Deformable haptic wearables with variable physical properties

Abstract

A haptically-enabled device has an interface for receiving an instruction to provide haptic information. The device includes a tangible element with a physical property including length, stiffness, or texture. A haptic output device is attached to the tangible element and a haptic response module provides haptic information to the haptic output device. The haptic output device causes the tangible element to be altered from a first state to a second state of the physical property.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wearable haptically-enabled device comprising:
 an interface for receiving an instruction to provide haptic information;   a tangible element having a physical property;   a haptic output device attached to the tangible element;   a haptic response module for providing haptic information to the haptic output device, the haptic output device causing the tangible element to be altered from a first state to a second state of the physical property.