Method and apparatus for multi-touch tactile touch panel actuator mechanisms

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-01
IMMERSION CORPORATION
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[0008]A method and apparatus of actuator mechanisms for a multi-touch tactile touch panel are disclosed. The tactile touch panel includes an electrical insulated layer and a tactile layer, wherein the electrical insulated layer includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the electrical insulated layer is capable of receiving an input from a user. The tactile layer, which is also known as a haptic layer, a feedback layer, or the like, includes a grid or an array of haptic cells. The top surface of th

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A problem associated with the conventional approach for generating a haptic feedback is relying on glo

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[0021]Embodiments of the present invention are described herein in the context of a method, system and apparatus of actuator mechanisms for a multi-touch tactile touch panel. Those of ordinary skilled in the art will realize that the following detailed description of the present invention is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. Other embodiments of the present invention will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0022]Reference will now be made in detail to implementations of the present invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The same reference indicators will be used throughout the drawings and the following detailed description to refer to the same or like parts.

[0023]In the interest of clarity, not all of the standard hardware and routine features of the implementations described herein are shown and described. It will, of course, be appreciated that in the development of any such actua...

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A method and apparatus of actuator mechanisms for a multi-touch tactile touch panel are disclosed. The tactile touch panel includes an electrical insulated layer and a tactile layer. The top surface of the electrical insulated layer is capable of receiving an input from a user. The tactile layer includes a grid or an array of haptic cells. The top surface of the haptic layer is situated adjacent to the bottom surface of the electrical insulated layer, while the bottom surface of the haptic layer is situated adjacent to a display. Each haptic cell further includes at least one piezoelectric material, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) element, thermal fluid pocket, MEMS pump, resonant device, variable porosity membrane, laminar flow modulation, or the like. Each haptic cell is configured to provide a haptic effect independent of other haptic cells in the tactile layer.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to the following co-pending application, which is assigned to the Assignee of the present invention.[0002]Application Ser. No. ______, filed ______, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Multi-Touch Tactile Touch panel Actuator Mechanisms,” attorney docket no. IMM272 (1054.P003US).FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to the field of electronic interface devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to a user interface device having haptic actuators.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]As computer-based systems, appliances, automated teller machines (ATM), point of sale terminals and the like have become more prevalent in recent years, the ease of use of the human-machine interface is becoming more and more important. Such interfaces should operate intuitively and require little or no training so that they may be used by virtually anyone. Many conventional user interface devices are available on the marke...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/041
CPCG06F3/016G09B21/004G06F3/0414G06F3/0412G06F3/14H10N30/20G06F2203/04104
Inventor ULLRICH, CHRISTOPHER J.STEGER, RYANGOMEZ, DANIEL H.
Owner IMMERSION CORPORATION
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