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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Tactus Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Craig Ciesla, Fremont, CA (US);
Micah Yairi, Fremont, CA (US);
Tactus Technology, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
A system that detects and transitions a configuration of a dynamic tactile interface coupled to a computing device incorporating a touchscreen. The dynamic tactile interface includes a tactile layer and a substrate, wherein the tactile layer defines a tactile surface, a deformable region, and a first region adjacent the deformable region and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface. A variable volume fluidly coupled to a fluid channel and a displacement device that transitions the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting in response to actuation of an input actuator coupled to the displacement device. A sensor detects a change in a position of the input actuator. In response to the change in the position, the configuration of the deformable regions of the dynamic tactile interface is correlated to a rendered graphical user interface on the touchscreen.