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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2010
Craig Michael Ciesla, Mountain View, CA (US);
Micah B Yairi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nathaniel Mark Saal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig Michael Ciesla, Mountain View, CA (US);
Micah B Yairi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nathaniel Mark Saal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tactus Technologies, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A user interface enhancement system that includes a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface, a volume of fluid contained within the fluid vessel that cooperates with the sheet to transmit an image through the sheet without substantial obstruction, a displacement device that influences the volume of fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, and an attachment component that couples the sheet to the device is disclosed.