Feedback on input actuator
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1. A user input system for an electronic device comprising:
- an input actuator adapted to be depressed by a user to input a signal into the electronic device; and
an actuator location signaling system adapted to signal location of the input actuator to the user, wherein the actuator location signaling system comprises a textured surface proximate the input actuator for a finger of the user to contact, and a system for moving the textured surface to enhance sensory input to the user'"'"'s finger while contacting the textured surface.
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Abstract
A user input system for an electronic device including an input actuator adapted to be depressed by a user to input a signal into the electronic device; and an actuator location signaling system adapted to signal location of the input actuator to the user. The actuator location signaling system includes a textured surface proximate the input actuator for a finger of the user to contact, and a system for moving the textured surface to enhance sensory input to the user'"'"'s finger while contacting the textured surface.
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50 Claims
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1. A user input system for an electronic device comprising:
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an input actuator adapted to be depressed by a user to input a signal into the electronic device; and an actuator location signaling system adapted to signal location of the input actuator to the user, wherein the actuator location signaling system comprises a textured surface proximate the input actuator for a finger of the user to contact, and a system for moving the textured surface to enhance sensory input to the user'"'"'s finger while contacting the textured surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of signaling a user of an electronic device of a location of a user input on the electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing the electronic device with a textured surface proximate the user input which is adapted to be depressed by a user to input a signal into the electronic device; and moving the textured surface to enhance sensory input of the textured surface to the user while the user is touching the textured surface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A user input system for an electronic device comprising:
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a cover of the electronic device having a textured surface proximate a user depressible input area; an input actuator located beneath the user depressible input area of the cover; and a vibration system for vibrating the cover at the textured surface to thereby enhance sensory input to a user'"'"'s touch of the cover at the textured surface such that tactile signaling of location of the input actuator to the user'"'"'s touch is enhanced. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A user input system for an electronic device comprising:
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a cover of the electronic device having a transparent window; and a haptic actuator located beneath the window, wherein the haptic actuator is adapted to move the window for providing tactile sensory input to a user'"'"'s touch on the window, and wherein the haptic actuator comprises an indicium viewable by the user through the window. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A user input system for an electronic device comprising:
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an input actuator adapted to be depressed by a user to input a signal into the electronic device; a cover of the electronic device having a portion located over the input actuator which is adapted to be depressed inward by the user to actuate the input actuator; and a haptic actuator comprising a vibrator adapted to vibrate the portion of the cover over the input actuator. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A cover for a hand-held portable electronic device comprising:
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a haptic feedback textured surface area adapted to be located above a user depressible input actuator of the hand-held portable electronic device, wherein the textured surface area is adapted to be depressed by a user to actuate the user depressible input actuator and thereby input a signal into the electronic device, wherein the textured surface area has an aesthetic design shape observable by a user; and a system for removably mounting the cover to a main section of the hand-held portable electronic device, wherein the main section of the hand-held portable electronic device is adapted to have one of a plurality of different covers, having different shaped haptic feedback textured surface areas, mounted thereto such that the cover is adapted to replace a different cover on the main section of the hand-held portable electronic device having a different shaped haptic feedback textured surface area. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. A cover for a hand-held portable electronic device comprising:
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a system for attaching the cover to a main section of the hand-held portable electronic device to thereby cover a user depressible input actuator on the main section which is adapted to input a signal into the hand-held portable electronic device when the user input actuator is depressed by a user; and a haptic textured surface on an exterior side of the cover which is adapted to be located over the user input actuator, wherein the haptic textured surface comprises a series of symmetrical grooves and/or projections around and/or directly over the user input actuator which is adapted to be felt by touch of the user to indicate location of the user input actuator, and wherein the series of symmetrical grooves and/or projections form an aesthetic design which is viewable by the user. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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50. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations to enhance tactile sensation to indicate location of a user input, the operations comprising:
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sensing location of a user'"'"'s finger on a cover having a haptic textured surface area above the user input; and when the location of the user'"'"'s finger is sensed proximate the haptic textured surface area above the user input, vibrating the haptic textured surface area to thereby enhance the tactile sensation to the user'"'"'s finger at the haptic textured surface area.
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