Huihui Wang from Clarksville, MD, age 44

Methods And Devices For Selectively Controlling And Varying Surface Texture And/Or Force Levels On A Mobile Device Using Haptic Feedback
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US Patent:

20130241718, Sep 19, 2013
Filed:

Mar 16, 2012
Appl. No.:

13/423059
Inventors:

Huihui WANG - Charlottesville VA, US
Roger M. RUUSPAKKA - San Diego CA, US
Dimosthenis KALEAS - San Diego CA, US
Robert S. TARTZ - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED - San Diego CA
International Classification:

G08B 6/00
US Classification:

3404071
Abstract:

Mobile devices having haptic interfaces located on an edge or back of mobile phones for selectively controlling and varying surface texture and/or force levels are provided. The haptic interfaces may allow for haptic interaction with the user of the mobile device when audio or visual feedback is not practical. The haptic interface may be an electro-mechanical system that may include a matrix or array of individually addressable actuators that can convey haptic information through the deformation of a flexible surface or membrane covering the array of individually addressable actuators. The array of “individually addressable” actuators may provide each actuator the ability to be separately addressable or addressable as a group (i.e. two or more) actuators.

Loudness Assistance System
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US Patent:

20180315441, Nov 1, 2018
Filed:

Apr 25, 2018
Appl. No.:

15/963091
Inventors:

- Jacksonville FL, US
Huihui Wang - Jacksonville FL, US
International Classification:

G10L 25/48
G06F 3/16
G10L 25/78
G10L 21/0208
Abstract:

The present disclosure provides generally for a wearable assistance device and software that may provide a measure of feedback to prompt a speaker to alter or change their vocal loudness as appropriate. According to the present disclosure, an assistance device may pair with other devices to facilitate, simplify, or amplify this feedback. The assistance device may also keep track of a speaker's progress, offer training and calibration modules, and learn when a speaker is more likely to need prompting. The assistance device may be part of a series of interchangeable assistance devices with similar functionality to be swapped out as needed by the speaker. The assistance devices may also have distance and situational awareness to alter its settings, either initiated by the speaker or on its own, to prompt a speaker appropriately.