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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Grayhill, Inc., La Grange, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M Dooley, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert F Kerner, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
GRAYHILL, INC., Lagrange, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01);
Abstract
Touch interfaces for electronic devices including one or more tactile response mechanisms. The tactile response mechanisms receive user input and provide a tactile response to the user to indicate that the user has selected a particular location or selectable area on the interface. The underside of the interface includes recesses and/or channels corresponding to on each specific touch or selectable area that localize the tactile response to the individual selectable areas.