TABLET COMPUTER WITH INTEGRATED TACTILE KEYBOARD
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device comprising:
- a flexible display panel;
a bottom layer generally parallel with, separated from and underlying at least a portion of said flexible display panel;
one or more elastic diaphragms interposed between said flexible display panel and said bottom layer, a first portion of each diaphragm extending towards said bottom layer and a second portion of each diaphragm extending towards said display panel.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device such as a tablet computer is provided having flexible display panel that deforms in response to the application of pressure thereto. The tactile response of the display panel is affected by underlying structures. A bottom layer, which may be rigid, is positioned beneath, parallel to and spaced away from the flexible display panel. Elastic diaphragms or elastic bodies can be interposed between the display panel and bottom layer. A guidance matrix, which may be rigid, can be further interposed between the display panel and bottom layer, such that pressure applied to the display panel results in localized downward deformation in the area of a guidance matrix cavity. The elastic diaphragms or elastic bodies may extend into the guidance matrix cavities. These subsurface structures may be utilized to provide variable tactile response corresponding to the locations of keys on a virtual keyboard displayed on the display panel.
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28 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a flexible display panel; a bottom layer generally parallel with, separated from and underlying at least a portion of said flexible display panel; one or more elastic diaphragms interposed between said flexible display panel and said bottom layer, a first portion of each diaphragm extending towards said bottom layer and a second portion of each diaphragm extending towards said display panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23)
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14. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a flexible display panel; a bottom layer generally parallel with, separated from and underlying at least a portion of said flexible display panel; one or more elastic bodies interposed between said flexible display panel and said bottom layer, said elastic bodies providing resistive force in response to the application of downward pressure on a portion of said flexible display panel proximate one of said elastic bodies. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. The mobile computing device of claim 15, further comprising a touchscreen layer proximate said flexible display panel.
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24. An electronic display comprising:
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a flexible display panel; a rigid bottom layer generally parallel with, separated from and underlying at least a portion of said flexible display panel; one or more elastic diaphragms interposed between said flexible display panel and said bottom layer, a first portion of each diaphragm extending towards said bottom layer and a second portion of each diaphragm extending towards said display panel. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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