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Method of providing tactile feedback

US7468573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2006
Grant dateDec 23, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/016
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method provides tactile feedback emulating a click like feedback provided by one or more low cost, thin piezoelectric devices (142) to an input device (110) of an electronic device (100), the piezoelectric devices (142) being driven by two or more low voltage pulses (804, 806) within the temporal acuity of human touch.

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