US20170235367A1 - Dynamic tactile interface - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to the field of touch-sensitive displays, and more specifically to a dynamic tactile interface for a touch-sensitive display.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic representations of a dynamic tactile interface of one embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 2A-2D are schematic representations of variations of the dynamic tactile interface
- FIGS. 3A and 3B is a graphical representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface
- FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface
- FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface
- FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface.
- a dynamic tactile interface 100 includes: a tactile layer 110 defining a peripheral region 111 and a deformable region 112 adjacent the peripheral region 111 ; a substrate 120 including a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to the tactile layer 110 at the peripheral region 111 , defining a fluid conduit 126 adjacent the peripheral region 111 , and defining a fluid channel 125 fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit 126 ; a volume of transparent fluid 130 contained within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 , the volume of transparent fluid 130 exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; a volume of particulate 140 contained within the transparent base material of the substrate 120 and biased around the fluid conduit 126 , the volume of particulate 140 exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and a displacement device 150 displacing fluid into the fluid channel 125 to transition the deformable region 112 from a retracted setting (show
- one variation of the dynamic tactile interface 100 includes: a tactile layer 110 defining a peripheral region 111 and a deformable region 112 adjacent the peripheral region 111 ; a substrate including a transparent material exhibiting a first thermal expansion coefficient, coupled to the tactile layer 110 at the peripheral region 111 , defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region 111 , and defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit 126 ; a volume of transparent fluid 130 contained within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 , the volume of transparent fluid 130 exhibiting a second thermal expansion coefficient greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient; a volume of particulate commingled with the volume of transparent fluid 130 and exhibiting a third thermal expansion coefficient less than the second thermal expansion coefficient; and a displacement device 150 displacing a fluid into the fluid channel 125 to transition the deformable region 112 from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the deformable region 112 defining a formation tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region 111 in the
- one variation of the dynamic tactile interface 100 includes: a tactile layer 110 defining a peripheral region 111 and a deformable region 112 adjacent the peripheral region 111 , the tactile layer 110 including a first transparent material exhibiting a first index of refraction; a substrate including a first sublayer 121 and a second sublayer, the first sublayer 121 coupled to the tactile layer 110 at the peripheral region 111 , the second sublayer adjacent the first sublayer 121 opposite the tactile layer 110 and including a second transparent material of a second index of refraction, the substrate 120 defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region 111 and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit 126 ; a volume of particulate 140 arranged within the first sublayer 121 , the volume of particulate 140 and the first sublayer 121 cooperating to exhibit a bulk index of refraction between the first index of refraction and the second index of refraction for a particular wavelength of light in the visible spectrum; a volume of transparent fluid 130 contained within the fluid
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can further include a display coupled to the substrate 120 opposite the tactile layer 110 and displaying an image of a key substantially aligned with the deformable region 112 and/or a touch sensor 160 coupled to the substrate 120 and outputting a signal corresponding to an input on a tactile surface 115 of the tactile layer 110 adjacent the deformable region 112 .
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can also include a housing 180 that transiently engages a mobile computing device and transiently retains the substrate 120 over a digital display 170 of the mobile computing device.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can be implemented within or in conjunction with a computing device to provide tactile guidance to a user entering input selections through a touchscreen or other illuminated surface of the computing device.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 defines one or more deformable regions of a tactile layer 110 that can be selectively expanded and retracted to intermittently provide tactile guidance to a user interacting with the computing device.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 is integrated into or applied over a touchscreen of a mobile computing device, such as a smartphone or a tablet.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can include a set of round or rectangular deformable regions, wherein each deformable region 112 is substantially aligned with a virtual key of a virtual keyboard rendered on the a display integrated into the mobile computing device, and wherein each deformable region 112 in the set mimics a physical hard key when in an expanded setting.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can retract the set of deformable regions to yield a substantially uniform (e.g., flush) tactile surface 115 yielding reduced optical distortion of an image rendered on the display 170 .
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can include an elongated deformable region 112 aligned with a virtual ‘swipe-to-unlock’ input region rendered on the display 170 such that, when in the expanded setting, the elongated deformable region 112 provides tactile guidance for a user entering an unlock gesture into the mobile computing device. Once the mobile computing device is unlocked responsive to the swipe gesture suitably aligned with the virtual input region, the dynamic tactile interface 100 can transition the elongated deformable region 112 back to the retracted setting to yield a uniform surface over the display 170 .
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can alternatively embody an aftermarket device that adds tactile functionality to an existing computing device.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can include a housing 180 (shown in FIG. 7 ) that transiently engages an existing (mobile) computing device and transiently retains the substrate 120 over a digital display 170 of the computing device.
- the displacement device 150 of the dynamic tactile interface 100 can thus be manually or automatically actuated to transition the deformable region(s) 112 of the tactile layer 110 between expanded and retracted settings.
- Elements of the dynamic tactile interface 100 can be substantially transparent to enable light transmission from the display 170 to a user, such as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/969,848, filed on 4-Jan.-2008, Ser. No. 12/319,334, filed on 5-Jan.-2009, Ser. No. 12/497,622, filed on 3 Jan. 2009, and Ser. No. 12/652,704, filed on 05-Jan.-2010, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/713,396, filed on 12 Oct. 2012, and 61/841,176, filed 28 Jun. 2013, which are incorporated in their entireties by this reference.
- the substrate 120 and the (volume of transparent) fluid can be of different materials and can therefore exhibit different indices of refraction at various wavelengths of light within the visible spectrum ( ⁇ 390 to ⁇ 700 nm).
- the substrate 120 can include a base material of acrylic (PMMA), polycarbonate, silicone, glass (e.g., alkali-aluminosilicate glass), or other transparent material, and the fluid can be water, an alcohol, an oil, or air.
- the substrate 120 defines a fluid channel and a fluid conduit through which fluid is communicated to the back surface of the tactile layer 110 at the deformable region 112 to transition the deformable region 112 into the expanded setting, and the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 may therefore contain fluid throughout various (e.g., all) periods of operation the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- An acute change in refractive index, optical dispersion, or other optical property may therefore occur at a junction (or “interface”) between the disparate materials of the fluid 130 and the substrate 120 —such as at a wall of the fluid channel 125 or at a wall of the fluid conduit 126 —such that light output from a display below the substrate 120 (i.e., adjacent the substrate 120 opposite the tactile layer 110 ) to reflect internally back toward the display 170 , thereby reducing a perceived brightness of the display 170 and reducing a maximum angle of off-axis viewing of the display 170 through the substrate 120 and the tactile layer 100 .
- this junction between disparate materials can cause various wavelengths of light output from the display 170 to refract (i.e., “bend”) through the junction at different angles (i.e., as a function of wavelength), thereby yielding local chromatic dispersion of a portion of an image output from the display 170 adjacent the junction.
- the fluid 130 and the substrate 120 are index-matched at a particular wavelength near the center of the visible spectrum (e.g., at approximately 550 nm, in the green light spectrum) but exhibit increasingly different refractive indices at wavelengths further from this particular wavelength in the visible spectrum.
