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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Tactus Technology,, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Ciesla, Fremont, CA (US);
Micah Yairi, Fremont, CA (US);
Nathaniel Mark Saal, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tactus Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for actuating a tactile interface layer for a device that defines a surface with a deformable region, comprising the steps of detecting a gesture of the user along the surface of the tactile interface layer that includes a movement of a finger of the user from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface; interpreting the gesture as a command for the deformable region; and manipulating the deformable region of the surface based on the command.