Title:
SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING FINGER SENSATIONS DURING FINGER PRESS INPUT EVENTS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023109991
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a finger-mounted device and an electronic device for modifying finger sensations during finger press input events.SOLUTION: A user provides finger 10 press input to a surface such as a touch sensitive input surface 24. The input surface is formed from a two-dimensional touch sensor overlapping a display of an electronic device. The electronic device 26B and an associated device such as a finger-mounted device 26A forms a system 28 for gathering the finger press input from the user. A sensor is used in monitoring when the finger-mounted device and a user's finger in the device approach the input surface of the electronic device. In response to detection of the finger near the input surface, actuators in the finger-mounted device squeeze the finger inwardly to cause a finger pad 16 on the finger to protrude outwardly towards the input surface, thereby softening impact between the finger and the input surface. The electronic device also has an array of components to repel the finger-mounted device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Inventors:
PAUL X WANG
Application Number:
JP2023089043A
Publication Date:
August 08, 2023
Filing Date:
May 30, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
APPLE INC
International Classes:
G06F3/01; G06F3/041; G06F3/044; G06F3/0488
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation Otsuka International Patent Office