- the distinct change in optical dispersion characteristics of the substrate material and the fluid 130 at frequencies of ⁇ 400 nm (violet light) and ⁇ 750 nm (red light) may thus cause violet lines and red lines to appear (to a user) along an edge of the fluid channel 125 and/or along an edge of the fluid conduit 126 .
- the fluid 130 and the substrate 120 are index-matched near a lower wavelength end of the visible spectrum, such as near 400 nm, but exhibit increasingly different refractive indices at higher wavelengths of light.
- the junction between the fluid 130 and the substrate 120 may cause parallel yellow, orange, and red lines along the fluid channel 125 and/or along the fluid conduit 126 to appear to a user viewing a digital display 170 through the substrate 120 and the tactile layer 110 .
- the fluid 130 and the base material of the substrate 120 may be of similar transparency, optical clarity, and/or index of refraction at one wavelength of light or across a limited range of the visible spectrum, a user may nonetheless perceive optical distortion of an image—rendered on an adjacent digital display 170 —in the form of wavelength-dependent refraction of light (i.e., chromatic dispersion) proximal junctions between disparate materials of the dynamic tactile interface 100 , such as along the fluid channel 125 and/or along the fluid conduit 126 .
- wavelength-dependent refraction of light i.e., chromatic dispersion
- particulate can be impregnated or suspended in locally in regions of the base material of the substrate 120 —such as around the fluid channel 125 and/or the fluid conduit 126 —to modify local optical dispersion properties (e.g., variations in refractive index as a function wavelength) of the substrate 120 to better approximate optical dispersion properties of the fluid 130 contained within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 .
- local optical dispersion properties e.g., variations in refractive index as a function wavelength
- particulate can be preferentially impregnated or suspended in the substrate 120 around the fluid channel 125 and/or the fluid conduit 126 such that a bulk optical dispersion characteristic of this portion of the substrate 120 better matches optical dispersion characteristics of the adjacent fluid yields a relatively smoother transition of index of refraction through the substrate 120 , the volume of fluid 130 , and the tactile layer 110 .
- the particulate 140 can be of a metal-oxide (e.g., indium-tin oxide (ITO), titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), or aluminum oxide (AlO 2 )) exhibiting a lower Abbe number (V-number, constringence) than the substrate 120 base material such that the combination of particulate 140 and the base material of the substrate 120 yields an effective (i.e., bulk) Abbe number that better matches the Abbe number of the fluid 130 .
- a metal-oxide e.g., indium-tin oxide (ITO), titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), or aluminum oxide (AlO 2 )
- the particulate when mixed into, impregnated into, or otherwise added to the base material of the substrate 120 , the particulate can locally modify a bulk chromatic dispersion characteristic of the substrate 120 , thereby smoothing transition of this chromatic dispersion characteristic at the junction between the fluid 130 and the substrate 120 and yielding less chromatic dispersion and internal reflection of light transmitted from the digital display 170 and incident on this junction.
- the Abbe number of a material quantitatively describes the variation in index of refraction of the material as a function of wavelength. Modifying a bulk (e.g., effective) Abbe number of a material, such as described herein, may therefore indicate a (relative) change in the refractive indices of the material as a function of wavelength.
- adjacent materials characterized by substantially similar Abbe numbers may exhibit less chromatic dispersion of light passing there through than for a pair of adjacent materials characterized by substantially dissimilar Abbe numbers.
- the junction between the substrate 120 and the fluid 130 may yield less chromatic dispersion of light incident thereon, thereby yielding less perceived optical distortion of this light.
- Abbe numbers of base materials and bulk Abbe numbers of combinations of base material and particulate combinations are thus described herein to indicate wavelength-dependent refractive indices of a base material or combination of materials.
- junctions between elements of different materials—and therefore different optical properties—within and around the dynamic tactile interface 100 can also yield internal reflection and refraction of light transmitted therethrough.
- junctions between the substrate 120 and the tactile layer 110 , between adjacent sublayers of the substrate 120 , between adjacent sublayers of the tactile layer 110 , between the tactile layer 110 and ambient air, and/or between the substrate 120 and a display, touch sensor 160 , or touchscreen, etc. can yield optic aberrations and reduced image brightness due to discrete changes in materials across these junctions.
- Particulate can therefore be mixed, impregnated, or otherwise added to various layers and/or sublayers of elements of the dynamic tactile interface 100 to smooth changes in optical properties across junctions between these layers and sublayers.
- particulate can be incorporated into various layers and/or sublayers of the dynamic tactile interface 100 at substantially uniform densities at constant depth through the layers and sublayers and varying densities dependent on depth to yield substantially smooth transitions in index of refraction, chromatic dispersion, and/or other optical property throughout the thickness of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- Particulate can also be incorporated (e.g., mixed into, dissolved into, suspended in) the volume of fluid 130 to yield a bulk optical property of the fluid 130 /particulate 140 combination that better match that of the substrate 120 .
- particulate can be mixed into the volume of fluid 130 to better match a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the fluid 130 /particulate 140 combination to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the surrounding substrate.
- index of refraction may be dependent on temperature
- a change in index of refraction of the fluid 130 /particulate 140 combination with temperature may better track a change in index of refraction of the substrate 120 for a given temperature of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- One or more of the foregoing variations can be implemented within the dynamic tactile interface 100 to improve optical clarity and reduce optical aberrations (e.g., internal reflection, refraction, diffraction, etc.) within the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- multiple volumes of similar or dissimilar particulate can be incorporated into the substrate 120 (e.g., shown as particulate 140 in FIG. 6 ), the tactile layer 110 (e.g., shown as particulate 140 B and particulate 140 C in FIG. 6 ), a sheet of a touch sensor 160 (e.g., as shown particulate 140 D in FIG. 6 ), and/or the volume of fluid 130 (e.g., as particulate 140 in FIG. 5 ), etc.
- the volume of particulate 140 exhibits an optical property distinct from an optical property of a base material of the dynamic tactile interface 100 that contains the volume of particulate 140 , and the volume of particulate 140 cooperates with the base material that contains it to exhibit a different, controlled bulk optical property.
- the volume of particulate 140 functions to locally or globally modify a bulk optical property of a base material containing it to yield smoother transitions in the optical property (e.g., index of refraction, chromatic dispersion, Abbe number, etc.) between adjacent materials of the dynamic tactile interface 100 , such as between fluid-substrate junctions, substrate-tactile layer 110 junctions, etc.
- the transparent base material of the substrate 120 exhibits a first optical dispersion characteristic; the volume of fluid 130 exhibits a second optical dispersion characteristic; and the volume of particulate 140 exhibits a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic, is contained within the transparent base material, and cooperates with the base material to exhibit a bulk optical dispersion characteristic nearer (i.e., that better approximates) the second optical dispersion characteristic of the volume of fluid 130 than the base material of the substrate 120 alone.
- the particulate can be biased (e.g., preferentially impregnated) around the fluid conduit 126 , as described below, to locally modify the bulk optical dispersion characteristic of the substrate 120 around the fluid channel 125 and/or the fluid conduit 126 and to yield a substantially smooth transition back to the first optical dispersion characteristic in the remaining volume of the substrate 120 .
