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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Asta Maria Karkkainen, Helsinki, FI;
Inventor:
Asta Maria Karkkainen, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01); G09G 3/001 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2380/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for a user interface of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising a textured surface having a predetermined roughness, the textured surface configured to produce a first predefined vibration in the skin of a user of the apparatus on physical interaction with the skin of the user, wherein the roughness of the textured surface is configured such that the first predefined vibration produced by the physical interaction has a frequency and/or amplitude which is detectable by a specific mechanical receptor in the skin of the user.