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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2011
Rukman Senanayake, San Jose, CA (US);
Grit Denker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Patrick D. Lincoln, Woodside, CA (US);
Roy D. Kornbluh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sierra J. Lincoln, Woodside, CA (US);
Richard P. Heydt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harsha Prahlad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel Mcconnell Aukes, Redwood City, CA (US);
Karl D. Van Dyk, Placerville, CA (US);
Geoffrey A. Mangus, Hollister, CA (US);
Joseph S. Eckerle, Woodside, CA (US);
Rukman Senanayake, San Jose, CA (US);
Grit Denker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Patrick D. Lincoln, Woodside, CA (US);
Roy D. Kornbluh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sierra J. Lincoln, Woodside, CA (US);
Richard P. Heydt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harsha Prahlad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel McConnell Aukes, Redwood City, CA (US);
Karl D. van Dyk, Placerville, CA (US);
Geoffrey A. Mangus, Hollister, CA (US);
Joseph S. Eckerle, Woodside, CA (US);
SRI INTERNATIONAL, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an adaptable input/output device. One embodiment of a hardware device for facilitating an interaction between a computing system and a user includes: an interaction surface for supporting the interaction, a single actuator capable of driving a first region of the interaction surface, and a first selective clamping mechanism capable of restricting movement of one or more second regions of the interaction surface that partly intersect the first region, wherein a displacement of one or more desired portions of the interaction surface is dynamically controllable.