- the transparent base material of the substrate 120 can be characterized by a first constringence value
- the volume of transparent fluid 130 can be characterized by a second constringence value less than the first constringence value
- particulate in the volume of particulate 140 can be characterized by a third constringence value less than the second constringence value.
- a portion of the substrate 120 and a portion of the volume of particulate 140 impregnated into the substrate 120 proximal a surface of the fluid conduit 126 can thus cooperate to exhibit a fourth constringence value approximating the second constringence value of the fluid 130 .
- an amount of particulate added to the substrate material can be set to achieve a target bulk refractive index of the substrate 120 for a particular wavelength of light, such as to mimic a refractive index of the fluid 130 at the particular wavelength of light.
- the amount of particulate added to the substrate material can be selected to achieve a target shift in a refractive index-wavelength curve characterizing the substrate 120 to better match a refractive index-wavelength curve characterizing the fluid 130 .
- particulate can be preferentially incorporated into the substrate 120 to smooth lateral transitions in one or more optical properties proximal junctions between various base materials.
- the tactile layer 110 exhibits a first index of refraction
- the substrate 120 includes a first sublayer 121 and a second sublayer 122 that cooperate to define and enclose the fluid channel 125 ; the first sublayer 121 coupled to the tactile layer no at the peripheral region 111 ; and the second sublayer 122 adjacent the first sublayer 121 opposite the tactile layer 110 and including a second transparent material of a second index of refraction, as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the volume of particulate 140 is interspersed throughout the first sublayer 121 and cooperates with the first sublayer 121 to exhibit a bulk index of refraction between the first index of refraction and the second index of refraction.
- the volume of particulate 140 can be impregnated in the first sublayer 121 at a density (or concentration) varying with depth through the first sublayer 121 (shown in FIG. 2C ), and a first portion of the volume of particulate 140 and the first sublayer 121 adjacent the tactile layer 110 can thus cooperate to exhibit a bulk index of refraction approximating the first index of refraction of the tactile layer 110 .
- a second portion of the volume of particulate 140 and the first sublayer 121 adjacent the second sublayer 122 can thus cooperate to exhibit a bulk index of refraction approximating the second index of refraction of the second sublayer 122 of the substrate 120 .
- particulate can be incorporated into the substrate 120 (and/or the tactile layer 110 , etc.) to smooth transitions in one or more optical properties proximal junctions between various base materials through the depth of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- the volume of particulate 140 can include indium-tin oxide (ITO) particulate, titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) particulate, aluminum oxide (AlO 2 ) particulate, highly-porous silica, or particulate of any other material (e.g., metal oxide) that is substantially transparent or translucent.
- the volume of particulate 140 can include nanoparticles (i.e., particulate sized between one and one hundred nanometers) and can include particulate of any suitable size range, such as 2-80 nm or 51-55 nm.
- the particulate can be of any other suitable material, size, range of sizes, etc. !
- the substrate 120 exhibits a first thermal expansion coefficient; the volume of transparent fluid 130 (contained within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 within the substrate 120 ) exhibits a second thermal expansion coefficient greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient; and the volume of (non-agglomerated) particulate is commingled with the volume of transparent fluid 130 and exhibits the third thermal expansion coefficient less than the second thermal expansion coefficient.
- the particulate can exhibit a negative coefficient of thermal expansion such that the bulk thermal expansion coefficient of the volume of fluid 130 (with the particulate mixed or dissolved therein) better approximates the thermal expansion coefficient of the adjacent substrate.
- the substrate 120 and the fluid 130 can expand at similar rates such that a corresponding change in an optical property of the fluid 130 better tracks a change in the optical property of the substrate 120 .
- the volume of particulate 140 can include cubic zirconium tungstate nanoparticles commingled with the volume of fluid 130 within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 .
- a filter can be arranged between the fluid channel 125 and the displacement device 150 to substantially prevent the particulate from exiting the substrate 120 and returning to the displacement device 150 and/or to a connected reservoir.
- the volume of particulate 140 can exhibit a substantially high coefficient of thermal expansion and can be interspersed throughout the substrate 120 such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate 120 and the volume of particulate 140 better approximates (e.g., approaches) the coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume of fluid 130 .
- the dynamic tactile interface can also include a first discrete volume of particulate and a second discrete volume of particulate, the first discrete volume of particulate interspersed throughout the fluid to reduce the bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume of fluid 130 , and the second discrete volume of particulate interspersed throughout the substrate to increase the bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate 120 substantially up to the bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume of fluid 130 .
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can therefore include one or more discrete volumes of particulate of the same or different material.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can include: a first volume of indium tin oxide nanoparticles interspersed throughout a second sublayer 114 of the tactile layer 110 in a first density to smooth a transition in index of refraction between the tactile layer 110 and ambient air; a second volume of indium tin oxide nanoparticles interspersed throughout a first sublayer 113 of the tactile layer 110 in a second density to smooth a transition in index of refraction between the substrate 120 below and the tactile layer 110 ; a third volume of indium tin oxide nanoparticles preferentially impregnated into the substrate 120 around the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 to smooth a transition in index of refraction between the substrate 120 and the fluid iso; and/or a fourth volume of cubic zirconium tungstate nanoparticles commingled within the volume of fluid 130 within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 to better
- base materials of the foregoing components are of the dynamic tactile interface 100 selectively impregnated, extruded, or molded, etc. with various volumes of (the same or different) particulate to yield a stack exhibiting smoothed transitions of bulk (i.e., “effective”) optical characteristics (e.g., Abbe number index of refraction, constringence, chromatic dispersion, etc.) through the depth and breadth of the stack.
- optical characteristics e.g., Abbe number index of refraction, constringence, chromatic dispersion, etc.
- the base materials of the sublayers of the tactile layer 110 can be similarly impregnated with particulate to yield substantially smooth (or relatively smoother) transitions in Abbe numbers from the substrate-tactile layer 110 junction to the tactile layer 110 -ambient air junction, as shown in FIG. 3 .
- components within the dynamic tactile interface 100 ‘stack’ can be of any other material, and one or more volumes of particulate can be added to, mixed in, suspended within, impregnated into, or otherwise incorporated into base materials of components of the dynamic tactile interface 100 to smooth transitions in one or more optical properties throughout the breadth and thickness of the dynamic tactile interface 100 , such as proximal material interfaces within the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- the particulate can be of a substantially small average dimension
- the particulate may be substantially visually imperceptible to a user at a normal viewing distance (e.g., at a viewing distance of twelve inches from the tactile surface 115 of the tactile layer 110 ), and the particulate can thus yield a substantially minimal increase in optical distortion due to particulate occlusion (and/or diffraction, scattering) throughout the dynamic tactile interface 100 relative to a similar dynamic tactile interface 100 excluding such particulate.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can include any other volumes of particulate of any other material and size, and the particulate can be arranged in or incorporated into any element of the dynamic tactile interface 100 in any other suitable way and in any other amount or density.
