Tactilely enhanced visual image display
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1. A display comprising:
- a transparent touch sensitive layer having a touching side and a back side, and a hollowed effective area;
a flexible visual display layer having a viewing side and a back side, disposed adjacent to the transparent touch sensitive layer on the back side of the transparent touch sensitive layer; and
a tactile display layer having tactile pistons, disposed adjacent the flexible visual display layer on the back side of the flexible visual display layer, to facilitate selective tactile pushing against different portions of the flexible visual display, the tactile display layer having an effective area substantially aligned with the ineffective portion of the transparent touch sensitive layer.
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Abstract
A tactile display layer is provided on a back side of a flexible visual display layer of a display to facilitate selective tactile pushing against different portions of the flexible visual display layer. In one embodiment, the display further includes a sensor circuit to sense user touching of activated ones of tactile pistons of the tactile display layer. In one embodiment, the display further includes a transparent touch sensitive layer disposed on a viewing side of the flexible visual display layer, with its effective touch sensitive area limited to a perimeter area surrounding the effective area of the tactile display layer.
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1. A display comprising:
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a transparent touch sensitive layer having a touching side and a back side, and a hollowed effective area; a flexible visual display layer having a viewing side and a back side, disposed adjacent to the transparent touch sensitive layer on the back side of the transparent touch sensitive layer; and a tactile display layer having tactile pistons, disposed adjacent the flexible visual display layer on the back side of the flexible visual display layer, to facilitate selective tactile pushing against different portions of the flexible visual display, the tactile display layer having an effective area substantially aligned with the ineffective portion of the transparent touch sensitive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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