Tactile feedback through a computer keyboard key
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1. A method of providing tactile feedback to a user of a computer device, the method comprising:
- detecting a predetermined event in a computer device; and
upon the predetermined event, making a predetermined electronic output from the computer device to a keyboard connected to the computer device, the predetermined electronic output providing a tactile feedback to a user through a key on the keyboard.
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Abstract
Tactile feedback may be provided to a user of a computer device through a key on a computer keyboard. A method may comprise detecting a predetermined event in a computer device, and making a predetermined electronic output from the computer device to a keyboard connected to the computer device, the predetermined electronic output providing a tactile feedback to a user through a key on the keyboard. An electromagnetic device such as a linear actuator may provide the tactile feedback. A motion sensor may register key movement and produce an output that the computer device interprets as depression of the key.
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1. A method of providing tactile feedback to a user of a computer device, the method comprising:
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detecting a predetermined event in a computer device; and
upon the predetermined event, making a predetermined electronic output from the computer device to a keyboard connected to the computer device, the predetermined electronic output providing a tactile feedback to a user through a key on the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer keyboard comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of keys with which a user can make an input when the computer keyboard is connected to a computer device; and
a device connected to at least one of the plurality of keys for providing a tactile feedback to the user through the at least one key upon a predetermined electronic output from the computer device to the computer keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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detect a predetermined event in a computer device; and
upon the predetermined event, make a predetermined electronic output from the computer device to a keyboard connected to the computer device, the predetermined electronic output providing a tactile feedback to a user through a key on the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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