- the substrate 120 of the dynamic tactile interface 100 is coupled to the tactile layer 110 at the peripheral region 111 , defines the fluid conduit 126 adjacent the peripheral region 111 , and defines the fluid channel 125 fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit 126 .
- the substrate 120 functions to define the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 such that fluid can be communicated between the displacement device 150 and the deformable region 112 of the tactile layer 110 to transition the deformable region 112 between the retracted and expanded settings.
- the substrate 120 cooperates with the displacement device 150 and the tactile layer 110 to define a fluid circuit through which fluid can be displaced to selectively transition the deformable region 112 between the expanded setting and the retracted setting to intermittently form a tactile feature on the tactile surface 115 of the tactile layer 110 .
- the substrate 120 can include multiple sublayers bonded (or otherwise fastened) together to enclose the fluid channel 125 and to define the fluid conduit 126 .
- one sublayer of the substrate 120 can define an open channel and a through-bore, and a second sublayer 122 of the substrate 120 can be bonded to a back side of the first sublayer 121 to close the open channel and thus define the fluid channel 125 .
- the substrate 120 can include a singular layer or any other number of sublayers assembled to define the fluid channel 125 and/or the fluid conduit 126 .
- the substrate 120 includes one or more (sub)layers of a transparent base material, such as poly(methyl methacrylate), polycarbonate, glass, polyurethane, or silicone. Particulate can thus be added, mixed, impregnated, or suspended, etc. into the base material of the substrate 120 to modify a bulk optical property or characteristic of the substrate 120 .
- the volume of particulate 140 can function to raise an average refractive index of the substrate 120 (e.g., near 550 nm) while shifting the refractive indices at lower wavelengths and higher wavelengths of light nearer the corresponding refractive indices of the fluid 130 across the visible spectrum.
- the substrate 120 base material can be characterized by a first refractive index-wavelength curve
- the fluid 130 can be characterized by a second refractive index-wavelength curve that intersects the first refractive index-wavelength curve at a particular wavelength; inclusion of the particulate in the substrate 120 base material can thus shift the first refractive index-wavelength curve of the substrate 120 nearer to the second refractive index-wavelength curve of the fluid 130 .
- non-agglomerated particulate e.g., suspended in a solvent
- uncured polymer e.g., PMMA, silicone
- the sheet can then be cut to size and machined, etched, stamped, wired EDM′d, or laser ablated, etc. to create the fluid channel 125 and/or fluid conduit before assembly with another sheet (of the same or similar material structure) to form the substrate 120 .
- the particulate in a similar implementation in which the particulate is a ceramic capable of withstanding high temperatures, the particulate can be similarly suspended in molten glass (e.g., alkali-aluminosilicate glass), which is then formed into sheet (e.g., over a mercury pool) and cooled to create a glass sheet with substantially uniform distribution of silicate.
- molten glass e.g., alkali-aluminosilicate glass
- Non-agglomerated particulate can alternatively be mixed in solution with an uncured polymer, which is then cast in a sublayer mold.
- the mold form can include a negative fluid channel feature and/or a fluid conduit feature such that, when cured and removed from the mold, the cast substrate includes fluid channel and/or fluid conduit features and can be joined to another cast sublayer to form the substrate 120 .
- the particulate can be impregnated in the base material of the substrate 120 , such as once the substrate 120 with various internal features of the fluid channels, fluid conduits, etc. is fully formed.
- the substrate 120 base material is bombarded with particulate, such as through sputtering or chemical vapor deposition.
- the substrate 120 includes a first sublayer 121 and a second sublayer 122 , wherein the first sublayer 121 defines an outer surface and an inner surface, includes an open channel feature in the inner surface, and includes a fluid conduit aligned with the open channel and passing through the first sublayer 121 to the outer surface, and wherein the second sublayer 122 is a planar sheet including a mating surface.
- the inner surface of the first sublayer 121 and the mating surface of the second sublayer 122 Prior to assembly of the inner surface of the first sublayer 121 to the mating surface of the second sublayer 122 , the inner surface of the first sublayer 121 and the mating surface of the second sublayer 122 are impregnated with particulate by a bombardment process, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2C .
- particulate impregnation by bombardment can yield a non-uniform distribution of particulate within the sublayer, such as with highest concentration of particulate occurring at surfaces nearest a particular target plate (a plate containing particulate for impregnation into the substrate 120 base material).
- the substrate 120 can feature a highest concentrations of particulate at the inner surface of the first sublayer 121 , the surface(s) of the fluid channel 125 and fluid conduit, and the mating surface of the second sublayer 122 , and concentrations of particulate can reduce linearly, exponentially, or quadratically, etc. with distance from the substrate-fluid interfaces, as shown in FIG. 2D .
- particulate concentration can be greatest nearest substrate-fluid interfaces but decrease with distance from the substrate-fluid interfaces, and the concentration of particulate at the substrate-fluid interfaces can thus be selected to substantially match the overall refractive index-wavelength curve of the fluid 130 .
- the particulate may increase (or decrease) the average refractive index of the substrate material, gradual reduction in concentration of particulate from the substrate-fluid interfaces may yield a substantially smooth (rather than stepped) transition to a lower average index of refraction of the tactile layer 110 above.
- Such gradual reduction of the average index of refraction within the substrate 120 may yield less internal reflection and less refraction than large stepped changes in index of refraction within the substrate 120 or across the substrate 120 and the tactile layer 110 , thus enabling greater viewing angles of the display 170 and greater screen brightness in comparison to an even distribution of particulate through the substrate 120 given a tactile layer 110 of substantially different average index of refraction.
- particulate can be selectively impregnated into the substrate 120 , such as by selectively impregnating the substrate 120 near and around the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 , as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2D .
- the inner surface of the first sublayer 121 of the substrate 120 is masked, leaving the fluid channel 125 , fluid conduit, and an area around the fluid channel 125 (e.g., 2 mm on each side of the fluid channel 125 ) exposed.
- This exposed area of the first sublayer 121 is then impregnated with particulate (e.g., by sputter deposition), and the mask is then removed and the first sublayer 121 assembled over the second sublayer 122 .
- the regions of the second sublayer 122 adjacent particulate-impregnated regions of the first sublayer 121 can also be selectively impregnated, such as around the fluid channel 125 through similar methods, thereby smoothing a gradient of refractive indices from the second sublayer 122 through the first sublayer 121 .
- the volume of particulate 140 is thoroughly mixed into a volume of uncured base material, and the substrate 120 is then cast from the particulate-base material mixture. As the cast particulate-base material mixture cures, it is exposed to heat, thus causing the particulate to “bloom” or rise to a surface of the casting and thereby yielding a density of particulate within the substrate 120 that varies with depth through the substrate.
- the volume of particulate 140 can include polyvinylidene fluoride (PVFD) nanoparticles, and the substrate can be of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA).
- PVFD polyvinylidene fluoride
- PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
- a gradient in concentration of particulate can be achieved in the substrate 120 (and/or in the tactile layer 110 ) in any other suitable way.
- the volume of transparent fluid 130 is contained within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 .
