SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTILE FEEDBACK TO A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for providing tactile feedback to a user of an electronic device, comprising:
- an input device in the electronic device having a first input region for receiving a user action from said user;
a surface associated with said input device and covering at least a part of said first input region;
an input signal generator associated with said input device; and
a physical feature associated with said input region, said physical feature being located on said surface, providing a second input region for receiving said user action and providing a tactile feedback to said user when said user contacts said second region,whereinsaid input signal generator generates a first input signal when said user action comprises said user touching said first input region while not touching said second input region; and
said input signal generator generates a second input signal when said user action comprises said user touching simultaneously said first input region and said second input region.
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Abstract
A system for providing tactile feedback for an input device in an electronic device is provided. The system comprises: an input device having a first input region for receiving a user action from the user; a surface associated with the input device and covering at least a part of the first input region; an input signal generator associated with the input device; and a physical feature associated with the input region. The physical feature is located on the surface, provides a second input region for receiving the user action and provides a tactile feedback sense to the user when the user contacts the second region. The input signal generator generates a first input signal when the user touches the first input region while not touching second input region and generates a second input signal when the user touches simultaneously the first and the second input regions.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for providing tactile feedback to a user of an electronic device, comprising:
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an input device in the electronic device having a first input region for receiving a user action from said user; a surface associated with said input device and covering at least a part of said first input region; an input signal generator associated with said input device; and a physical feature associated with said input region, said physical feature being located on said surface, providing a second input region for receiving said user action and providing a tactile feedback to said user when said user contacts said second region, wherein said input signal generator generates a first input signal when said user action comprises said user touching said first input region while not touching said second input region; and said input signal generator generates a second input signal when said user action comprises said user touching simultaneously said first input region and said second input region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing tactile feedback to a user of an electronic device having an input device having a first input region for receiving a user action from said user, a surface associated with said input device and covering at least a part of said first input region, an input signal generator associated with said input device, and a physical feature associated with said input region, said physical feature being located on said surface, providing a second input region for receiving said user action and providing a tactile feedback to said user when said user contacts said second region, the method comprising:
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generating by said input signal generator a first input signal when said user action comprises said user touching said first input region while not touching said second input region; and generating by said input signal generator a second input signal when said user action comprises said user touching simultaneously said first input region and said second input region.
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