Integrated haptic control apparatus and touch sensitive display
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorPaolo Malabuyo
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Abstract
The provision of a haptic input with an integrated touch screen input is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a control apparatus for an electronic device. The control apparatus comprises a haptic input mechanism configured to provide haptic feedback responsive to a push input, and an integrated touch sensitive display forming a surface of the haptic input mechanism, wherein the touch sensitive display comprising a touch-sensing mechanism.
Claims20
A control apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to receive touch input;
- a haptic mechanism underlying the display, the haptic mechanism operable to provide haptic feedback in response to a touch input;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- display on the display a first indicia indicative of a first function associated with a first application program, and
- display on the display a second indicia indicative of a second function associated with a second application program.
A control apparatus comprising:
- a haptic mechanism operable to provide haptic feedback responsive to a touch input;
- an integrated display configured to receive the touch input;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- display an indicia on the integrated display, the indicia indicating a specific function associated with an application program,
- modify a displayed indicia displayed on the integrated display in response to a change of the specific function associated with the application program,
- receive a user input based on the touch input;
- and
- send a command signal to the application program.
A method of operating a control apparatus comprising a display configured to receive input and an underlying haptic mechanism, the method comprising:
- displaying an indicia on the display, the indicia indicating a specific function associated with an application program;
- modifying a displayed indicia displayed on the display in response to a change in one or more of an application program controlled by the control apparatus and a specific function associated with the application program controlled by the control apparatus;
- receiving a touch input;
- providing haptic feedback for the touch input;
- and
- sending a command signal to the application program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.