DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUDIBLE AND TACTILE INTERACTION BETWEEN OBJECTS

摘要

A device and a method for allowing a noncommunicating object to communicate comprises a processing module that provides a user interface that is capable of detecting an event on an area of the user interface, a control module for characterizing the detected event and a communication module for generating a message containing the characterization information from the detected event and receiving a digital message containing information for triggering an action that is associated with the event. The device also comprises piezoelectric means that are coupled to the processing module and capable of generating a mechanical vibration in the passive surface, which transforms the vibration into an acoustic wave in audio transmission mode, or of producing a mechanical vibration from an acoustic wave in audio reception mode.

主权项

1. A method for interacting between a communicating entity and at least one noncommunicating entity, the noncommunicating entity being equipped with an interaction device comprising piezoelectric means affixed to the surface of the noncommunicating entity and interaction means, the device being capable of performing the steps of:
identifying and locating the noncommunicating entity; detecting an event on an area of the noncommunicating entity; characterizing the detected event by means of parameters for characterizing the type of event; generating a message containing the event characterization parameters and an identifier from the noncommunicating entity; sending the message to the communicating entity; receiving, as a response from the communicating entity, a digital message containing information for executing an action associated with said event; converting the received message into an electrical signal; generating an acoustic wave from the electrical signal; and executing said action.