- the volume of transparent is manipulatable by the displacement device 150 to selectively transition the deformable region 112 between the expanded setting and the retracted setting.
- the displacement device 150 can pump fluid into the fluid channel 125 within the substrate 120 to expand the deformable region 112 , thereby transitioning the deformable region 112 from the retracted setting into the expanded setting, and the displacement device 150 can pump fluid out of the fluid channel 125 to retract the deformable region 112 , thereby transitioning the deformable region 112 from the expanded setting back into the retracted setting
- the volume of fluid 130 can exhibit an optical dispersion characteristic different from the optical dispersion characteristic of the substrate 120 and/or the tactile layer 110 .
- the tactile layer 110 can exhibit (e.g., be characterized by) a first index of refraction at a particular wavelength (at a particular operating temperature)
- the substrate 120 can exhibit a second index of refraction at the particular wavelength (and at the particular operating temperature) different from the first index of refraction
- the volume of fluid 130 can exhibit a third index of refraction at the particular wavelength (and at the particular operating temperature) different from the first and second indices of refraction.
- the tactile layer 110 can be characterized by a first Abbe number
- the substrate 120 can be characterized a second Abbe number different from the first Abbe number
- the volume of fluid 130 can be characterized a third Abbe number different from the first and second Abbe numbers. Particulate can thus be added to the tactile layer 110 , the substrate 120 , and/or the volume of fluid 130 to better match the bulk indices of refraction at a particular wavelength, Abbe numbers, constringence values, optical dispersion characteristics, etc. of materials within the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- particulate is dispersed into the fluid 130 to modify the bulk Abbe number of the fluid 130 to better match the Abbe number of the substrate 120 and/or the tactile layer 110 that define boundaries of the fluid 130 .
- particulate of a suitably small size and of a density approximating that of the fluid 130 can be added to and substantially uniformly mixed into the fluid 130 such that the particulate does not separate from the fluid 130 .
- the proportion of particulate to fluid can be selected to achieve a target bulk Abbe number in the fluid 130 , such as described above.
- an optical property of the volume of fluid 130 , the substrate 120 , and/or the tactile layer 110 can vary with an operating temperature of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- densities (or concentrations) of the volume of fluid 130 , the substrate 120 , and the tactile layer 110 can vary with temperature, and index of refraction, Abbe number constringence, chromatic dispersion, and/or other characteristic or property of a material can vary with density. Therefore, particulate can be incorporated into one or more base materials of the dynamic tactile interface 100 to better match coefficients of thermal expansion between adjacent base materials of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- fluids generally exhibit greater positive coefficients of thermal expansion than do solids. Therefore, particulate exhibiting a negative coefficient of thermal expansion (or a coefficient of thermal expansion less than that of the substrate 120 ) can thus be added to (e.g., commingled with) the volume of fluid 130 such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the fluid 130 /particulate 140 better approximates the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate 120 .
- the particulate can exhibit negative thermal expansion within a limited temperature range, such as over an operating temperature range of the dynamic tactile layer 110 and/or a computing device coupled to the dynamic tactile interface 100 (e.g., 0° to 35° C. (32° to 95° F.)).
- particulate exhibiting a positive coefficient of thermal expansion exceeding a (bulk) coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume of fluid 130 can be incorporated into the substrate 120 such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate 120 /particulate better approximates the coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume of fluid 130 .
- any other type and/or quantity of particulate can be added to or otherwise incorporated into the volume of fluid 130 to better match optical properties of the volume of fluid 130 and an adjacent material of the dynamic tactile interface 100 for a particular wavelength and a particular temperature, over a range of wavelengths, and/or over a range of temperatures.
- the tactile layer 110 defines the peripheral region 111 and the deformable region 112 adjacent the peripheral region 111 .
- the tactile layer 110 is attached to the substrate 120 at the peripheral region 111 and is disconnected from the substrate 120 adjacent the fluid conduit 126 such that fluid displaced through the fluid conduit 126 toward the tactile layer 110 outwardly deforms the deformable region 112 of the tactile layer 110 , thereby transitioning the deformable region 112 from the retracted setting (shown in FIG. 1A ) into the expanded setting (shown in FIG. 1B ) to yield a tactilely distinguishable formation at the tactile surface 115 .
- the tactilely distinguishable formation defined by the deformable region 112 in the expanded setting can be dome-shaped, ridge-shaped, ring-shaped, or of any other suitable form or geometry.
- the deformable region 112 transitions back into the retracted setting (shown in FIG. 1A ).
- the deformable region 112 can be flush with the peripheral region 111 .
- the substrate 120 can define a substantially planar surface across an attachment surface and a support surface that faces the tactile layer 110 , the attachment surface retaining the peripheral region 111 of the tactile layer 110 , and the support surface adjacent and substantially continuous with the attachment surface and supporting the deformable region 112 against substantial inward deformation (e.g., due to an input applied to the tactile surface 115 at the deformable region 112 ).
- the substrate 120 can define fluid conduit through the support surface, and the attachment surface can retain the peripheral region 111 in substantially planar form.
- the deformable region 112 can rest on and/or be supported in planar form against the support surface in the retracted setting, and the deformable region 112 can be elevated off of the support surface in the expanded setting.
- the support surface can thus support the deformable region 112 of the tactile layer 110 against inward deformable passed the plane of the attachment surface.
- the tactile layer 110 can be of a singular material, such as a silicone or polyurethane elastomer, PMMA, or polycarbonate. As described above, the tactile layer no can alternatively include sublayers of similar or dissimilar materials.
- the tactile layer 110 can include a silicone elastomer sublayer adjacent the substrate 120 and a polycarbonate sublayer joined to the silicone elastomer sublayer and defining the tactile surface 115 .
- optical properties of the tactile layer 110 can be modified by impregnating, extruding, molding, or otherwise incorporating particulate (e.g., metal oxide nanoparticles) into the layer and/or one or more sublayers of the tactile layer 110 .
- the tactile layer 110 can also be extruded, molded, or impregnated with particulate to yield a different bulk optical property (e.g., constringence value, Abbe number, etc.), such as to better match the (bulk) optical property of the adjacent substrate, the volume fluid, and ambient air.
- the tactile layer 110 can include a first sublayer 113 and a second sublayer 114 , the first sublayer 113 coupled to the substrate 120 and exhibiting a first index of refraction, and the second sublayer 114 coupled (e.g., adhered) to the first sublayer 113 and exposed to ambient air, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 .
- a volume of particulate 140 can be arranged within the second sublayer 114 and cooperate with the second sublayer 114 to exhibit a bulk index of refraction between the first index of refraction of the first sublayer 113 of the tactile layer 110 and an index of refraction of ambient air, such as for a particular wavelength of light in the visible spectrum at a temperature within an operating temperature range of the computing device.
- the volume of particulate 140 can further cooperate with the second sublayer 114 to exhibit a bulk Abbe number between a (bulk) Abbe number of the first sublayer 113 of the tactile layer 110 and an Abbe number of ambient air, such as for a particular temperature within an operating temperature range of the computing device, as described below.
