公开(公告)号：US20160188068A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US14821526

申请日：2015-08-07

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah Yairi ,  Craig Ciesla ,  Curtis Ray ,  Radhakrishnan Parthasarathy ,  William Tulay Stacy

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： Input is detected on a dynamic tactile interface based on pressure events and touch sensor outputs. The dynamic tactile interface includes a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, and a compressible material. When both a pressure event and touch sensor output are correlated to identify an input, the input is processed by a display device associated with the dynamic tactile interface. The flexible material may be implemented as a variable volume associated with a deformable region, such that when the deformable region is depressed the variable volume decreases and the pressure sensor detects increased pressure. The flexible material may be implemented as a compressible layer between two layers that comprise the touch sensor, such that when an input is received on an upper layer of the touch sensor, the middle layer having the flexible volume may compress. The multi-layer touch sensor can be a capacitance touch or resistive touch sensor.

摘要翻译： 基于压力事件和触摸传感器输出，在动态触觉界面上检测输入。 动态触觉界面包括触摸传感器，压力传感器和可压缩材料。 当压力事件和触摸传感器输出都相关联以识别输入时，输入由与动态触觉界面相关联的显示装置处理。 柔性材料可以实现为与可变形区域相关联的可变体积，使得当可变形区域被压下时，可变体积减小，并且压力传感器检测到增加的压力。 柔性材料可以实现为包括触摸传感器的两层之间的可压缩层，使得当在触摸传感器的上层上接收到输入时，具有柔性体积的中间层可以压缩。 多层触摸传感器可以是电容触摸或电阻式触摸传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20150227205A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-13

申请号：US14691344

申请日：2015-04-20

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Craig Michael Ciesla ,  Micah B. Yairi ,  Nathaniel Mark Saal

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： A user interface system including a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a first level fluid vessel arranged at a first level within the sheet and a second level fluid vessel arranged at a second level within the sheet, wherein both the first and second level fluid vessels are arranged underneath the surface; a first volume of fluid contained within the first level fluid vessel; a second volume of fluid contained within the second level fluid vessel; and a displacement device coupled to the first and second level fluid vessels that selectively manipulates the first and second volumes of fluid, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface to a first and second stage, respectively or deforming a first particular region and a second particular region of the surface, respectively.

摘要翻译： 一种用户界面系统，包括限定表面并且至少部分地限定布置在片材内的第一级的第一级流体容器的片材和布置在片材内的第二级别的第二级液体容器，其中第一和第二级 水平流体容器布置在表面下方; 包含在第一级液体容器内的第一体积的流体; 容纳在第二级液体容器内的第二体积的流体; 以及联接到所述第一和第二水平流体容器的置换装置，其选择性地操纵所述第一和第二体积的流体，从而将所述表面的特定区域分别变形到第一和第二阶段或使第一特定区域和第二特定区域变形 表面的区域。

公开(公告)号：US20150205419A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-23

申请号：US14552312

申请日：2014-11-24

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Ben Guron Calub ,  Carl del Rosario ,  Mario Garcia ,  Michael Hammersley ,  Roman Rak ,  Curtis Ray ,  Micah Yairi ,  Nathan Knapp ,  Robert Adrian Ray ,  Brandon Gregory Miller ,  Kyle Gregory ,  Maxwell Harshorn Shimshak ,  Craig Ciesla

IPC分类号： G06F3/047

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2200/1632 ,  G06F2200/1634 ,  G06F2203/04809 ,  G09G2300/04 ,  G09G2300/0404

摘要： One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region; a substrate coupled to the peripheral region, a fluid conduit adjacent the deformable region, a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and a via fluidly coupled to the fluid channel and passing through the back surface; a bladder fluidly coupled to the via and the substrate; a structure adjacent a first side of the bladder; and a platen adjacent a second side of the bladder opposite the first side and compressing the bladder against the structure substantially perpendicular the longitudinal axis of the bladder and substantially parallel the substrate to displace fluid from the bladder and into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting.

摘要翻译： 动态触觉界面的一个变型包括限定周边区域和邻近周边区域的可变形区域的触觉层; 连接到外围区域的基板，与可变形区域相邻的流体导管，流体连接到流体导管的流体通道，以及流体连接到流体通道并穿过背面的通孔; 液体地联接到通孔和基底的膀胱; 靠近膀胱第一侧的结构; 以及邻近所述囊状物与所述第一侧相对的第二侧的压板，并且相对于所述结构压缩所述结构体，所述结构基本上垂直于所述囊的纵向轴线并且基本上平行于所述衬底，以将流体从所述囊移动到所述流体通道中以使所述可变形区域 从收缩设置到扩展设置。

公开(公告)号：US09063627B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US13896090

申请日：2013-05-16

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah B. Yairi ,  Todd A. Culver ,  Craig M. Ciesla

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0489 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/04895 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： One variation of a method for controlling a dynamic tactile user interface includes: sensing a first capacitance value across a portion of a cavity in a retracted setting; sensing a second capacitance value across a peripheral region; generating a capacitance map according to the first capacitance value and the second capacitance value; modifying a fluid pressure within the cavity to transition the cavity into an expanded setting, the deformable region elevated above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; sensing a third capacitance value across the portion of the cavity in the expanded setting; updating the capacitance map according to the third capacitance value; and detecting an input on the tactile surface at the deformable region according to a comparison between a sensed capacitance value across the portion of the cavity and the capacitance map.

