Graphic user interface having touch detectability
First Claim
1. A control panel for an electrical/electronic device, said control panel comprising:
- a graphic user interface (GUI) having a display for displaying various control icons representing various control functions for controlling the electrical/electronic device;
means for rendering touch sensitivity to said display enabling a user of the control panel to select the desired control function by touching the respective control icon; and
means for rendering touch detectability to the control icons on the display enabling a user to differentiate the various control icons by feel.
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Abstract
A control panel for an electrical/electronic device allows a user to use the control panel without looking at the control panel. The control panel is formed by a graphic user interface (GUI) having a display for displaying various control icons for controlling the device. The display is touch sensitive so that a user is able to select the control function by pressing on the appropriate control icon. The display further has touch detectability for enabling a user to distinguish between the icons by touch. The touch detectability may be in the form of the surface of the display having raised portion in the vicinity of the control icons. While the positioning of the raised portions may be fixed, to allow for changing layouts of the control icons, the display may be flexible and an array of actuators may underlie the display whereby the actuators are selectively activated to press against the underside of the display thereby raising the upper surface of the display in the vicinities of the control icons.
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6 Claims
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1. A control panel for an electrical/electronic device, said control panel comprising:
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a graphic user interface (GUI) having a display for displaying various control icons representing various control functions for controlling the electrical/electronic device;
means for rendering touch sensitivity to said display enabling a user of the control panel to select the desired control function by touching the respective control icon; and
means for rendering touch detectability to the control icons on the display enabling a user to differentiate the various control icons by feel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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