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Touchpad overlay with tactile response

  • US 5,988,902 A
  • Filed: 01/04/1999
  • Issued: 11/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system, comprising:

  • a processor;

    a display device coupled to said processor;

    a keyboard coupled to said processor;

    a touchpad coupled to said processor; and

    an overlay comprising a plurality of separated and distinct tactile response elements positioned on top of said touchpad, each of said tactile response elements having a deformable surface that deforms in response to a sufficient amount of force applied to said response element by a computer operator to provide tactile feedback.

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