A computing device is described that receives a notification generated by a notification source, determines a set of notification channels defined by the notification source, each notification channel having one or more parameters defined by the notification source, and determines a particular notification channel from the set of notification channels assigned to the notification. The computing device determines one or more parameters of the particular notification channel and outputs an indication of the notification according to the one or more parameters of the particular notification channel. In this way, a user may be provided with an indication of the manner in which a given notification is being handled by the computing device. This may provide further information on the notification itself and allow efficient interaction in light of the knowledge thereby provided.

An information processing apparatus includes an arithmetic processing unit. The arithmetic processing unit generates a first haptic-feedback presentation signal, which is to be supplied to a first haptic-feedback presentation device of a plurality of haptic-feedback presentation devices, based on the first characteristic information extracted from a first sound signal corresponding to a first channel among sounds of a plurality of channels output from a sound output device capable of outputting the sounds of the plurality of channels, and generates a second haptic-feedback presentation signal, which is to be supplied to a second haptic-feedback presentation device of the plurality of haptic-feedback presentation devices, based on the second characteristic information extracted from a second sound signal corresponding to a second channel among the sounds of the plurality of channels.

A computing device is described that displays a set of graphical elements in a status bar of a graphical user interface. Each graphical element corresponds to a different pending notification. While expanding a notification shade from the status bar, the device displays the graphical elements within an area of the notification shade that is adjacent to a leading edge of the notification shade. Responsive to determining that a particular notification message is newly visible, the device removes, a particular graphical element that corresponds to the particular notification message, and displays the particular graphical element within the particular notification message. In this manner, interaction with the notification area may be more efficient, as during a process of expanding or contracting this area, the user may be informed the underlying state of the set of pending notifications as a whole.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communication technology, and disclose a vibration method, a mobile terminal, and a computer-readable medium. A corresponding relation between music parameters and vibration signals is pre-stored in the mobile terminal. The vibration method is applied to a mobile terminal and includes: acquiring, according to the a preset ringtone, a music parameter of the ringtone; searching for a vibration signal corresponding to the music parameter according to the music parameter of the ringtone; generating a driving signal matching the ringtone according to the found vibration signal, where the driving signal is used to drive a motor inside the mobile terminal to produce a vibration matching the ringtone; and when the ringtone is played, driving the motor to vibrate according to the generated driving signal. In this way, the mobile terminal vibrates according to the rhythm of music, meeting users' personalized requirements.

A method of countering a residual resonance experienced by an electronic communication device due to an activation of an actuator within the housing of the electronic communication device. The method includes determining an effective vibration behavior of the electronic communication device when activating the actuator according to a predetermined pattern, determining, based on the effective vibration behavior, a desired counter actuation signal, activating the actuator according to the predetermined pattern for a predetermined period of time, and upon expiration of the predetermined period of time, activating the actuator according to the desired counter actuation signal to counter an residual resonance experienced by the electronic communication device.

A motor-integrated acoustic output unit, comprising: a speaker frame of which one surface and the other surface are open; a diaphragm covering an opening part of the one surface of the speaker frame and being coupled to the speaker frame; a yoke covering the other surface of the speaker frame; a motor unit which is coupled to the yoke and which has at least a portion positioned inside the speaker frame; a voice coil positioned on the circumference of the motor unit, vibrating in the directions of the one surface and the other surface, and causing the diaphragm to vibrate; and an outer magnet positioned outside the voice coil, wherein the motor unit comprises: a motor frame coupled to the yoke; a motor coil fixed to the motor frame; an elastic part of which one side is coupled to the motor frame; and a motor magnet coupled to the other side of the elastic part, implements speaker, receiver, and motor functions with one module so as to reduce a mounting space, thereby reducing the number of components such that a manufacturing process is simplified and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Technology for a mobile device is described. The mobile device can include a vibration motor operable to generate a vibration, and a sensor operable to capture a plurality of vibration signals that result from the vibration. The mobile device can provide the plurality of vibration signals to a model running on the mobile device. The model can include a plurality of predefined patterns that correspond to vibration signals produced by mobile devices residing on different surfaces. The mobile device can identify, using the model, a predefined pattern in the plurality of predefined patterns that substantially corresponds to the plurality of vibration signals based on a confidence level that exceeds a threshold. The mobile device can determine a type of surface on which the mobile device resides based on the predefined pattern identified using the model.

An actuator and a tactile device are provided. In the actuator, a gel member is disposed in a portion where a support body and a movable body face each other. The gel member is attached to the movable body and the support body by a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer. The gel member includes a first portion and a second portion having a higher hardness than an intermediate portion on a first adhesive layer side and a second adhesive layer side from the intermediate portion. If the thicknesses of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are changed, a spring constant of the gel member is changed. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are made to appropriate thicknesses. The gel member, the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are addition reaction types, and the base polymers thereof are the same.

The present disclosure provides an artificial intelligence apparatus includes a haptic module configured to output a vibration notification, a microphone configured to obtain noise data generated by the vibration notification, a gyro sensor configured to obtain equilibrium state information of the artificial intelligence apparatus, and a processor configured to obtain floor strength information output by a floor strength prediction model by providing the equilibrium state information and the noise data to the floor strength prediction model which outputs the floor strength information of a floor on which the artificial intelligence apparatus is placed, and determine vibration notification strength based on the floor strength information.

A computing device supports both audible notifications and vibration notifications that are used to notify a user of various different events, such as an incoming voice call or text message. The computing device predicts when a user will have difficulty hearing an audible notification from the computing device due to environmental noise. In response to predicting that a user will have difficulty hearing an audible notification from the computing device due to environmental noise, the computing device enables vibration notifications (if not already enabled) on the computing device. The computing device also optionally communicates with one or more additional devices (e.g., a smartwatch or other wearable device) connected to the computing device to cause those additional devices to also enable vibration notifications. In response to subsequent events for which the user is to be notified, the computing device (and optionally additional devices connected thereto) provides a vibration notification.