PORTABLE DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE FOR MICROFLUIDIC DISPLAY

• US 20130044100A1
• Filed: 08/17/2011
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KING, Peter
• Application Number:
  US13/211,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20130044100A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/014 Force feedback applied to GUI
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04809 Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects

Abstract

A portable device for providing an integrated user interface for microfluidic display is provided. The device includes a touchscreen and a microfluidic display being substantially transparent and superimposed over the touchscreen. A surface of the microfluidic display deforms in accordance with a touchscreen input item.

Claims

1. A portable device for providing an integrated user interface for microfluidic display, the device comprising:

a touchscreen; and

a microfluidic display being substantially transparent and superimposed over the touchscreen,

wherein a surface of the microfluidic display deforms in accordance with a touchscreen input item.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the microfluidic display is deformed according to a size and shape of the touchscreen input icon.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the microfluidic display is not deformed when the touchscreen input icon is depressed.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the microfluidic display is deformed according to a location of the touchscreen input item.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein, when the touchscreen input item moves on the touchscreen, the deformation moves according to the movement of the touchscreen input item.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the microfluidic display returns to a non-deformed state when the touchscreen input item is not moving.

7. The device according to claim 5, wherein the touchscreen input item moves independently of a displayed visual image.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein a size, shape, and location of the deformation are determined independently of visual elements of a displayed visual image.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the deformation comprises a raising of the surface to an increased thickness.

10. A portable device for providing an integrated user interface for microfluidic display, the device comprising:

a visual display; and

a microfluidic display being substantially transparent and superimposed on the visual display,

wherein a surface of the microfluidic display deforms in accordance with a visual element of a picture or video displayed in the visual display.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein an encoding of the displayed picture or video includes information of a deformation of the surface of the microfluidic display corresponding to at least one visual element of the picture or video.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the information corresponds to a low relief three-dimensional display of the picture.

13. A portable device for providing an integrated user interface for microfluidic display, the device comprising:

a processor;

a Braille input unit; and

a microfluidic display,

wherein a surface of the microfluidic display deforms to output Braille text.

14. The device according to claim 13, further comprising a visual display,

wherein the microfluidic display is substantially transparent and is superimposed on the visual display.

15. The device according to claim 14,

wherein the visual display displays a visual image encoded with text information, and

wherein the microfluidic display concurrently displays the text information in Braille.

16. The device according to claim 15,

wherein the visual display displays text, and

wherein the microfluidic display concurrently displays Braille corresponding to the displayed text.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the displayed visual text and the corresponding displayed Braille are each independently displayed in a language determined according to a user'"'"'s input.

18. The device according to claim 16, wherein the displayed text and the Braille text are scrolled or paged concurrently.