METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HAPTIC ENABLED FLEXIBLE TOUCH SENSITIVE SURFACE
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1. An electronic interactive device comprising:
- a flexible touch sensitive surface capable of receiving an input;
a flexible screen coupled to said flexible touch sensitive surface; and
an actuator coupled to said flexible screen and configured to provide haptic feedback in response to said input.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for an electronic interactive device having a haptic enabled flexible touch sensitive surface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic interactive device includes a flexible touch sensitive surface, a flexible screen (or display), and an actuator. The flexible touch sensitive surface is deposited over the flexible screen and is capable of receiving an input, such as, for example, from a user. The flexible screen displays an image via a displaying window. The actuator is coupled to the flexible screen and provides haptic feedback in response to the input.
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35 Claims
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1. An electronic interactive device comprising:
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a flexible touch sensitive surface capable of receiving an input; a flexible screen coupled to said flexible touch sensitive surface; and an actuator coupled to said flexible screen and configured to provide haptic feedback in response to said input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing haptic feedback for an input and output device, comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of regions on a first surface of a flexible touch sensitive surface, wherein a second surface of said flexible touch sensitive surface is deposited over a flexible display; sensing a contact on one of said plurality of regions if said flexible touch sensitive surface; generating an input signal in response to said contact and sending said input signal to a processing unit; and generating haptic feedback in response to said input signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A handheld device having a flexible screen, comprising:
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a flexible touch sensitive surface capable of receiving an input; a flexible screen coupled to said flexible touch sensitive surface and configured to display an image in response to said input; a first handle coupled to first end of said flexible screen and a second handle coupled to second end of said flexible screen, wherein when said first handle and said second handle are in closed position, said flexible screen is in a rolled-up position, and when first handle and second handle are in open position, said flexible screen is in a displaying position; and an actuator coupled to said flexible screen and configured to provide haptic feedback in response to said input. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for providing force feedback for an input and output device, comprising:
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means for monitoring a plurality of regions on a first surface of a flexible touch sensitive surface, wherein said flexible touch sensitive surface is deposited over a flexible display; means for detecting an input on a touched region of said plurality of regions; means for generating an input signal associated to said touched region and sending said input signal to a processing unit; and means for generating haptic feedback on said device in response to said input signal. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A system comprising a flexible touch sensitive display device having a touch sensitive surface portion, a screen portion, and an actuator portion, wherein:
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said touch sensitive surface portion is capable of receiving an input, said flexible screen portion, placed adjacent to said touch sensitive surface portion, is configured to display an image, and said actuator portion, coupled to said screen portion, is configured to provide haptic feedback in response to said input. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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