Tactile touch-sensing interface system

摘要

A user-configurable, tactile interface system that includes mechanical buttons with several mounting options, and several methods to interface with touch-sensing devices. A user can activate a touch on a touch sensing device by pressing a physical pad, which may be textured, or raised.

主权项

1. A button assembly for use with a touch sensitive display including a virtual controller, the button assembly comprising:
a button body defining a contact face; a frame including an annular shoulder, a head, and post, wherein the head and the post project in opposite directions from the shoulder, the post terminating in a stop face opposite the head; wherein the button body is mounted over an exterior of the head; and a base defining a mounting face, a button face, and a central passage; wherein the annular shoulder aligns a central axis of the post with a central axis of the central passage and in a normal state, locates the contact face spaced from the button face; and further wherein the button assembly is mountable to a touch sensitive display screen, the frame being deflectable from the normal state in response to a user-applied force at the button body to bring the contact face into contact with the button face to generate a touch registering event at the touch sensitive display screen.