves the movable unit 3 with respect to the base body 2. The base body 2 is held by two or more fingers. The finger placement portion 5 has a finger engagement portion 4 provided thereon uprightly in a direction different from a moving direction of the movable unit 3.

Abstract: In some implementations, a user device can maintain a multi-device context store. For example, the user device can receive device and/or user context information from multiple devices and store the context information in a local data store. The user device can collect local device and/or user context information and store the context information in the local context store. The user device can receive user/device context queries from client processes and send the client processes user/device context information from multiple devices in response to the queries.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for haptic stimulation. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a haptic stimulation system comprising a haptic stimulation interface comprising a pattern of stimulation elements configured to stimulate receptors in skin of a user. The haptic stimulation system further comprises a control circuit configured to present information in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with a presentation mode that is tailored to the user.

Abstract: A semiconductor probe includes multiple metal layers. An oxide layer is disposed between each adjacent pair of the metal layer. A via for connecting at least one pair of the metal layers. At least one protection layer 150 is disposed at an external side of the metal layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling activation of different input elements using an actuator are disclosed herein. An example method includes in response to detecting that a representation of a finger is located by a first input element: obtaining information regarding a first amount of force to actuate the first input element, and causing adjustment of a physical characteristic of an actuator so that a first amount of force directed to a component of the actuator activates the first input element. In response to detecting that the representation of the finger is located by a second input element, the method also includes: obtaining information regarding a second amount of force distinct from the first amount of force, and causing adjustment of the physical characteristic of the actuator so that the second amount of force directed to the component of the actuator activates the second input element.

Abstract: A dial control method applied to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a storage unit configured to store a plurality of functions. The functions comprise a first function and a second function. The first function is a constant function, and the second function is a non-linear function. The electronic device is electrically connected to a dial module, and the dial module rotates to generate rotation data. The dial control method comprises: receiving a selection signal and selecting one of the functions based on the selection signal; receiving the rotation data and calculating a tick number per unit time based on the rotation data; transforming the tick number per unit time into an output tick number based on the selected function; and controlling the electronic device based on the output tick number. A dial control system is further provided.

Abstract: An electronic device detects a contact on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, including a first portion of a gesture made with the contact, a second portion of the gesture that follows the first portion, and lift-off of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface during or after the second portion of the gesture. In response to detecting the second portion of the gesture, if a modifier input was detected while detecting the first portion of the gesture made with the contact, the electronic device performs a first operation and generates a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface. If the modifier input was not detected while detecting the first portion of the gesture, the electronic device performs a second operation different from the first operation and generates a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.

Abstract: Provided is a device including a housing, a mass body arranged in the housing, a movement mechanism that moves the mass body in the housing, a vibrator, and a control unit that controls movement of the mass body and vibration of the vibrator. The control unit is capable of changing a position at which the vibrator is to vibrate in the housing.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide techniques for generating haptic feedback or haptic sensations, and in particular to techniques for outputting haptic feedback which varies depending on the input. The haptic feedback is delivered by a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator that controls the movement of a component based on the required haptic feedback/sensation.

Abstract: An electronic including a transceiver configured to receive, from at least one wearable device, information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is being worn; and a processor configured to determine whether the at least one wearable device that is being worn, based on the received information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is being worn, and to provide a notification to the at least one wearable device in response to determining that the at least one wearable device is being worn.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including: an information processor; and a plurality of tactile presentation apparatuses, the plurality of tactile presentation apparatuses including a first tactile presentation apparatus that, in a case of receiving tactile presentation information from the information processor, transmits the tactile presentation information to peripheral tactile presentation apparatus, and a second tactile presentation apparatus that, in a case of receiving the tactile presentation information from the peripheral tactile presentation apparatus, presents a tactile stimulus on a basis of the tactile presentation information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a haptic feedback method, a related device and a computer readable storage medium. The haptic feedback method is used in a wearable device, and the haptic feedback method includes: receiving first vibration information sent by a terminal device; on the basis of the first vibration information, sending vibration feedback information to the terminal device; receiving second vibration information sent by the terminal device; and on the basis of the first vibration information, implementing vibration. The present method aims to solve the problem in the prior art of the information sent by the wearable devices being limited.

