User Interface System
First Claim
1. A user interface system, 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;
a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and contract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface; and
a sensor system configured to receive a user input on the surface with a first sensitivity and configured to receive a user input substantially proximal to the particular region of the surface at with second sensitivity higher than the first sensitivity.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a user interface 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 within the fluid vessel, a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and contract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, and a sensor system that is configured to receive a user input on the surface with a first sensitivity and configured to receive a user input substantially proximal to the particular region of the surface at with second sensitivity higher than the first sensitivity.
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37 Claims
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1. A user interface system, 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; a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and contract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface; and a sensor system configured to receive a user input on the surface with a first sensitivity and configured to receive a user input substantially proximal to the particular region of the surface at with second sensitivity higher than the first sensitivity. - 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 receiving a user input, comprising:
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providing a tactile interface layer that receives a user input that defines a surface and includes a volume of fluid and a displacement device that manipulates the volume of fluid to deform a particular region of the surface into a tactilely distinguishable formation; providing a capacitive sensor system with a plurality of conductors that emits an electromagnetic field that receives and detects the location of a user input on the surface; configuring the capacitive sensor system to detect a user input on the surface at a first sensitivity; and configuring the capacitive sensor system to detect a user input substantially proximal to the particular region of the surface at a second sensitivity higher than the first sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A user interface system, 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; a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and contract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface; and an arrangement of conductors arranged substantially proximal to the particular region of the surface that detects both a user input that deforms the deformed particular region of the surface and a user input provided on other regions of the surface. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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