METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SKIN TEXTURE SURFACE ON A DEVICE USING HYDRAULIC CONTROL
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a controllable skin texture surface comprising a skin texture surface actuation structure that is comprised of a hydraulic actuation structure comprising a fluid and a flexible skin structure that moves in response to movement of the fluid to change a tactile configuration of at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface.
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Abstract
A portable device (100) includes a controllable skin texture surface that includes a skin texture surface actuation structure that includes a hydraulic actuation structure and a flexible skin structure (1100) that moves in response to movement of fluid to change a tactile configuration of at least a portion (322) of the controllable skin texture surface. In one example, a substrate (1104) includes one or more fluid channels (1106) and the flexible skin structure includes a plurality of fluid pockets (1102) corresponding to texture features that are in fluid communication with at least one fluid channel. A fluid pump (1702) that moves the fluid in and out of the fluid passages may be controlled either by electronic control signals or mechanical movement of a movable housing portion (110).
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18 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
a controllable skin texture surface comprising a skin texture surface actuation structure that is comprised of a hydraulic actuation structure comprising a fluid and a flexible skin structure that moves in response to movement of the fluid to change a tactile configuration of at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handheld wireless device comprising:
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a wireless telephone subsystem; a display operatively coupled to the wireless telephone subsystem; and a controllable skin texture surface comprising; a skin texture surface actuation structure that is comprised of a hydraulic actuation structure comprising a fluid and a flexible skin structure that moves in response to movement of the fluid to change a tactile configuration of at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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