Physically reconfigurable input and output systems and methods

A surface reconfiguration method comprising:

• performing an elevation determination process;
• and
• performing an elevation unit adjustment process;
• wherein the elevation unit adjustment process changes the physical shape of an input and output surface area.

A surface reconfiguration system comprising:

• a input and output surface area including a flexible surface material that senses touch input and a graphical output display screen;
• physically clickable elevation units that adjust a physical shape of the input and output surface area;
• and
• an elevation control component that physically adjusts individual elevation units;
• wherein the surface area shape can be reconfigured by the physical adjustments to elevation units;
• wherein the touch input sensing can be activated and deactivated for different sections of the surface area;
• wherein the graphical output display screen displays the type of input the actuation of an elevation unit will provide.