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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Johnny Nieves, Yonkers, NY (US);
Johnny Nieves, Yonkers, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a device and system for providing information to a user in a tactile form. In one embodiment, the invention provides a device for providing information to a user, the device comprising: a plurality of individually-addressable cells, each cell including an electrically-active material capable of changing shape and/or position in response to an electrical current; a electrical network connected to, and capable of delivering the electrical current to, each of the plurality of individually-addressable cells; a membrane atop the plurality of individually-addressable cells, onto which the change in shape and/or position of the electrically-active material in each cell may be transferred; and a receiver for receiving information capable of tactile presentation to a user using the plurality of individually-addressable cells.