Haptic Media Interchange Format for Multi-Modal Signal Streaming

The patent creates a universal haptics media interchange format that can represent multiple types of haptics signals (vibration, pressure, acceleration, temperature, humidity, olfactory) within a single standardized structure. This multi-functional format allows different haptics modalities to be expressed uniformly, resolving the contradiction by providing a versatile framework that handles diverse haptics types without proportionally increasing processing complexity.

The patent transforms complex multi-dimensional haptics sensations into standardized parameters within the interchange format. By defining specific parameter structures for different haptics modalities (e.g., vibration frequency, pressure magnitude, temperature values), the system manages complexity through parameterization, allowing diverse haptics types to be expressed through a consistent parameter-based approach rather than requiring separate complex processing for each sensation type.

The haptics media interchange format is segmented into distinct components, each handling specific aspects of haptics representation. The format divides haptics content into separate elements such as haptics experience objects, haptics pattern objects, haptics channel objects, and component element objects. This segmentation allows the complex format to be managed through modular structures, where each segment handles a specific function, making the overall complex format easier to process through systematic decomposition.

The patent introduces an intermediary haptics media interchange format that acts as a bridge between raw haptics signals and final haptics presentation. This intermediary format serves as a standardized translation layer that converts diverse haptics modalities into a uniform structure, simplifying subsequent processing and transmission operations while accommodating the complexity of multiple haptics modalities within its standardized framework.