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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Andrew Peter Matthews, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a substantially rigid portion and a substantially flexible portion. The substantially rigid portion includes a plurality of openings. The substantially flexible portion is at the plurality of openings. The substantially flexible portion is configured to provide haptic feedback, or generate a voltage.