METHOD FOR TACTILELY OUTPUTTING DATA ON A COMPUTING DEVICE

摘要

A device having a dynamic tactile interface communicates with an external electronic device to provide tactile output (e.g., tactile display) based on communication with the external electronic device. Data is tactilely displayed on a computing device. Data is received from an external electronic device. The data is converted into a tangible data structure and a portion of a dynamic tactile layer is deformed corresponding to the tangible data structure. The dynamic tactile layer is arranged over a surface of the computing device and includes a set of deformable regions, wherein each deformable region deforms into an elevated tactile formation. The portion of the dynamic tactile layer includes a subset of deformable regions in the set of deformable regions.

主权项

1. A method for tactilely outputting data on a device, comprising;
receiving data by a processor on a second device from an external device, the data including a deformable region parameter; converting, by the processor, the data into a tangible data structure based on the deformable region parameter; and deforming a portion of a dynamic tactile layer on the second device corresponding to the tangible data structure, the dynamic tactile layer arranged over a surface of the second device and including a set of deformable regions, each deformable region configured to deform into an elevated or recessed tactile formation, the portion of the dynamic tactile layer including a subset of deformable regions in the set of deformable regions.