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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Nicolas DE Jong, Veldhoven, NL;
Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Eindhoven, NL;
Murray Fulton Gillies, Eindhoven, NL;
Jurgen Jean Louis Hoppenbrouwers, 'S Hertogenbosch, NL;
Johannes Henricus Maria Korst, Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Casper Kraan, Eindhoven, NL;
Rogier Winters, Weert, NL;
Nicolas De Jong, Veldhoven, NL;
Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Eindhoven, NL;
Murray Fulton Gillies, Eindhoven, NL;
Jurgen Jean Louis Hoppenbrouwers, 'S Hertogenbosch, NL;
Johannes Henricus Maria Korst, Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Casper Kraan, Eindhoven, NL;
Rogier Winters, Weert, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An image display including a touch-sensitive display, that creates tactile sensation and movement of an object (-) along its surface is provided. Actuators including conductive rods (--) attached together may be used, such that each rod of the actuator (-) may increase or decrease in size when current is applied to that rod to cause the actuator to bend toward a specified direction. Also, an image display that includes ball bearings (-) whose rotation is controlled by driving magnets (--) to cause an object to move is provided. Further, air holes (-) tilted in various directions to control object movement by air pressure may be provided. Moreover, rods (-) may be moved up or down as activated by driving magnets (-). The actuators, rods, ball bearing assemblies, or holes may provide touch sensitivity for the image display.