John A Porcella

US Patent:

20170084137, Mar 23, 2017

Filed:

Apr 5, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/091510

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
John A. PORCELLA - Morgan Hill CA, US
John S. CAMP - San Francisco CA, US
Kyle J. NEKIMKEN - San Jose CA, US
Michael A. DAMIANAKIS - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G08B 6/00

Abstract:

This application relates to computing devices that can incorporate thermal haptic feedback devices for providing feedback in the form of a temperature change. The thermal haptic feedback device can be incorporated into a watch, and a portion of the watch can change temperature when a notification is to be provided to a user. The thermal haptic feedback device can also be incorporated into a surface of a mobile phone and allow a user to receive notifications regarding incoming calls and messages using a temperature change of the surface. The thermal haptic feedback device can also change temperature based on information received from external computing devices.