User Interface Enhancement System
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1. A user interface enhancement system for a touch interface device, comprising:
- a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface;
a volume of fluid within the fluid vessel that cooperates with the sheet to allow light to transmit an image through the sheet without substantial obstruction;
a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface; and
an attachment component that mounts the sheet on the touch interface device.
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Abstract
A user interface enhancement system that includes a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface, a volume of fluid contained within the fluid vessel that cooperates with the sheet to transmit an image through the sheet without substantial obstruction, a displacement device that influences the volume of fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, and an attachment component that couples the sheet to the device is disclosed.
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1. A user interface enhancement system for a touch interface device, comprising:
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a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface; a volume of fluid within the fluid vessel that cooperates with the sheet to allow light to transmit an image through the sheet without substantial obstruction; a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface; and an attachment component that mounts the sheet on the touch interface device. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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