Tactile interface for a computing device
First Claim
1. A dynamic tactile interface for a computing device, comprising:
- a substrate defining a fluid channel and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the fluid channel;
a tactile layer defining a primary guide and a secondary guide, the primary guide tactilely distinguishable from an adjacent peripheral region and arranged adjacent a first input region of a touch-sensitive surface, the secondary guide tactilely distinguishable from the adjacent peripheral region, arranged adjacent a second input region of the touch-sensitive surface, and defining a peripheral boundary of a range of motion of a finger or thumb moving between the primary guide and the secondary guide; and
a displacement device causing the tactile layer to transition from the retracted setting to the expanded setting and from the expanded setting to the retracted setting.
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Abstract
A tactile interface for a computing device includes a tactile layer defining a primary guide and a secondary guide. The primary guide is tactilely distinguishable from an adjacent peripheral region and arranged adjacent a first input region of a touch-sensitive surface. The secondary guide is tactilely distinguishable from the adjacent peripheral region, arranged adjacent a second input region of the touch-sensitive surface, and defines a peripheral boundary of a range of motion of a finger moving between the primary guide and the secondary guide. The first input region is independent from the primary guide, the second input region independent from the secondary guide.
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21 Claims
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1. A dynamic tactile interface for a computing device, comprising:
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a substrate defining a fluid channel and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the fluid channel; a tactile layer defining a primary guide and a secondary guide, the primary guide tactilely distinguishable from an adjacent peripheral region and arranged adjacent a first input region of a touch-sensitive surface, the secondary guide tactilely distinguishable from the adjacent peripheral region, arranged adjacent a second input region of the touch-sensitive surface, and defining a peripheral boundary of a range of motion of a finger or thumb moving between the primary guide and the secondary guide; and a displacement device causing the tactile layer to transition from the retracted setting to the expanded setting and from the expanded setting to the retracted setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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