USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A user interface comprising:
- a substrate defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to a cavity, the fluid channel comprising a linear segment parallel to a first direction;
a tactile layer comprising a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define the cavity, and an peripheral region coupled to the substrate proximal a perimeter of the cavity;
a displacement device coupled to the fluid channel and configured to displace fluid through the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the tactile surface at the deformable region tactilely distinguishable from the tactile surface at the peripheral region in the expanded setting;
a display coupled to the substrate and comprising a set of pixels arranged in a linear pixel pattern parallel to a second direction, the second direction nonparallel with the first direction; and
a sensor coupled to the substrate and configured to detect an input on the tactile surface.
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Abstract
One variation of a user interface includes: a substrate defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to a cavity and including a linear segment parallel to a first direction; a tactile layer including a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define the cavity, and an peripheral region coupled to the substrate proximal a perimeter of the cavity; a displacement device coupled to the fluid channel and configured to displace fluid through the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting; a display coupled to the substrate and including a set of pixels arranged in a linear pixel pattern parallel to a second direction nonparallel with the first direction; and a sensor coupled to the substrate and configured to detect an input on the tactile surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface comprising:
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a substrate defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to a cavity, the fluid channel comprising a linear segment parallel to a first direction; a tactile layer comprising a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define the cavity, and an peripheral region coupled to the substrate proximal a perimeter of the cavity; a displacement device coupled to the fluid channel and configured to displace fluid through the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the tactile surface at the deformable region tactilely distinguishable from the tactile surface at the peripheral region in the expanded setting; a display coupled to the substrate and comprising a set of pixels arranged in a linear pixel pattern parallel to a second direction, the second direction nonparallel with the first direction; and a sensor coupled to the substrate and configured to detect an input on the tactile surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface comprising:
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a tactile layer comprising a tactile surface, a deformable region, and an peripheral region adjacent the deformable region; a substrate coupled to the peripheral region of the tactile layer, comprising a support member adjacent the deformable region and configured to support the deformable region against substantial inward deformation, defining a fluid channel comprising a linear segment parallel to a first direction, and defining a fluid conduit configured to communicate fluid from the linear segment, through the support member, to the deformable region; a displacement device configured to displace fluid through the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the tactile surface at the deformable region tactilely distinguishable from the tactile surface at the peripheral region in the expanded setting; and a display coupled to the substrate and comprising a set of pixels arranged in a linear pixel pattern parallel to a second direction, the second direction nonparallel with the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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