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 and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method comprising:
- during a period of time, detecting a first progression of a first input object from proximate a first location over the substrate to proximate a second location over the substrate;
during the period of time, detecting a second progression of a second input object from proximate a third location over the substrate to proximate a fourth location over the substrate, the first location and the third location spanning the deformable region, and the second location and the fourth location spanning the deformable region;
interpreting the first progression and the second progression as a gesture; and
in response to the gesture, displacing fluid into the cavity to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the tactile surface at the deformable region offset above the tactile surface at the peripheral region in the expanded setting.
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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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22 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 and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method comprising:
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during a period of time, detecting a first progression of a first input object from proximate a first location over the substrate to proximate a second location over the substrate; during the period of time, detecting a second progression of a second input object from proximate a third location over the substrate to proximate a fourth location over the substrate, the first location and the third location spanning the deformable region, and the second location and the fourth location spanning the deformable region; interpreting the first progression and the second progression as a gesture; and in response to the gesture, displacing fluid into the cavity to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the tactile surface at the deformable region offset above the tactile surface at the peripheral region in the expanded setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 and 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 into an expanded setting, the deformable region offset above and tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting; during a period of time, detecting a first progression of a first input object from proximate a first location over the substrate to proximate a second location over the substrate; during the period of time, detecting a second progression of a second input object from proximate a third location over the substrate to proximate a fourth location over the substrate, the first location and the third location spanning the deformable region, and the second location and the fourth location spanning the deformable region; interpreting the first progression and the second progression as a gesture; and in response to the gesture, displacing fluid out of the cavity to retract the deformable region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. 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, and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method comprising:
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during a period of time, detecting a first progression of a first input object from proximate a first location over the substrate to proximate a second location over the substrate; during the period of time, detecting a second progression of a second input object from proximate a third location over the substrate to proximate a fourth location over the substrate, the first location and the third location spanning the deformable region, and the second location and the fourth location spanning the deformable region; interpreting the first progression and the second progression as a gesture; and in response to the gesture, transitioning the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the tactile surface at the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and offset above the tactile surface at the peripheral region in the expanded setting. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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