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Projected field haptic actuation

  • US 8,310,444 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2009
  • Issued: 11/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a device housing;

    a touch surface mounted within the device housing, the touch surface comprising a generally planar top surface;

    a floating battery arrangement moveably mounted within the device housing;

    an actuator array fixedly mounted to the floating battery arrangement wherein the floating battery arrangement is moved under the influence of the actuator array; and

    drive electronics operably coupled to the actuator array and configured to electrically drive the electrically-deformable material, responsive to sensing a user'"'"'s movement relative to the touch surface, effective to move the touch surface along one or more vectors that are generally parallel to a plane defined by the top surface.

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