摘要翻译： 用于控制动态触觉用户界面的方法的一个变型包括：在缩回设置中感测跨腔的一部分的第一电容值; 感测跨周边区域的第二电容值; 根据第一电容值和第二电容值生成电容图; 改变空腔内的流体压力以使腔体转变成扩张的设置，可变形区域在膨胀设置中升高到周边区域上方; 在扩展设置中感测跨越腔的该部分的第三电容值; 根据第三电容值更新电容图; 以及根据所述腔的所述感测电容值与所述电容图之间的比较来检测所述可变形区域的触觉表面上的输入。

公开(公告)号：US20150091870A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-02

申请号：US14567838

申请日：2014-12-11

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Craig Michael Ciesla ,  Micah B. Yairi ,  Nathaniel Mark Saal

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/04895 ,  G06F2203/04809 ,  H03K17/967

摘要： A user interface system for receiving a user input that includes sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface, a volume of fluid within the fluid vessel, a displacement device that influences the volume of the fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, and an electrical sensor coupled to the sheet that receives an input provided by a user that inwardly deforms the surface of the sheet and that includes a first conductor and a second conductor that are electrically coupled to each other with an electrical property that changes as the distance between the first and second conductors changes.

摘要翻译： 一种用户接口系统，用于接收用户输入，所述用户输入包括限定表面并且至少部分地限定布置在所述表面下方的流体容器的片材，所述流体容器内的流体体积，影响所述流体容纳体内的流体的位移装置 流体容器以膨胀和缩回流体容器的至少一部分，从而使表面的特定区域变形，以及耦合到片材的电传感器，其接收由使用者提供的使片材的表面向内变形的使用者所提供的输入， 包括彼此电耦合的第一导体和第二导体，其电特性随着第一和第二导体之间的距离变化而变化。

公开(公告)号：US20150077366A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14480317

申请日：2014-09-08

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah Yairi ,  Roman Rak ,  Jonathon Jenkins ,  Craig Ciesla

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： A dynamic tactile interface including a substrate including a fluid conduit, a shelf adjacent the fluid conduit, and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a flap including a distal end and a proximal end, the flap extending across the fluid conduit and hinged to the substrate at the proximal end; a tactile layer including a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region and arranged over the flap, and a tactile surface opposite the substrate; and a displacement device displacing fluid to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the distal end of the flap engaging the shelf in the retracted setting, and the distal end of the flap lifted off of the shelf and the deformable region in the expanded setting.

摘要翻译： 一种动态触觉界面，包括包括流体导管，邻近流体导管的架子和流体连接到流体导管的流体通道的基底; 包括远端和近端的皮瓣，所述舌片延伸穿过所述流体导管并且在所述近端处铰接到所述基底; 触觉层，其包括周边区域和邻近所述周边区域并且布置在所述翼片上的可变形区域以及与所述基底相对的触觉表面; 以及位移装置，其移动流体以将可变形区域从缩回设置转变成扩张设置，所述翼片的远端在缩回设置中接合搁架，并且翼片的远端从搁架升起，并且可变形区域 在扩展的设置。

公开(公告)号：US20140285424A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：US14196195

申请日：2014-03-04

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah Yairi ,  Craig Ciesla ,  Nathaniel Mark Saal

IPC分类号： G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/04895 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： One embodiment of the user interface system comprises: a volume of fluid; a tactile layer; a retaining wall substantially impermeable to the fluid; a permeable layer; a displacement device; and a touch sensor. The tactile layer, with a back surface, defines a second region, operable between: a retracted state, wherein the second region is substantially flush with a first region; and an expanded state, wherein the second region is substantially proud of the first region. The permeable layer, joined to the back surface of the first region, includes a plurality of fluid ports that communicate a portion of the fluid through the permeable layer to the back surface of the second region. The displacement device directs the fluid through the fluid ports to the back surface to transition the second region from the retracted state to the expanded state. The touch sensor detects a user touch on the tactile layer.

