Software defined hard keys leveraging flexible display hardware to achieve haptic display solution

A system, comprising:

• a haptic display comprising:
• a display head configured with a flexible surface;
• an actuator layer comprising:
• a pin board configured with a plurality of openings;
• a plurality of pins configured to translate within the plurality of openings, wherein one or more of the plurality of pins comprises:
• a display interaction end configured to physically interact with the display head;
• and
• an actuation end;
• and
• a plurality of linear actuator elements physically coupled to the actuation end of the plurality of pins configured to bias a set of the plurality of pins against the display head, wherein a bias of the set of the plurality of pins against the display head generates a protrusion on the flexible surface, wherein the protrusion may be reduced by a biasing force of a user, wherein the biasing force of the set of the plurality of pins against the display head is adjusted based upon an input condition.