Providing haptic feedback to a user of a touch surface display

A computer program product for providing a haptic feedback signal to a user of a touch surface display, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
• forming a plurality of partitions within the touch surface display;
• displaying a plurality of content icons via the touch surface display, wherein the plurality of content icons correspond to a plurality of content files;
• receiving a touch input from the user via the touch surface display;
• manipulating at least one of the plurality of content icons in response to the touch input;
• and
• providing the haptic feedback signal to the user in response to the at least one of the plurality of content icons traversing at least one of the plurality of partitions via a haptic feedback device, wherein the haptic feedback signal is provided to the user with an intensity that increases as a distance between the at least one of the plurality of content icons and an edge of the at least one of the plurality of partitions decreases during the manipulation;
• wherein the haptic feedback signal corresponds to an impermissible user action, wherein the impermissible user action includes the user initiating a transfer of a confidential content file from a first partition of the plurality of partitions to a second partition of the plurality of partitions, wherein the at least one of the plurality of content icons corresponds with the confidential content file, wherein the impermissible user action is impermissible at least because the confidential content file is confidential.

A haptic feedback system for providing a haptic feedback signal to a user of a touch surface display with a haptic feedback device, comprising:

• a processor in communication with one or more types of memory, the processor configured to:
• form a plurality of partitions within the touch surface display;
• display a plurality of content icons, wherein the plurality of content icons correspond to a plurality of content files;
• receive a touch input from the user;
• manipulate at least one of the plurality of content icons in response to the touch input;
• and
• provide the haptic feedback signal to the user in response to the at least one of the plurality of content icons traversing at least one of the plurality of partitions, wherein the haptic feedback signal is provided to the user with an intensity that increases as a distance between the at least one of the plurality of content icons and an edge of the at least one of the plurality of partitions decreases during the manipulation;
• wherein the haptic feedback signal corresponds to an impermissible user action, wherein the impermissible user action includes the user initiating a transfer of a confidential content file from a first partition of the plurality of partitions to a second partition of the plurality of partitions, wherein the at least one of the plurality of content icons corresponds with the confidential content file, wherein the impermissible user action is impermissible at least because the confidential content file is confidential.