FIG. 11M illustrates examples of haptic outputs for the phonemes “/∫/,” “/![custom character]()
/,” “/h/,” “/n/,” “/η/,” and “/l/,” according to an embodiment. As illustrated, the phoneme “/∫/” (a voiceless postalveolar fricative) corresponds to the “sh” in “she,” “/![custom character]()
/” (a voiced palatoalveolar sibilant fricative) to the “z” in “seizure,” “/h/” to the “h” in “he,” “/n/” to the “n” in “name,” “/η/” (a velar nasal) to the “ng” in “ping,” and “/l/” to the “l(fā)” in “l(fā)ee.” As with FIG. 11K, each phoneme is represented by a corresponding activation of one or more cutaneous actuators generating a haptic output of a type indicated by the fill pattern as shown. Note that the phoneme “/l/” here corresponds to a haptic output that comprises sequential activation of four different cutaneous actuators, in the order shown by the circular arrow illustrated in FIG. 11M for the phoneme “/l/” and as represented by the sample word “l(fā)ee.”
