公开(公告)号：US20150077363A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14471842

申请日：2014-08-28

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah Yairi ,  Christopher DeArmitt ,  Michael Hammersley

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： One variation of a dynamic tactile interface for a computing device includes: a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region; a substrate including a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to the tactile layer at the peripheral region, defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a volume of transparent fluid contained within the fluid channel and the fluid conduit and exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; a volume of particulate contained within the transparent base material of the substrate, biased around the fluid conduit, and exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and a displacement device displacing fluid into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting.

摘要翻译： 用于计算设备的动态触觉界面的一个变体包括：限定周边区域和邻近周边区域的可变形区域的触觉层; 包括显示出第一光学色散特性的透明基材的基板，其与所述周边区域处的触觉层相连，限定与所述周边区域相邻的流体导管和流体连接到所述流体导管的流体通道; 容纳在流体通道和流体导管内的透明流体的体积，呈现出与第一光学色散特性不同的第二光学色散特性; 包含在基板的透明基材内的颗粒的体积，偏压在流体导管周围，并呈现出与第一光学色散特性不同的第三光学色散特性; 以及将流体移动到流体通道中以使可变形区域从缩回设置转变成扩展设置的位移装置。

公开(公告)号：US20150029123A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-29

申请号：US14486743

申请日：2014-09-15

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Craig Ciesla ,  Micah Yairi

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H01H13/84 ,  H01H2215/046 ,  H01H2217/018 ,  H01H2223/062

摘要： A user interface system of one embodiment includes a layer defining a surface; a substrate supporting the layer and at least partially defining a cavity; a displacement coupled to the cavity that expands the cavity, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface; and a touch sensor coupled to the substrate and adapted to sense a user touch proximate the particular region of the surface. The layer and the substrate are connected at an attachment point, and the location of the attachment point relative to the layer, substrate, and cavity at least partially defines the shape of the deformed particular region of the surface.

摘要翻译： 一个实施例的用户界面系统包括限定表面的层; 支撑所述层并且至少部分地限定腔的衬底; 耦合到空腔的位移，其使空腔膨胀，从而使表面的特定区域变形; 以及耦合到所述衬底并且适于感测靠近所述表面的特定区域的用户触摸的触摸传感器。 层和衬底在附接点处连接，并且附着点相对于层，衬底和空腔的位置至少部分地限定了表面的变形的特定区域的形状。

公开(公告)号：US20140313142A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14196311

申请日：2014-03-04

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah Yairi

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/1454 ,  H04M1/72519

摘要： One variation of a method for remotely sharing touch includes: receiving a location of a touch input on a surface of a first computing device; receiving an image related to the touch input; displaying the image on a display of a second computing device, the second computing device comprising a dynamic tactile layer arranged over the display and defining a set of deformable regions, each deformable region in the set of deformable region configured to expand from a retracted setting into an expanded setting; and transitioning a particular deformable region in the set of deformable regions from the retracted setting into the expanded setting, the particular deformable region defined within the dynamic tactile layer at a position corresponding to the location of the touch input.

摘要翻译： 用于远程共享触摸的方法的一个变体包括：在第一计算设备的表面上接收触摸输入的位置; 接收与触摸输入有关的图像; 在第二计算设备的显示器上显示图像，第二计算设备包括布置在显示器上并定义一组可变形区域的动态触觉层，该组可变形区域中的每个可变形区域被配置为从缩回设置扩展成 扩大设置; 以及将所述可变形区域集合中的特定可变形区域从所述缩回设置转变为所述扩展设置，所述特定可变形区域在对应于所述触摸输入的位置的位置处限定在所述动态触觉层内。

公开(公告)号：US20140210789A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US14242352

申请日：2014-04-01

申请人： Tactus Technology,, Inc.

