Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Piezo-actuated virtual buttons for touch surfaces
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Application No.: US13769356Application Date: 2013-02-17
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Publication No.: US10578499B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Carl Picciotto , Scott Mail , Dan Johnson
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: NovoTechIP International PLLC
- Main IPC: G01L1/00
- IPC: G01L1/00 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/0487

Abstract:
Systems and methods of creating a touch sensitive surface structure comprising a piezo structure in communication with a deformable surface such that the piezo structure, or any suitable pressure sensing device, is capable of sensing pressure from a touch upon the deformable surface and communicating that pressure signal to an actuating circuit. The actuating circuit, upon receiving a suitable pressure signal, sends a piezo actuating signal to the piezo structure. The piezo structure, upon receiving the piezo actuating signal, is capable of communicating a mechanical signal to the deformable surface, sufficient for a person's finger to feel a “click” and/or haptic sensation. In one embodiment, the piezo actuating signal comprises a first slow charging portion and a second fast discharging portion, sufficient for the piezo structure to communicate the click and/or haptic sensation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140230575A1 PIEZO-ACTUATED VIRTUAL BUTTONS FOR TOUCH SURFACES Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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