Patent №
US 8,970,403
Granted
2015-03-03
Filed 2011
Owner
TACTUS TECHNOLOGY
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
13090217
A method for actuating a tactile interface layer of a device that defines a surface with a deformable region, comprising the steps of deforming a deformable region of the surface into a formation tactilely distinguishable from the surface, detecting a force from the user on a deformed deformable region, interpreting the force as a command for the deformable region, and manipulating the deformable region of the surface based on the command.
AI classification
Ownership
TACTUS TECHNOLOGY
assignment · 266750683
Assignors
CIESLA, CRAIG MICHAEL, YAIRI, MICAH B., SAAL, NATHANIEL MARK
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