发明名称 |
Tactile presentation of information |
摘要 |
Embodiments of the invention provide a device and system for providing information to a user in a tactile form. In one embodiment, the invention provides a device for providing information to a user, the device comprising: a plurality of individually-addressable cells, each cell including an electrically-active material capable of changing shape and/or position in response to an electrical current; a electrical network connected to, and capable of delivering the electrical current to, each of the plurality of individually-addressable cells; a membrane atop the plurality of individually-addressable cells, onto which the change in shape and/or position of the electrically-active material in each cell may be transferred; and a receiver for receiving information capable of tactile presentation to a user using the plurality of individually-addressable cells. |
申请公布号 |
US9390676(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.07.12 |
申请号 |
US201113238552 |
申请日期 |
2011.09.21 |
申请人 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
发明人 |
Nieves Johnny |
分类号 |
G06F3/01;G09G3/38;G06F1/16;G09B21/00;G06F3/14;G09G3/20 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/01 |
代理机构 |
Hoffman Warnick LLC |
代理人 |
Simek Dan;Hoffman Warnick LLC |
主权项 |
1. A device for providing information to a user, the device comprising:
a plurality of individually-addressable cells, each cell including an electrically-active material capable of changing shape and/or position in response to an electrical current; a electrical network connected to, and capable of delivering the electrical current to, each of the plurality of individually-addressable cells; a membrane atop the plurality of individually-addressable cells and in contact with the electrically-active material, onto which the change in shape and/or position of the electrically-active material in each cell may be transferred; and a receiver for receiving information capable of tactile presentation to a user using the plurality of individually-addressable cells, wherein each of the plurality of individually-addressable cells is independently capable of a range of changes in shape and/or position, such that the membrane may adopt a cross-sectional shape having a plurality of heights, the plurality of heights including a first height equal to an unraised surface of the membrane, a second height a first distance above the unraised surface of the membrane, and a third height a second distance above the unraised surface of the membrane, the second distance being greater than the first distance, and wherein each of the individually-addressable cells is encased in a fluid support material within the substrate. |
地址 |
Armonk NY US |