METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO NON-INPUT LOCATIONS
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1. A haptically-enabled device comprising:
- a touch sensitive surface;
a second surface different from the touch sensitive surface;
a processor; and
a haptic output device communicatively coupled to the processor and physically coupled to the second surface;
wherein the touch sensitive surface is adapted to detect a selection;
wherein the processor, in response to the selection, generates a signal to the haptic output device to generate a non-vibratory haptic feedback; and
wherein the signal causes the haptic output device to bow outwards to change a shape of the second surface, wherein the change of shape provides the haptic feedback.
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Abstract
A handheld apparatus includes a top surface that includes a touch screen defining a plurality of keys, and a bottom surface on an opposite side of the first surface. The apparatus further includes a processor and an actuator coupled to the processor and located on the bottom surface. The processor is adapted to detect an object moving across the keys and in response generate an actuation signal to the actuator to generate a haptic feedback on the back surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A haptically-enabled device comprising:
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a touch sensitive surface; a second surface different from the touch sensitive surface; a processor; and a haptic output device communicatively coupled to the processor and physically coupled to the second surface; wherein the touch sensitive surface is adapted to detect a selection; wherein the processor, in response to the selection, generates a signal to the haptic output device to generate a non-vibratory haptic feedback; and wherein the signal causes the haptic output device to bow outwards to change a shape of the second surface, wherein the change of shape provides the haptic feedback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of generating haptic feedback on a haptically-enabled device that comprises a touch sensitive surface, a second surface different from the touch sensitive surface, a processor, and a haptic output device communicatively coupled to the processor and physically coupled to the second surface, the method comprising:
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detecting at the touch sensitive surface a selection; and in response to the selection, generating a signal to the haptic output device to generate a non-vibratory haptic feedback; wherein the signal causes the haptic output device to bow outwards to change a shape of the second surface, wherein the change of shape provides the haptic feedback. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate haptic feedback on a haptically-enabled device that comprises a touch sensitive surface, a second surface different from the touch sensitive surface, a processor, and a haptic output device communicatively coupled to the processor and physically coupled to the second surface, the generating haptic feedback comprising:
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detecting at the touch sensitive surface a selection; and in response to the selection, generating a signal to the haptic output device to generate a non-vibratory haptic feedback; wherein the signal causes the haptic output device to bow outwards to change a shape of the second surface, wherein the change of shape provides the haptic feedback. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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