Abstract: A shin guard, system, and method includes a rigid member forming an outer surface of the shin guard, one or more soft members, secured with respect to the rigid member, forming an inner surface of the shin guard, and haptic devices positioned with respect to one or both of the rigid member and the one or more soft members. The haptic devices are configured to selectively generate haptic signals according to a plurality of predetermined patterns that may be sensed by a wearer of the shin guard.

Abstract: An acoustic field may be produced from a transducer array having known relative positions and orientations In this acoustic field, one or more control points may be defined. An amplitude may be assigned to the control point. Mid-air haptic effect for a virtual object on a human body part may be generated by moving the control point in a single closed curve comprising a plurality of curve segments. The single closed curve traverses at least one location where the human body part intersects with the virtual object. Additionally, a user may interact with virtual three-dimensional content using the user's hands while a tracking system monitoring the user's hands, a physics engine updates the properties of the virtual three-dimensional content and a haptic feedback system provides haptic information to the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides a speaker, including: a housing body having an accommodation cavity with a first chamber and a second chamber; a first side wall and a second side wall enclosing the first chamber; a third side wall and a fourth side wall enclosing the second chamber; and a speaker unit including a connection part located in the first chamber and a sounding component connecting to the connection part. A distance between the first side wall and the second side wall is smaller than a distance between the third side wall and the fourth side wall. The speaker enables the connection part to be connected to the side wall of the housing body without the end of the connection part needing to exceed the end of the sounding component, which reduces the volume of the housing body and facilitates the miniaturized design of the speaker.

Abstract: A tactile feedback platform includes a main body having a flat top wall and a plurality of sidewalls that define an interior space. An amplifier is positioned along the main body and includes jacks for connecting to an external entertainment system. The amplifier is connected to a plurality of tactile transducers that are located within the main body. The transducers function to vibrate the top wall of the platform in response to signals received from the entertainment system connected to the amplifier. A system controller is connected to the amplifier, the transducers and a plurality of that are located lights along the main body. The controller functions to communicate wirelessly with a smartphone using a mobile application to control the operation of the platform.

Abstract: An operator control panel for a household appliance includes an operator control front, a panel carrier supporting the operator control front and having a recess, and a haptic actuator guided through the recess of the panel carrier for coupling to the operator control front so that during an operator control procedure of the operator control panel the haptic actuator outputs a haptic signal as feedback to a user in response to the operator control procedure via the operator control front.

Abstract: Tactile vibration signals are transferred favorably in synchronization with audio signals. Transfer signals for respective blocks each including a plurality of frames are sequentially transmitted to a receiver side via a predetermined transfer line. The transfer signals include a predetermined number of channels of audio signals and a predetermined number of channels of tactile vibration signals. For example, the tactile vibration signals are generated on the basis of media signals associated with the audio signals. For example, configuration information of the predetermined number of channels of audio signals and the predetermined number of channels of tactile vibration signals is added to the transfer signals.

Abstract: The operating unit comprises an operating element which is adapted to be mechanically excited by means of a piezo driver. The piezo driver comprises a piezo actuator made from a piezoelectric material. The longitudinal extension ends of the piezo actuator have mechanically coupled thereto a conversion gear for converting a length change of the piezo actuator occurring in the effective direction of the piezo actuator into a movement of an element, which is coupled to the conversion gear and to be moved, at an angle not equal to 0 degree relative to the longitudinal extension of the piezo actuator. The conversion gear comprises a first bracket which is of an elastic configuration and/or comprises an elastic material and which, in the area of the longitudinal extension ends of the piezo actuator, is mechanically coupled to the latter.

Abstract: A system may include a vehicle. The vehicle may include an array of haptic devices. The system may further include at least one processor configured to: determine a location of an object or occurrence relative to the user; based at least on the location of the object or occurrence relative to the user, select at least one haptic device of the array of haptic devices to be driven and function as a directional haptic alert to the user, wherein the directional haptic alert is indicative of a direction from the user toward the object or occurrence; and output at least one command to cause a driving of the selected at least one haptic device, wherein the driving of the selected at least one haptic device is perceivable by the user as the directional haptic alert.

Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a chassis, a prime mover supported by the chassis, an operator cab supported by the chassis, a control system including a controller, an operator support positioned within the operator cab and having a seat portion and a backrest portion and an actuator positioned within at least one of the seat portion and the backrest portion. The actuator is in communication with the controller and configured to move in a first pattern in response to a first notification signal from the controller in order to relay information to the operator.