Providing an elevated and texturized display in an electronic device
View Patent ↗An apparatus and method for providing and configuring an elevated, indented, or texturized display device is disclosed. Processes are also given involving elevated, indented, or texturized portions of a display device. By providing an elevated, indented, or texturized display device enhanced input/output functions are provided.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a non-flexible multi-touch display layer to receive multi-touch inputs;
a texturizing polymer layer above the non-flexible multi-touch display layer, the texturizing polymer layer comprises in part of gel material;
a controller to control the non-flexible multi-touch display layer and the texturizing polymer layer, wherein the controller elevates a surface area in a predetermined area of the texturizing polymer layer to a level to texturize a key on a virtual keyboard displayed on the non-flexible multi-touch display layer;
sensors electrically coupled to the controller, wherein the sensors detect different gestures for the elevated surface area; and
wherein the different gestures are based on a finger push applied to a portion of the elevated surface area to cause displacement of the gel material and the different gestures are based on a detected multi-touch input, by the non-flexible multi-touch display layer, received through the elevated surface area of the texturizing polymer layer.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the detected different gestures are further based on a finger force applied to a top of the elevated surface area.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the detected different gestures are further based on a detected pull by a pinch input or a detected scrolling input of the elevated surface area.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a zoom operation, received by the electronic device, of the virtual keyboard updates elevation of the elevated surface area.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one of the sensors configured to detect an orientation change of the electronic device; and
the electronic device updates the elevation of the elevated surface area based on the detected orientation change.
6. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving multi-touch inputs by a non-flexible multi-touch display layer, wherein a texturizing polymer layer is above the non-flexible multi-touch display layer and the texturizing polymer layer comprises in part of gel material;
elevating, by a controller, a surface area in a predetermined area of the texturizing polymer layer to a level to texturize a key on a virtual keyboard displayed on the non-flexible multi-touch display layer, wherein the controller controls the non-flexible multi-touch display layer and the texturizing polymer layer;
detecting different gestures for the elevated surface area by sensors electrically coupled to the controller; and
wherein the different gestures are based on a finger push applied to a portion of the elevated surface area to cause displacement of the gel material and the different gestures are based on a detected multi-touch input, by the non-flexible multi-touch display layer, received through the elevated surface area of the texturizing polymer layer.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the detected different gestures are further based on a finger force applied to a top of the elevated surface area.
8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the detected different gestures are further based on a detected pull by a pinch input or a detected scrolling input of the elevated surface area.
9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein a zoom operation, received by the electronic device, of the virtual keyboard updates elevation of the elevated surface area.
10. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
detecting, by at least one of the sensors, an orientation change of the electronic device; and
updating, by the electronic device, the elevation of the elevated surface area based on the detected orientation change.