TACTILE INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
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1. A tactile interface device comprising:
- a touchscreen, one surface of the touchscreen having a slope;
a driver configured to vibrate the touchscreen in a horizontal direction, such that a tactile feel of one surface of the touchscreen is changed; and
a controller configured to adjust an operating frequency of the driver.
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Abstract
A tactile interface device and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The tactile interface device can include a touchscreen, which has a slope formed in one surface, a driver, which vibrates the touchscreen in a horizontal direction such that the tactile feel at the surface of the touchscreen is changed, and a controller, which controls the operating frequency of the driver. The tactile interface device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can vibrate the touchscreen in a direction parallel to a surface of the touchscreen, providing the user with a sensation that the tactile feel changes at the portion that the user touches.
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1. A tactile interface device comprising:
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a touchscreen, one surface of the touchscreen having a slope; a driver configured to vibrate the touchscreen in a horizontal direction, such that a tactile feel of one surface of the touchscreen is changed; and a controller configured to adjust an operating frequency of the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for controlling a tactile interface device comprising a touchscreen, a driver configured to vibrate the touchscreen in a direction parallel to one surface of the touchscreen, and an image display panel coupled to the other surface of the touchscreen, the method comprising:
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sensing whether or not the touchscreen is touched; and supplying a preset operating signal to the driver such that a tactile feel of one surface of the touchscreen is changed, if the touched position of the touchscreen is within a preset tactile area. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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