Method for actuating a tactile interface layer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8723832
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14054591

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A method for actuating a tactile interface layer for a device that defines a surface with a deformable region, comprising the steps of detecting a gesture of the user along the surface of the tactile interface layer that includes a movement of a finger of the user from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface; interpreting the gesture as a command for the deformable region; and manipulating the deformable region of the surface based on the command.

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  • TACTUS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Ciesla, Craig Fremont, US 45 342
Saal, Nathaniel Mark Fremont, US 44 1607
Yairi, Micah Fremont, US 47 352

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