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Method for actuating a tactile interface layer

US8587541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Tactus Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Craig Ciesla · Mountain View, US
Micah B. Yairi · Fremont, US
Nathaniel Mark Saal · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2011
Grant date	Nov 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/04809
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for actuating a tactile interface layer for a device that defines a surface with a deformable region, comprising the steps of detecting a gesture of the user along the surface of the tactile interface layer that includes a movement of a finger of the user from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface; interpreting the gesture as a command for the deformable region; and manipulating the deformable region of the surface based on the command.

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