Method and Apparatus for Localization of Haptic Feedback

A computing system, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive interface configured to receive an input at a selected contact location of a surface;
• a plurality of actuators coupled to the contact surface, a first actuator located proximate the selected contact location;
• and
• a controller configured to selectively activate the first actuator with a first signal configured to induce a first vibration at the selected contact location and to selectively activate a second actuator at a second location with a second signal configured to induce a vibration having a frequency and amplitude configured to suppress vibratory crosstalk from the first vibration at the second location.

A method of providing localized haptic feedback, the method comprising the acts of:

• generating a selection signal in response to a user input proximate a first contact location of an input surface;
• inducing a first vibration at the first contact location in response to the selection signal;
• and
• inducing a second vibration at one or more other contact locations on the input surface, the second vibration configured to suppress propagating vibrations from the first vibration.