摘要翻译： 用户界面系统的一个实施例包括：一定体积的流体; 触觉层; 基本上不可渗透流体的挡土墙; 渗透层; 位移装置; 和触摸传感器。 具有后表面的触觉层限定第二区域，其可在以下状态之间操作：缩回状态，其中第二区域与第一区域基本齐平; 和扩展状态，其中第二区域基本上为第一区域感到骄傲。 连接到第一区域的后表面的可渗透层包括多个流体端口，其将流体的一部分穿过可渗透层连通到第二区域的后表面。 位移装置将流体通过流体端口引导到后表面，以使第二区域从缩回状态转变到膨胀状态。 触摸传感器检测用户在触觉层上的触摸。

公开(公告)号：US20140160044A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-12

申请号：US14081519

申请日：2013-11-15

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah B. Yairi ,  Craig Ciesla ,  Curtis Ray ,  Michael Jastrzebski ,  Amy Lai Wong ,  Simona Wong ,  Jonathon Jenkins

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  F04B43/10 ,  F04B43/113 ,  F04B45/073 ,  F04B45/0736 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate defining a fluid channel and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the fluid channel; a tactile layer comprising a peripheral region and a deformable region, the peripheral region coupled to the substrate, and the deformable region arranged over the fluid conduit, disconnected from the substrate, and operable between a retracted setting and an expanded setting, the deformable region elevated above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; a tube comprising a first end fluidly coupled to the fluid channel and constrained relative to the substrate; a volume of fluid within the tube; and a rotary actuator coupled to the tube remote from the first end and configured to transition the deformable region from the retracted setting to the expanded setting by winding the tube to displace a portion of the volume of fluid within the tube into the fluid channel.

摘要翻译： 动态触觉界面的一个变体包括：限定流体通道的基板和流体地联接到流体通道的流体导管; 包括外围区域和可变形区域的触觉层，连接到基底的外围区域和布置在流体导管上方的可变形区域，与基底断开，并且可在缩回设置和扩张设置之间操作，可变形区域升高 在扩展设置中的外围区域上方; 管，其包括流体耦合到所述流体通道并相对于所述基板约束的第一端; 管内的体积体积; 以及旋转致动器，其耦合到远离所述第一端的所述管，并且被配置为通过卷绕所述管将所述可变形区域从所述缩回设置转变到所述扩张设置，以将所述管内的体积的一部分体积移位到所述流体通道中。

公开(公告)号：US20140152611A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-05

申请号：US13908857

申请日：2013-06-03

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah B. Yairi ,  Craig M. Ciesla ,  Nathaniel Mark Saal

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： One variation of a user interface includes: a substrate defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to a cavity and including a linear segment parallel to a first direction; a tactile layer including a tactile surface, a deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define the cavity, and an peripheral region coupled to the substrate proximal a perimeter of the cavity; a displacement device coupled to the fluid channel and configured to displace fluid through the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting; a display coupled to the substrate and including a set of pixels arranged in a linear pixel pattern parallel to a second direction nonparallel with the first direction; and a sensor coupled to the substrate and configured to detect an input on the tactile surface.

摘要翻译： 用户界面的一个变体包括：衬底，其限定流体耦合到空腔并包括平行于第一方向的线性段的流体通道; 包括触觉表面的触觉层，与基底配合以限定空腔的可变形区域以及在空腔的周边附近耦合到基板的外围区域; 位移装置，其联接到所述流体通道并且构造成使流体流过所述流体通道以使所述可变形区域从缩回设置转变到扩张设置，所述可变形区域在扩张设置中与所述外围区域触觉地区分开; 耦合到所述衬底并且包括以与所述第一方向不平行的第二方向平行的线性像素图案布置的一组像素的显示器; 以及耦合到所述基板并被配置为检测所述触觉表面上的输入的传感器。

公开(公告)号：US08717326B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US14014014

申请日：2013-08-29

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Craig M. Ciesla

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： A touch sensitive display assembly includes a touch screen and a button array. The touch screen is configured to display one or more input keys. The button array includes one or more buttons corresponding to the one or more input keys. The button array is formed by a substrate attached to a button membrane thereby creating a set of button cavities corresponding to the input keys. The button cavities are configured to be inflated and deflated by a pump coupled to a fluid reservoir. The cavities can be inflated/deflated together, in subsets, and/or individually. In some embodiments, the button array is sandwiched between a touch sensing layer and a display of the touch screen. In other embodiments, the button array can be located either above or below the touch screen.

摘要翻译： 触敏显示组件包括触摸屏和按钮阵列。 触摸屏被配置为显示一个或多个输入键。 按钮阵列包括与一个或多个输入键对应的一个或多个按钮。 按钮阵列由附接到按钮膜的基板形成，从而产生与输入键对应的一组按钮腔。 按钮腔被构造成通过联接到流体储存器的泵而膨胀和放气。 空腔可以一起充气/放气，子集和/或单独充气。 在一些实施例中，按钮阵列夹在触摸感测层和触摸屏的显示器之间。 在其他实施例中，按钮阵列可以位于触摸屏的上方或下方。