TOUCH INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LATERAL FORCES ON A HUMAN APPENDAGE
First Claim
1. A method for applying force from a surface to an object, the method comprising:
- moving the surface in one or more lateral directions of the surface, wherein the moving in one or more lateral directions is performed periodically at a frequency of at least about 1 kiloHertz;
periodically moving at least a portion of the surface in at least one angled direction that is at least one of obliquely or perpendicularly angled to the surface such that the surface articulates into and out of contact with the object or varies in a degree of engagement with the object; and
controlling the moving of the surface in the one or more lateral directions and the moving the at least a portion of the surface in the at least one angled direction to impart a force on the object, the force being oriented along the surface, wherein the force is configured to provide a haptic output to an operator of a device that includes the surface.
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Abstract
A touch interface device includes a touch surface configured to be engaged by an object, first and second actuator assemblies operably connected to the touch surface, and a controller operably connected with the first and second actuator assemblies. The first actuator assembly displaces the touch surface in one or more lateral directions along the touch surface at a first frequency. The second actuator assembly displaces the touch surface in an angled direction that is one of at least obliquely or perpendicularly angled to the touch surface at a second frequency. The controller operates the first and second actuator assemblies so that the touch surface varies in engagement with the object to impart a force on the object that is along the touch surface.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for applying force from a surface to an object, the method comprising:
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moving the surface in one or more lateral directions of the surface, wherein the moving in one or more lateral directions is performed periodically at a frequency of at least about 1 kiloHertz; periodically moving at least a portion of the surface in at least one angled direction that is at least one of obliquely or perpendicularly angled to the surface such that the surface articulates into and out of contact with the object or varies in a degree of engagement with the object; and controlling the moving of the surface in the one or more lateral directions and the moving the at least a portion of the surface in the at least one angled direction to impart a force on the object, the force being oriented along the surface, wherein the force is configured to provide a haptic output to an operator of a device that includes the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A touch interface device comprising:
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a touch surface configured to be engaged by an object; a first actuator assembly operably connected to the touch surface, the first actuator assembly configured to displace the touch surface in one or more lateral directions along the touch surface, the first actuator assembly displacing the touch surface at a first frequency that is at least about 1 kiloHertz; and a second actuator assembly operably connected to the touch surface, the second actuator assembly configured to displace the touch surface in an angled direction that is at least one of obliquely or perpendicularly angled to the touch surface, the second actuator assembly configured to displace the touch surface at a second frequency; and a controller operably connected with the first and second actuator assemblies, the controller configured to operate the first and second actuator assemblies so that the touch surface varies in engagement with the object to impart a force on the object that is along the touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for a system that includes a processor, the computer readable storage medium including one or more sets of instructions configured to direct the processor to:
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control a first actuator assembly to move a touch surface in one or more lateral directions along the touch surface, wherein the first actuator assembly moves the generally planar surface in the one or more lateral directions periodically at a frequency of at least about 1 kiloHertz; control a second actuator assembly to move at least a portion of the touch surface in one or more angled directions that are at least one of obliquely or perpendicularly angled to the touch surface, wherein the second actuator assembly moves the generally planar surface periodically; and control motion of the touch surface in the one or more lateral directions and motion of the touch surface in the one or more angled directions to impart a force on the object along the touch surface, wherein the force is configured to provide haptic output to an operator of a device that includes the touch surface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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