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 一种用于致动用于限定具有可变形区域的表面的装置的触觉界面层的方法，包括以下步骤：沿着触觉界面层的表面检测使用者的手势，所述手势包括使用者的手指从 表面上的第一位置到表面上的第二位置; 将手势解释为可变形区域的命令; 并基于该命令操纵表面的可变形区域。

公开(公告)号：US11078319B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15895971

申请日：2018-02-13

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Justin Virgili ,  Curtis Takagi

IPC分类号： C08G18/10 ,  C08G18/34 ,  C08G18/76 ,  C08G18/24 ,  C08K5/053 ,  B05D3/12 ,  B05D7/04 ,  B05D7/24 ,  G06F3/01 ,  B05D1/26 ,  C09D175/04 ,  C08G18/32 ,  G06F3/041 ,  C08G18/42 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B05D3/02 ,  B05D7/00

摘要： One variation of a method for directly casting a thin layer onto a substrate includes: combining a prepolymer, a solvent, and a curing agent to define a viscous material; advancing a substrate from a roll across a surface continuously at a first speed; depositing the viscous material at a viscosity through a deposition head onto the substrate, the viscous material flowing laterally across the substrate to form a thin layer of substantially uniform thickness over the substrate over a period of time while the substrate advances along the surface; and, at a distance from the deposition head depositing the viscous material onto the substrate corresponding to a duration of time for the viscous material to flow laterally across the substrate, heating the viscous material to evaporate solvent and to induce reaction between the curing agent and the prepolymer to cure the viscous material to form a layer.

公开(公告)号：US10895922B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16379733

申请日：2019-04-09

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Justin Virgili ,  Micah Yairi ,  Curtis Takagi ,  Ryosuke Isobe ,  Brian Flamm

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/02

摘要： A feedback-enhancing film includes: an elastic layer comprising a first polymer exhibiting optical transparency and elasticity; and an interface layer arranged across an upper surface of the elastic layer comprising a second polymer exhibiting optical transparency, impact resistance, UV resistance, and smoothness to touch. Additionally, the interface layer and the elastic layer mutually deform to resist transverse movement of a stylus tip across the interface layer in response to an application of writing force to the interface layer via the stylus tip. The film can also comprise a system including: the film; a stylus including a stylus tip; and a touch-sensitive screen.

公开(公告)号：US20180267640A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15921557

申请日：2018-03-14

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Justin Virgili ,  Micah Yairi ,  Brian Flamm

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B27/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B2255/10 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/42 ,  B32B2307/51 ,  B32B2375/00 ,  B32B2457/208 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103

摘要： One variation of tactile interface includes: a flexible substrate configured to deform to a first offset in response to application of a deflecting force on the flexible substrate; a tactile layer defining a tactile surface and configured to deform to a second offset in response to application of the deflecting force on the tactile surface; and a tie layer configured to retain the tactile layer against the substrate, the tie layer defining a first surface contacting the flexible substrate and a second surface contacting the tactile layer, the first surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the first offset to maintain contact with the substrate and the second surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the second offset to maintain contact with the tactile layer.

公开(公告)号：US20170235367A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15470598

申请日：2017-03-27

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Micah Yairi ,  Christopher DeArmitt ,  Michael Hammersley

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： One variation of a dynamic tactile interface for a computing device includes: a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region; a substrate including a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to the tactile layer at the peripheral region, defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a volume of transparent fluid contained within the fluid channel and the fluid conduit and exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; a volume of particulate contained within the transparent base material of the substrate, biased around the fluid conduit, and exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and a displacement device displacing fluid into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting.

公开(公告)号：US09720501B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14682920

申请日：2015-04-09

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

发明人： Curtis Ray ,  Mario Garcia ,  Roman Rak ,  Rob Ray ,  Max Shimshak ,  Michael Ray ,  David Anvar ,  Forrest Grinstead ,  Nathan Knapp ,  Micah Yairi ,  Craig Ciesla

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a tactile layer including a deformable region and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region; a substrate coupled to the tactile layer, the substrate defining fluid channel and cooperating with the deformable region to define a variable volume fluidly coupled to the fluid channel; a displacement device coupled to the bladder, displacing fluid into the variable volume to transition the deformable region from the retracted setting to the expanded setting, and displacing fluid out of the variable volume to transition the deformable region from the expanded setting to the retracted setting, the displacement device defining a equilibrium range of fluid pressures within the fluid channel; a reservoir fluidly coupled to the fluid channel and supporting a reserve volume of fluid; and a valve selectively controlling transfer of fluid from the reservoir to the fluid channel.

公开(公告)号：US20170199571A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15214247

申请日：2016-07-19

申请人： Tactus Technology, Inc.

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

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： A method for actuating a tactile interface layer of a device that defines a surface with a deformable region, comprising the steps of deforming a deformable region of the surface into a formation tactilely distinguishable from the surface, detecting a force from the user on a deformed deformable region, interpreting the force as a command for the deformable region, and manipulating the deformable region of the surface based on the command.