- the tactile layer 110 can be of any other suitable material and can function in any other way to yield a tactilely distinguishable formation at the tactile surface 115 .
- the displacement device 150 of the dynamic tactile interface 100 displacing fluid into the fluid channel 125 to transition the deformable region 112 from the retracted setting into an expanded setting, the deformable region 112 defining the formation tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region 111 in the expanded setting.
- the displacement device 150 functions to displace fluid into and out of the fluid channel 125 to transition the deformable region 112 between the expanded setting and the retracted setting, respectively.
- the deformable region 112 can be substantially flush with the peripheral region 111 in the retracted setting and can be offset above the peripheral region 111 in the expanded setting.
- the displacement device 150 can therefore manipulate the volume of fluid 130 within the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 (e.g., by pumping fluid into and out of the fluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 ) to adjust a vertical position of the deformable region 112 above the peripheral region 111 , a firmness of the deformable region 112 , and/or a shape of the deformable region 112 , etc.
- the tactile layer 110 further defines a second deformable region 112 adjacent the peripheral region 111 ;
- the substrate 120 defines a second fluid conduit adjacent the second peripheral region 111 and fluidly coupled to the fluid channel 125 ;
- the volume of transparent fluid 130 is further contained within the second fluid conduit; and the displacement device 150 displaces fluid into the fluid channel 125 to transition the deformable region 112 and the second deformable region 112 from the retracted setting into the expanded setting substantially simultaneously.
- the (first) and second deformable regions can function as transient hard keys corresponding to discrete virtual keys of a virtual keyboard rendered on a display coupled to the dynamic tactile interface 100 , and the displacement device 150 can displace fluid into and out of the fluid channel 125 to transition the (first), second, and other deformable regions correspond to the virtual keyboard substantially simultaneously.
- the displacement device 150 can include an electromechanically-actuated pump, an electroosmotic pump, a manually-actuated pump, or any other suitable pump or mechanism suitable for actively displacing fluid into and/or out of the substrate 120 .
- the displacement device 150 can include any other suitable type of device that functions in any other way to transition the deformable region(s) 112 between the expanded and retracted settings.
- one variation of the dynamic tactile interface 100 further includes a display coupled to the substrate 120 opposite the tactile layer 110 and configured to display an image of a key substantially aligned with the deformable region 112 .
- the display 170 functions to transmit light in the form of an image through the substrate 120 and the tactile layer 110 .
- the display 170 can render an image of an alphanumeric input key of a keyboard aligned with the deformable region 112 , thereby indicating an input associated with the deformable region 112 .
- the display 170 when the deformable region 112 is in the expanded setting and the display 170 outputs an image of the alphanumerical character “a”, selection of the deformable region 112 —sensed by the touch sensor 160 —can be correlated with selection of the character “a”, and the mobile computing device incorporating the dynamic tactile interface 100 can response to the input by adding the character “a” in a text field (e.g., with a SMS text messaging application executing on the mobile computing device).
- the display 170 can function in any other way to display an image of any other type.
- the display 170 of the dynamic tactile interface 100 is coupled (e.g., joined adhered, assembled) to the substrate 120 opposite the tactile layer no.
- a cover layer of the display 170 can be characterized by a first Abbe number (or first index of refraction) different from a second (bulk) Abbe number characteristic (or second bulk index of refraction) of the substrate 120 .
- particulate can be molded, impregnated, or other incorporated into the cover layer of the display 170 and/or across a back surface of the substrate 120 such that the (bulk) Abbe number of the cover layer better approximates the (bulk) Abbe number of the substrate 120 across the junction between the cover layer and the substrate 120 , as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the cover layer of the display 170 can be impregnated with particulate across its outer surface to achieve a bulk Abbe number approximating the (bulk) Abbe number of across the adjacent surface of the substrate 120 .
- the cover layer and the substrate 120 can cooperate to exhibit a relatively smooth transition from the (bulk) Abbe number of the cover glass to the (bulk) Abbe number of the substrate 120 .
- volumes of the same or dissimilar particulate can be impregnated at constant or varying densities throughout the remainder of the substrate 120 , throughout the tactile layer 110 (and sublayers), within the volume of fluid 130 , and/or around the fluid channel 125 and fluid conduits, etc. to achieve a substantially smooth gradient of Abbe numbers (i.e., refractive indices as a function of wavelength) throughout the depth of the dynamic tactile interface 100 from the display 170 through the tactile layer 110 , as shown in FIG. 3 , and laterally across the breadth of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- Abbe numbers i.e., refractive indices as a function of wavelength
- one variation of the dynamic tactile interface 100 further includes a touch sensor 160 coupled to the substrate 120 and outputting a signal corresponding to an input on the tactile surface 115 adjacent the deformable region 112 .
- the touch sensor 160 functions to output a signal corresponding to an input on the tactile surface 115 , such as on the peripheral and/or on the deformable region 112 .
- the touch sensor 160 includes a capacitive, resistive, optical, or other suitable type of touch sensor 160 arranged (i.e., interposed) between the display 170 and the substrate 120 .
- the touch sensor 160 can be impregnated with particulate to yield a substantially smooth Abbe number gradient (or a substantially smooth gradient of any other optical property or characteristic) across a junction between the touch sensor 160 and the substrate 120 and across a junction between the touch sensor 160 and the display 170 .
- the touch sensor 160 can includes a sheet of transparent material exhibiting a first index of refraction different from a second index of refraction of a base material of an adjacent sublayer of the substrate 120 ; and a second volume of particulate can be arranged within (e.g., impregnated into) the adjacent sublayer of the substrate 120 and can cooperate with the adjacent sublayer to exhibit a bulk index of refraction approximating the first index of refraction of the sheet of the touch sensor 160 (e.g., for a particular wavelength of light in the visible spectrum).
- the display 170 can be coupled to the touch sensor 160 opposite the substrate 120 .
- the touch sensor 160 can be integrated into the display 170 to form a touchscreen.
- the display 170 can render an image of a virtual input key substantially aligned with the deformable region 112 in the expanded setting, and the touch sensor 160 can output a signal corresponding to an input on the tactile surface 115 adjacent the deformable region 112 .
- the touch sensor 160 can be arranged at any other depth with the dynamic tactile interface 100 and/or can be incorporated into (e.g., physically coextensive with) any other component of the dynamic tactile interface 100 .
- one variation of the dynamic tactile interface 100 further includes a housing 180 transiently engaging a mobile computing device and transiently retaining the substrate 120 over a digital display 170 of the mobile computing device.
- the housing 180 functions to transiently couple the dynamic tactile interface 100 over a display (e.g., a touchscreen) of a discrete (mobile) computing device, such as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/830,430.
- the dynamic tactile interface 100 can define an aftermarket device that can be installed onto a mobile computing device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet) to update functionality of the mobile computing device to include transient depiction of physical guides or buttons over a touchscreen of the mobile computing device.
- the substrate 120 and tactile layer 110 can be installed over the touchscreen of the mobile computing device, a manually-actuated displacement device 150 can be arranged along a side of the mobile computing device, and the housing 180 can constrain the substrate 120 and the tactile layer 110 over the touchscreen and can support the displacement device 150 .
