Facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute

摘要

The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a document. The document has a set of document attributes. The apparatus also includes a fluid incorporated within the document at a designated location associated with a document attribute in the set of document attributes. The fluid changes rigidity in the presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the document attribute.

主权项

1. An apparatus for facilitating tactile identification of a document attribute, comprising:
a document, wherein the document has a set of document attributes; an electrorheological fluid incorporated within the document at a designated location associated with a document attribute in the set of document attributes, and wherein the electrorheological fluid changes rigidity in a presence of an electric field to facilitate tactile identification of the document attribute; a base unit externally located from the document, wherein the base unit serves a first pole for the electric field; and an amplifier externally located from the document, wherein the amplifier serves as a second pole for the electric field.