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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Woojae Lee, Manhattan, KS (US);
Sanjay K. Sharma, Olathe, KS (US);
Peter S. Syromiatnikov, Overland Park, KS (US);
Cesar Perez, Olathe, KS (US);
Woojae Lee, Manhattan, KS (US);
Sanjay K. Sharma, Olathe, KS (US);
Peter S. Syromiatnikov, Overland Park, KS (US);
Cesar Perez, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and medium are provided for providing tactile feedback in association with contact to a touchscreen display of a mobile device. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a touch input to a touchscreen display area provided by a user of the mobile device. The touch input selects a predetermined region within the touchscreen display area. Incident to the touch input of the predetermined region, a mechanical indicator on the rear of the mobile device is physically manipulated to provide an indication to the user that the predetermined region was selected by the user.