- the housing 180 can be of any other form and function in any other way to transiently couple the dynamic tactile interface 100 to a discrete computing device.
Abstract
One variation of a dynamic tactile interface for a computing device includes: a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region; a substrate including a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to the tactile layer at the peripheral region, defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a volume of transparent fluid contained within the fluid channel and the fluid conduit and exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; a volume of particulate contained within the transparent base material of the substrate, biased around the fluid conduit, and exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and a displacement device displacing fluid into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/214,201, filed 19 Jul. 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/471,842, filed 28 Aug. 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/871,081, filed on 28 Aug. 2013, all of which are incorporated in their entirety by this reference.
- This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/969,848, filed on 4 Jan. 2008, Ser. No. 12/319,334, filed on 5 Jan. 2009, Ser. No. 12/497,622, filed on 3 Jan. 2009, Ser. No. 12/652,704, filed on 5 Jan. 2010, Ser. No. 12/830,430, filed on 5 Jul. 2010, and Ser. No. 14/035,851, filed on 24 Sep. 2013, which are incorporated in their entireties by this reference.
- This invention relates generally to the field of touch-sensitive displays, and more specifically to a dynamic tactile interface for a touch-sensitive display.
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FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic representations of a dynamic tactile interface of one embodiment of the invention; -
FIGS. 2A-2D are schematic representations of variations of the dynamic tactile interface; -
FIGS. 3A and 3B is a graphical representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface; -
FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface; and -
FIG. 7 is a schematic representation of one variation of the dynamic tactile interface. - The following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is not intended to limit the invention to these preferred embodiments, but rather to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use this invention.
- As shown in
FIG. 4 , a dynamictactile interface 100 includes: atactile layer 110 defining aperipheral region 111 and adeformable region 112 adjacent theperipheral region 111; asubstrate 120 including a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to thetactile layer 110 at theperipheral region 111, defining afluid conduit 126 adjacent theperipheral region 111, and defining afluid channel 125 fluidly coupled to thefluid conduit 126; a volume oftransparent fluid 130 contained within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126, the volume oftransparent fluid 130 exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; a volume ofparticulate 140 contained within the transparent base material of thesubstrate 120 and biased around thefluid conduit 126, the volume ofparticulate 140 exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and adisplacement device 150 displacing fluid into thefluid channel 125 to transition thedeformable region 112 from a retracted setting (shown inFIG. 1B ) into an expanded setting (shown inFIG. 1A ), thedeformable region 112 defining a formation tactilely distinguishable from theperipheral region 111 in the expanded setting. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , one variation of the dynamictactile interface 100 includes: atactile layer 110 defining aperipheral region 111 and adeformable region 112 adjacent theperipheral region 111; a substrate including a transparent material exhibiting a first thermal expansion coefficient, coupled to thetactile layer 110 at theperipheral region 111, defining a fluid conduit adjacent theperipheral region 111, and defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to thefluid conduit 126; a volume oftransparent fluid 130 contained within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126, the volume oftransparent fluid 130 exhibiting a second thermal expansion coefficient greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient; a volume of particulate commingled with the volume oftransparent fluid 130 and exhibiting a third thermal expansion coefficient less than the second thermal expansion coefficient; and adisplacement device 150 displacing a fluid into thefluid channel 125 to transition thedeformable region 112 from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, thedeformable region 112 defining a formation tactilely distinguishable from theperipheral region 111 in the expanded setting. - As shown in
FIG. 6 , one variation of the dynamictactile interface 100 includes: atactile layer 110 defining aperipheral region 111 and adeformable region 112 adjacent theperipheral region 111, thetactile layer 110 including a first transparent material exhibiting a first index of refraction; a substrate including afirst sublayer 121 and a second sublayer, thefirst sublayer 121 coupled to thetactile layer 110 at theperipheral region 111, the second sublayer adjacent thefirst sublayer 121 opposite thetactile layer 110 and including a second transparent material of a second index of refraction, thesubstrate 120 defining a fluid conduit adjacent theperipheral region 111 and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to thefluid conduit 126; a volume ofparticulate 140 arranged within thefirst sublayer 121, the volume ofparticulate 140 and thefirst sublayer 121 cooperating to exhibit a bulk index of refraction between the first index of refraction and the second index of refraction for a particular wavelength of light in the visible spectrum; a volume oftransparent fluid 130 contained within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126; and adisplacement device 150 displacing fluid into thefluid channel 125 to transition thedeformable region 112 from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, thedeformable region 112 defining a formation tactilely distinguishable from theperipheral region 111 in the expanded setting. - The dynamic
tactile interface 100 can further include a display coupled to thesubstrate 120 opposite thetactile layer 110 and displaying an image of a key substantially aligned with thedeformable region 112 and/or atouch sensor 160 coupled to thesubstrate 120 and outputting a signal corresponding to an input on atactile surface 115 of thetactile layer 110 adjacent thedeformable region 112. The dynamictactile interface 100 can also include ahousing 180 that transiently engages a mobile computing device and transiently retains thesubstrate 120 over adigital display 170 of the mobile computing device. - Generally, the dynamic
tactile interface 100 can be implemented within or in conjunction with a computing device to provide tactile guidance to a user entering input selections through a touchscreen or other illuminated surface of the computing device. In particular the dynamictactile interface 100 defines one or more deformable regions of atactile layer 110 that can be selectively expanded and retracted to intermittently provide tactile guidance to a user interacting with the computing device. In one implementation, the dynamictactile interface 100 is integrated into or applied over a touchscreen of a mobile computing device, such as a smartphone or a tablet. For example, the dynamictactile interface 100 can include a set of round or rectangular deformable regions, wherein eachdeformable region 112 is substantially aligned with a virtual key of a virtual keyboard rendered on the a display integrated into the mobile computing device, and wherein eachdeformable region 112 in the set mimics a physical hard key when in an expanded setting. However, in this example, when the virtual keyboard is not rendered on thedisplay 170 of the mobile computing device, the dynamictactile interface 100 can retract the set of deformable regions to yield a substantially uniform (e.g., flush)tactile surface 115 yielding reduced optical distortion of an image rendered on thedisplay 170. In another example, the dynamictactile interface 100 can include an elongateddeformable region 112 aligned with a virtual ‘swipe-to-unlock’ input region rendered on thedisplay 170 such that, when in the expanded setting, the elongateddeformable region 112 provides tactile guidance for a user entering an unlock gesture into the mobile computing device. Once the mobile computing device is unlocked responsive to the swipe gesture suitably aligned with the virtual input region, the dynamictactile interface 100 can transition the elongateddeformable region 112 back to the retracted setting to yield a uniform surface over thedisplay 170. - The dynamic
