METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY OF A DEVICE
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a controllable skin texture surface;
a non-keypad display operative to display non-keypad information representing at least one selectable element that represents additional display information; and
control logic, operatively coupled to the non-keypad display and the controllable skin texture surface, that is operative to control at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at a location corresponding to the at least one selectable element to provide a protruding selectable element.
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Abstract
A device (2600) includes a controllable skin texture surface (2616), a non-keypad display (2618), and control logic (200). The non-keypad display displays non-keypad information representing at least one selectable element (2800, 2900). The selectable element represents additional display information (2610, 2614). The control logic is operatively coupled to the non-keypad display and the controllable skin texture surface. The control logic controls at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at a location corresponding to the selectable element to provide a protruding selectable element (2804, 2902). In one example, the device includes a sensor (2602). The sensor is operatively coupled to the control logic. The sensor senses a user activating the selectable element. The control logic controls the non-keypad display to display the additional information in response to the sensor sensing the user activating the selectable element.
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24 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a controllable skin texture surface; a non-keypad display operative to display non-keypad information representing at least one selectable element that represents additional display information; and control logic, operatively coupled to the non-keypad display and the controllable skin texture surface, that is operative to control at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at a location corresponding to the at least one selectable element to provide a protruding selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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displaying non-keypad information representing at least one selectable element that represents additional display information; and controlling at least a portion of a controllable skin texture surface to protrude at a location corresponding to the at least one selectable element to provide a protruding selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device, comprising:
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a controllable skin texture surface; a non-keypad display operative to display non-keypad information representing at least one selectable element that represents additional display information; a sensor operative to sense whether a user is one of selecting a protruding selectable element corresponding with the at least one selectable element and activating the protruding selectable element; and control logic, operatively coupled to the sensor, the non-keypad display and the controllable skin texture surface, that is operative to; control at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at a location corresponding to the at least one selectable element to provide the protruding selectable element; and control the non-keypad display to display the additional information in response to the sensor sensing the user activating the protruding selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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Specification