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HAND-HELD DEVICE WITH TOUCHSCREEN AND DIGITAL TACTILE PIXELS

  • US 20080150911A1
  • Filed: 01/21/2008
  • Published: 06/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:

  • a case having one or more major surfaces;

    a touch screen disposed on at least one of the major surfaces;

    a processor operably coupled to the touch screen; and

    one or more tactile pixels disposed proximate the touch screen, wherein each of the one or more tactile pixels includes an actuatable portion coupled to an actuator and a sensor, wherein the actuator is coupled to the processor, wherein the actuator is configured to actuate in response to instructions from the processor and wherein the sensor is configured to generate signals as inputs to one or more programs executed by the processor when pressure is applied to the actuatable portion, wherein the actuatable portion is actuatable by the actuator between first and second positions in response to execution of one or more instructions by the processor, wherein a tactile feel of the actuatable portion in the first position is different from the tactile feel of the actuatable portion in the second position.

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