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US 8,739,033 B2Granted
Devices using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorLouis B. Rosenberg
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Abstract
Devices using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information are described. One embodiment includes an electronic device comprising a housing comprising a user contactable region, a tactile element coupled to the user contactable region, and an actuator coupled to the tactile element and capable of outputting a haptic sensation localized to the tactile element.
Claims15
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising a user contactable region;
- a tactile element coupled to the user contactable region, wherein the tactile element comprises an added mass configured to have a natural frequency of oscillation of less than 500 Hz;
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- an actuator coupled to the tactile element and capable of outputting a silent haptic sensation localized to the tactile element.
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