METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A HAPTIC COMPUTER INTERFACE
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1. A system comprising:
- a touch screen display panel; and
a tactile panel wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more tactile surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel, wherein at least one of the one or more tactile surfaces provides different outputs according to different levels of pressure applied by the user.
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Abstract
A method and system of an embodiment may include a system comprising a touch screen display panel, and a tactile panel with one or more raised surfaces wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more raised surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a touch screen display panel; and a tactile panel wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more tactile surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel, wherein at least one of the one or more tactile surfaces provides different outputs according to different levels of pressure applied by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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6. The system of claim l wherein the tactile panel is comprised of a flexible membrane layer allowing a user to depress one or more of the tactile surfaces.
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11. A method, comprising:
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providing a touch screen display panel; and providing a tactile panel wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more tactile surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel, wherein at least one of the one or more tactile surfaces provides different outputs according to different levels of pressure applied by the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a touch screen display panel; and one or more push button switches wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the one or more push button switches and the one or more push button switches create one or more tactile surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel, wherein at least one of the one or more tactile surfaces provides different outputs according to different levels of pressure applied by the user.
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