HAPTIC DISPLAY FOR A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
- a hand cradleable body;
a display screen disposed on said body, said display screen configured to display to a user of the device images of buttons, icons, and/or other graphical user interface items;
a touch-sensing assembly with components disposed on or adjacent to said display screen, said touch-sensing assembly being adapted to recognize when the user has touched said display screen and to discriminate where the user has touched the display screen; and
a haptic assembly with components disposed on an upper surface of said display screen, said haptic assembly being adapted to provide tactile stimulation to the user when the user has touched the display screen at a location corresponding to the image of a button, icon, or other graphical user interface item displayed on the display screen.
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Abstract
A handheld wireless communication device features a haptic, touch-sensitive display screen. The handheld wireless communication device is constructed such that it has a hand cradleable body and a display screen disposed on the body. The display screen is configured to display images of buttons, icons and/or other graphical user interface items. Additionally, a touch-sensing assembly with components disposed on or adjacent to the display screen is provided in the handheld device. Furthermore, a haptic assembly is disposed on an upper surface of the display screen. The haptic assembly provides tactile stimulation to the user when the user touches the display screen at a location corresponding to the image of a button, icon, or other graphical user interface item.
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24 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
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a hand cradleable body; a display screen disposed on said body, said display screen configured to display to a user of the device images of buttons, icons, and/or other graphical user interface items; a touch-sensing assembly with components disposed on or adjacent to said display screen, said touch-sensing assembly being adapted to recognize when the user has touched said display screen and to discriminate where the user has touched the display screen; and a haptic assembly with components disposed on an upper surface of said display screen, said haptic assembly being adapted to provide tactile stimulation to the user when the user has touched the display screen at a location corresponding to the image of a button, icon, or other graphical user interface item displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A haptic feedback display screen for a handheld electronic device, comprising:
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a display screen configured to at least display images of buttons; a touch-sensing assembly with components disposed on or adjacent to said display screen, said touch-sensing assembly being adapted to recognize when a user has touched said display screen and to discriminate where the user has touched the display screen; and a haptic assembly with components disposed on an upper surface of said display screen, said haptic assembly being adapted to provide tactile stimulation to the user when the user has touched the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing haptic feedback to a user of a handheld electronic device based upon touch engagement of a touch sensitive display screen on the handheld electronic device, wherein the method comprises:
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displaying images of buttons or icons on a touch-sensitive display screen of a handheld electronic device; sensing touch engagement by the user of the touch-sensitive display screen; determining the location of the sensed touch engagement; providing haptic feedback to the user upon touch engagement of the touch-sensitive display screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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