Method for actuating a tactile interface layer
First Claim
1. A method for actuating a dynamic tactile interface comprising a tactile layer and a substrate, the tactile layer defining a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define a cavity, and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region, the tactile layer coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method comprising:
- displacing fluid into the cavity to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and offset above the peripheral region in the expanded setting;
detecting a first input at a first location on the tactile surface adjacent the deformable region;
detecting a second input at a second location on the tactile surface adjacent the deformable region and substantially opposite the first location;
identifying a gesture according to progression of the first input to a third location on the tactile surface and progression of the second input to a fourth location on the tactile surface;
interpreting the gesture as a command associated with the deformable region; and
displacing fluid out of the cavity, according to the command, to retract the deformable region.
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Abstract
A method for actuating a tactile interface layer for a device that defines a surface with a deformable region, comprising the steps of detecting a gesture of the user along the surface of the tactile interface layer that includes a movement of a finger of the user from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface; interpreting the gesture as a command for the deformable region; and manipulating the deformable region of the surface based on the command.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for actuating a dynamic tactile interface comprising a tactile layer and a substrate, the tactile layer defining a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define a cavity, and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region, the tactile layer coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method comprising:
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displacing fluid into the cavity to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and offset above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; detecting a first input at a first location on the tactile surface adjacent the deformable region; detecting a second input at a second location on the tactile surface adjacent the deformable region and substantially opposite the first location; identifying a gesture according to progression of the first input to a third location on the tactile surface and progression of the second input to a fourth location on the tactile surface; interpreting the gesture as a command associated with the deformable region; and displacing fluid out of the cavity, according to the command, to retract the deformable region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for actuating a dynamic tactile interface comprising a tactile layer and a substrate, the tactile layer defining a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define a cavity, and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region, the tactile layer coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method comprising:
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displacing fluid into the cavity to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and offset above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; detecting a first input at a first location on the tactile surface adjacent the deformable region; detecting a second input at a second location on the tactile surface adjacent the deformable region and substantially opposite the first location; identifying a gesture according to progression of the first input to a third location on the tactile surface and progression of the second input to a fourth location on the tactile surface; interpreting the gesture as a command associated with the deformable region; and displacing additional fluid into the cavity, according to the command, to further expand the deformable region. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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