Method and apparatus for multi-touch tactile touch panel actuator mechanisms
First Claim
1. A tactile touch panel comprising a plurality of piezoelectric cells forming a piezoelectric layer having a first and a second surfaces, wherein said first surface of said piezoelectric layer is configured to receive inputs, wherein each one of said plurality of piezoelectric cells includes at least one piezoelectric material, wherein said piezoelectric material is configured to provide a haptic effect independent of other piezoelectric cells.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of actuator mechanisms for a multi-touch tactile touch panel are disclosed. The tactile touch panel includes an electrical insulated layer and a tactile layer. The top surface of the electrical insulated layer is capable of receiving an input from a user. The tactile layer includes a grid or an array of haptic cells. The top surface of the haptic layer is situated adjacent to the bottom surface of the electrical insulated layer, while the bottom surface of the haptic layer is situated adjacent to a display. Each haptic cell further includes at least one piezoelectric material, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) element, thermal fluid pocket, MEMS pump, resonant device, variable porosity membrane, laminar flow modulation, or the like. Each haptic cell is configured to provide a haptic effect independent of other haptic cells in the tactile layer.
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34 Claims
- 1. A tactile touch panel comprising a plurality of piezoelectric cells forming a piezoelectric layer having a first and a second surfaces, wherein said first surface of said piezoelectric layer is configured to receive inputs, wherein each one of said plurality of piezoelectric cells includes at least one piezoelectric material, wherein said piezoelectric material is configured to provide a haptic effect independent of other piezoelectric cells.
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11. A haptic touch panel comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“
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) cells formed a MEMS layer having a first and a second surfaces, wherein said first surface is capable of receiving inputs, wherein each one of said plurality of MEMS cells includes at least one MEMS element, wherein said MEMS element is configured to provide a haptic effect independent of other MEMS cells. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- MEMS”
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22. A method for providing multiple simultaneous haptic effects comprising:
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detecting a first deformation of a sensing layer; detecting a second deformation of said sensing layer substantially same time as said first deformation; generating a first input in accordance with a location of said first deformation and a second input in accordance with a location of said second deformation; activating a first haptic cell with a first haptic effect in response to said first input and a second haptic cell with a second haptic effect in response to said second input. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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