HAND-HELD DEVICE WITH TOUCHSCREEN AND DIGITAL TACTILE PIXELS
First Claim
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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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device is disclosed. The device may comprise a case case having one or more major surfaces; a touch screen disposed on one of the major surfaces, the touch screen; a processor operably coupled to the touch screen; and one or more tactile pixels disposed proximate the touch screen. Each of the tactile pixels includes an actuatable portion coupled to an actuator and a sensor. The actuator and sensor are coupled to the processor. The actuator is configured to actuate in response to instructions from the processor and 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. The actuatable portion is actuatable by the actuator between first and second positions. A tactile feel of the actuatable portion is different in the first and second positions.
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30 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen disposed on a major surface of the electronic device; a processor operably coupled to the touch screen; and wherein the touch screen comprises an array of tactile pixels, wherein each of the tactile pixels in the array includes an actuatable portion coupled to an actuator and a sensor, wherein the transducer 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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19. A method for operating a hand-held device having a 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 actuatable portion is actuatable by the actuator between first and second positions, 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, the method comprising:
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tracking user input with the touch screen; determining a state of the touch screen; changing a state of the one or more tactile pixels in response to detection of a predetermined state of the display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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