Method for assisting user input to a device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8619035
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13024241

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A method for assisting user input to a device, comprising the steps of providing a user interface to retrieve a user input, providing a tactile interface layer that defines a surface and includes a volume of fluid and a displacement device that manipulates the volume of fluid to deform a plurality of particular regions of the surface into tactilely distinguishable formations that each represent a key of a key interface, allowing the user to provide input through the key interface, predicting a subsequent key input when a user provides an input through the key interface, and manipulating the volume of fluid to deform the plurality of particular regions into one of two types of tactilely distinguishable formations: a first type for tactilely distinguishable formations that represent a predicted key and a second type for tactilely distinguishable formations that represent an unpredicted key.

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TACTUS TECHNOLOGY INC34175 ARDENWOOD BLVD SUITE 101 FREMONT CA 94555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ciesla, Craig Michael Mountain View, US 50 2881
Saal, Nathaniel Mark Palo Alto, US 44 1621
Yairi, Micah B Daly City, US 55 3223

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