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Adjacent cursor system with tactile feedback for the blind

  • US 5,714,978 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1995
  • Issued: 02/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of indicating a coordinate position on a screen of a graphical user interface in an interactive system by displaying visible items on said screen together with a cursor movable on said screen, said method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a position of the cursor as said coordinate position in relation to said visible items;

    preparing a tactile sensor which is put into an active state to provide a tactile sense to a user for notifying when the cursor is close to at least one of the visible items; and

    stimulating a tactile element located on a surface of said tactile sensor, in dependency upon a positional relationship between the position of the cursor and at least one of the visible items to notify the user of the positional relationship.

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