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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Inventors:
Xin Feng, Arcadia, CA (US);
Peter Carlson Rane, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04M 1/72594 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01); H04M 1/236 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus includes a housing, a haptic element on at least a portion of the housing that has a non-discrete configuration and at least a first discrete configuration, a processor, a touch-enabled display operatively coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to initiate a function at the apparatus, and at least in part in response to initiation of the function, actuate a portion of the haptic element.