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Providing tactile output and interaction

  • US 8,593,420 B1
  • Filed: 03/04/2011
  • Issued: 11/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device comprising:

  • a first portion including a display, a touch sensor, and a touch surface;

    a second portion connected to the first portion by one or more connection elements that enable relative movement between the first portion and the second portion in at least one direction within an x-y plane corresponding to the touch surface; and

    at least one tactile output component for moving the first portion relative to the second portion in the at least one direction within the x-y plane corresponding to the touch surface to provide tactile output, wherein, during the tactile output, movement of the touch surface in a z-axis direction, normal to the x-y plane, is negligible in comparison with movement of the touch surface in at least one of an x-axis direction or a y-axis direction within the x-y plane.

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