Method and Apparatus for Facilitating Tactile Identification of a Document Attribute
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1. An apparatus for facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute, comprising:
- a document, wherein the document has a set of document attributes; and
a fluid incorporated within the document at a designated location associated with a document attribute in the set of document attributes, and wherein the fluid changes rigidity in a presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the document attribute.
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Abstract
The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a document. The document has a set of document attributes. The apparatus also includes a fluid incorporated within the document at a designated location associated with a document attribute in the set of document attributes. The fluid changes rigidity in the presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the document attribute.
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1. An apparatus for facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute, comprising:
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a document, wherein the document has a set of document attributes; and a fluid incorporated within the document at a designated location associated with a document attribute in the set of document attributes, and wherein the fluid changes rigidity in a presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the document attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute, comprising:
inserting a fluid into a document at a designated location associated with a document attribute in a set of documents attributes, wherein the fluid changes rigidity in a presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the document attribute. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute, comprising:
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receiving a document, wherein the document has a set of document attributes; and generating an electric field in a fluid incorporated within the document, wherein a rigidity of the fluid increases at a designated location associated with a document attribute in the set of document attributes and wherein the fluid with increased rigidity is used for tactile identification of the document attribute. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for facilitating tactile identification of a currency attribute, comprising:
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currency, wherein the currency has a set of currency attributes; and a fluid incorporated within the currency at a designated location associated with a currency attribute in the set of currency attributes, and wherein the fluid changes rigidity in a presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the currency attribute. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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