Tactile Conforming Apparatus and Method for a Device
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1. A device, comprising:
- a controllable skin texture surface;
a sensor that is operative to sense a plurality of points of interest of a user surface; and
control logic, operatively coupled to the sensor and the controllable skin texture surface, that is operative to, in response to the sensor sensing the plurality of points of interest, control a plurality of portions of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest.
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Abstract
A device (100, 2604) includes a controllable skin texture surface (2602), a sensor (2700), and control logic (200). The sensor senses a plurality of points of interest (2804, 2806) of a user surface (2800). The control logic controls a plurality of portions (2900) of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest in response to the sensor sensing the plurality of points of interest. In one example, the control logic periodically adjusts the plurality of portions protruding from the controllable skin texture surface in response to movement between the user surface and the controllable skin texture surface.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a controllable skin texture surface; a sensor that is operative to sense a plurality of points of interest of a user surface; and control logic, operatively coupled to the sensor and the controllable skin texture surface, that is operative to, in response to the sensor sensing the plurality of points of interest, control a plurality of portions of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a device, comprising:
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sensing a plurality of points of interest of a user surface; and controlling a plurality of portions of a controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest in response to sensing the plurality of points of interest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An earpiece for a mobile communication device, comprising:
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an acoustic port that is operative to deliver sound to an ear of a user; a controllable skin texture surface substantially circumscribing the acoustic port; a sensor that is operative to sense a plurality of points of interest of the ear; and control logic, operatively coupled to the sensor and the controllable skin texture surface, that is operative to, in response to the sensor sensing the plurality of points of interest, control a plurality of portions of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest when the mobile communication device is in use. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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