Electronic display with a relief

An apparatus to create a relief associated with an electronic display, the apparatus comprising:

• a haptic layer disposed proximate to an outer surface associated with the electronic display, the haptic layer comprising a plurality of haptic elements to create the relief associated with the electronic display, the relief comprising a depression or a protrusion on the electronic display, a haptic element in the plurality of haptic elements comprising:
• a thin piezoelectric membrane configured to bend when a voltage is applied to the thin piezoelectric membrane;
• an anchor to support the thin piezoelectric membrane at a proximal end of the anchor, and the anchor to prevent the thin piezoelectric membrane from bending at points of contact;
• two electrodes in contact with the thin piezoelectric membrane to apply the voltage to the thin piezoelectric membrane without a third electrode disposed at a distal end of the anchor;
• and
• a controller coupled to the haptic layer, the controller to activate at least one haptic element in the plurality of haptic elements associated with the haptic layer.

A method to create a relief associated with an electronic display, the method comprising:

• providing a haptic layer disposed proximate to an outer surface associated with the electronic display, the haptic layer comprising a plurality of haptic elements to create the relief associated with the electronic display, the relief comprising a depression or a protrusion on the electronic display, said providing the haptic layer comprising:
• providing a thin piezoelectric membrane configured to bend when a voltage is applied to the thin piezoelectric membrane;
• providing an anchor to support the thin piezoelectric membrane at a proximal end of the anchor, and the anchor to prevent the thin piezoelectric membrane from bending at points of contact;
• providing two electrodes in contact with the thin piezoelectric membrane to apply the voltage to the thin piezoelectric membrane without a third electrode disposed at a distal end of the anchor;
• and
• providing a controller coupled to the haptic layer, the controller to activate at least one haptic element in the plurality of haptic elements associated with the haptic layer.

An apparatus comprising:

• a haptic layer disposed proximate to an outer surface associated with an electronic display, the haptic layer comprising a plurality of haptic elements to create a relief associated with the electronic display, the relief comprising a depression or a protrusion on the electronic display, a haptic element in the plurality of haptic elements comprising:
• a deformable membrane configured to bend when a voltage is applied to the deformable membrane;
• an anchor to support the deformable membrane at a proximal end of the anchor, and the anchor to prevent the deformable membrane from bending at points of contact;
• two electrodes in contact with the deformable membrane to apply the voltage to the deformable membrane without a third electrode disposed at a distal end of the anchor;
• and
• a controller coupled to the haptic layer, the controller to activate at least one haptic element in the plurality of haptic elements associated with the haptic layer.