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US 2013/0180839 A1Published application
Haptic Keyboard Assemblies and Methods
AssigneePacinian Corporation
InventorsJames William Schlosser, Cody George Peterson, Andrew Huska
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide keyboards that provide haptic feedback to a user of the keyboard. In at least some embodiments, movement of an actuator and/or a user-engageable portion in a direction generally orthogonal to a direction of the keypress when the switch is closed provides a user with haptic feedback, which simulates a snapover movement.
Claims22
An assembly comprising:
- a user-engageable portion configured to operate as a keyboard element on a keyboard;
- a switch configured to close in response to a keypress at the user-engageable portion;
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- at least one electrical contact configured to cause an actuator that is mechanically or physically coupled to the user-engageable portion to move in response to the switch closing, the movement being in a direction that is generally orthogonal to a direction effective to cause the switch to close.
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An assembly comprising:
- a user-engageable portion configured to operate as a keyboard element on a keyboard;
- a switch configured to close in response to a keypress at the user-engageable portion;
- an actuator;
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- at least one electrical contact configured to cause the actuator to move relative to the user-engageable portion in a direction that is generally orthogonal to a direction effective to cause the switch to close, the movement of the actuator providing haptic feedback at the user-engageable portion when the switch is closed.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an input associated with a switch closure of a switch associated with a user-engageable portion of a keyboard key;
- responsive to receiving said input, causing movement of the user engageble portion in a direction generally orthogonal to a direction effective to cause switch closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.