tactile interface 100 can alternatively embody an aftermarket device that adds tactile functionality to an existing computing device. For example, the dynamictactile interface 100 can include a housing 180 (shown inFIG. 7 ) that transiently engages an existing (mobile) computing device and transiently retains thesubstrate 120 over adigital display 170 of the computing device. Thedisplacement device 150 of the dynamictactile interface 100 can thus be manually or automatically actuated to transition the deformable region(s) 112 of thetactile layer 110 between expanded and retracted settings. - Elements of the dynamic
tactile interface 100, such as thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 110, can be substantially transparent to enable light transmission from thedisplay 170 to a user, such as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/969,848, filed on 4-Jan.-2008, Ser. No. 12/319,334, filed on 5-Jan.-2009, Ser. No. 12/497,622, filed on 3 Jan. 2009, and Ser. No. 12/652,704, filed on 05-Jan.-2010, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/713,396, filed on 12 Oct. 2012, and 61/841,176, filed 28 Jun. 2013, which are incorporated in their entireties by this reference. - However, the
substrate 120 and the (volume of transparent) fluid can be of different materials and can therefore exhibit different indices of refraction at various wavelengths of light within the visible spectrum (˜390 to ˜700 nm). For example, thesubstrate 120 can include a base material of acrylic (PMMA), polycarbonate, silicone, glass (e.g., alkali-aluminosilicate glass), or other transparent material, and the fluid can be water, an alcohol, an oil, or air. As described below, thesubstrate 120 defines a fluid channel and a fluid conduit through which fluid is communicated to the back surface of thetactile layer 110 at thedeformable region 112 to transition thedeformable region 112 into the expanded setting, and thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126 may therefore contain fluid throughout various (e.g., all) periods of operation the dynamictactile interface 100. An acute change in refractive index, optical dispersion, or other optical property may therefore occur at a junction (or “interface”) between the disparate materials of thefluid 130 and thesubstrate 120—such as at a wall of thefluid channel 125 or at a wall of thefluid conduit 126—such that light output from a display below the substrate 120 (i.e., adjacent thesubstrate 120 opposite the tactile layer 110) to reflect internally back toward thedisplay 170, thereby reducing a perceived brightness of thedisplay 170 and reducing a maximum angle of off-axis viewing of thedisplay 170 through thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 100. Similarly, this junction between disparate materials can cause various wavelengths of light output from thedisplay 170 to refract (i.e., “bend”) through the junction at different angles (i.e., as a function of wavelength), thereby yielding local chromatic dispersion of a portion of an image output from thedisplay 170 adjacent the junction. - In one example, the
fluid 130 and thesubstrate 120 are index-matched at a particular wavelength near the center of the visible spectrum (e.g., at approximately 550 nm, in the green light spectrum) but exhibit increasingly different refractive indices at wavelengths further from this particular wavelength in the visible spectrum. In this example, the distinct change in optical dispersion characteristics of the substrate material and thefluid 130 at frequencies of ˜400 nm (violet light) and ˜750 nm (red light) may thus cause violet lines and red lines to appear (to a user) along an edge of thefluid channel 125 and/or along an edge of thefluid conduit 126. - In another example, the
fluid 130 and thesubstrate 120 are index-matched near a lower wavelength end of the visible spectrum, such as near 400 nm, but exhibit increasingly different refractive indices at higher wavelengths of light. In this example, the junction between thefluid 130 and thesubstrate 120 may cause parallel yellow, orange, and red lines along thefluid channel 125 and/or along thefluid conduit 126 to appear to a user viewing adigital display 170 through thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 110. Therefore, though thefluid 130 and the base material of thesubstrate 120 may be of similar transparency, optical clarity, and/or index of refraction at one wavelength of light or across a limited range of the visible spectrum, a user may nonetheless perceive optical distortion of an image—rendered on an adjacentdigital display 170—in the form of wavelength-dependent refraction of light (i.e., chromatic dispersion) proximal junctions between disparate materials of the dynamictactile interface 100, such as along thefluid channel 125 and/or along thefluid conduit 126. - Therefore, particulate can be impregnated or suspended in locally in regions of the base material of the
substrate 120—such as around thefluid channel 125 and/or thefluid conduit 126—to modify local optical dispersion properties (e.g., variations in refractive index as a function wavelength) of thesubstrate 120 to better approximate optical dispersion properties of thefluid 130 contained within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126. In particular, particulate can be preferentially impregnated or suspended in thesubstrate 120 around thefluid channel 125 and/or thefluid conduit 126 such that a bulk optical dispersion characteristic of this portion of thesubstrate 120 better matches optical dispersion characteristics of the adjacent fluid yields a relatively smoother transition of index of refraction through thesubstrate 120, the volume offluid 130, and thetactile layer 110. For example and as described below, if thefluid 130 is characterized by an Abbe number less than a Abbe number of thesubstrate 120, theparticulate 140 can be of a metal-oxide (e.g., indium-tin oxide (ITO), titanium oxide (TiO2), or aluminum oxide (AlO2)) exhibiting a lower Abbe number (V-number, constringence) than thesubstrate 120 base material such that the combination ofparticulate 140 and the base material of thesubstrate 120 yields an effective (i.e., bulk) Abbe number that better matches the Abbe number of thefluid 130. Thus, when mixed into, impregnated into, or otherwise added to the base material of thesubstrate 120, the particulate can locally modify a bulk chromatic dispersion characteristic of thesubstrate 120, thereby smoothing transition of this chromatic dispersion characteristic at the junction between the fluid 130 and thesubstrate 120 and yielding less chromatic dispersion and internal reflection of light transmitted from thedigital display 170 and incident on this junction. - Generally, the Abbe number of a material quantitatively describes the variation in index of refraction of the material as a function of wavelength. Modifying a bulk (e.g., effective) Abbe number of a material, such as described herein, may therefore indicate a (relative) change in the refractive indices of the material as a function of wavelength. In particular, adjacent materials characterized by substantially similar Abbe numbers may exhibit less chromatic dispersion of light passing there through than for a pair of adjacent materials characterized by substantially dissimilar Abbe numbers. Therefore, by adding particulate to the
substrate 120 to modify the effective Abbe number of thesubstrate 120—and more specifically the effective refractive indices of thesubstrate 120 as a function of wavelength—the junction between thesubstrate 120 and the fluid 130 may yield less chromatic dispersion of light incident thereon, thereby yielding less perceived optical distortion of this light. Abbe numbers of base materials and bulk Abbe numbers of combinations of base material and particulate combinations are thus described herein to indicate wavelength-dependent refractive indices of a base material or combination of materials. - Furthermore, lateral junctions between elements of different materials—and therefore different optical properties—within and around the dynamic
tactile interface 100 can also yield internal reflection and refraction of light transmitted therethrough. For example, junctions between thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 110, between adjacent sublayers of thesubstrate 120, between adjacent sublayers of thetactile layer 110, between thetactile layer 110 and ambient air, and/or between thesubstrate 120 and a display,touch sensor 160, or touchscreen, etc. can yield optic aberrations and reduced image brightness due to discrete changes in materials across these junctions. Particulate can therefore be mixed, impregnated, or otherwise added to various layers and/or sublayers of elements of the dynamictactile interface 100 to smooth changes in optical properties across junctions between these layers and sublayers. In particular, particulate can be incorporated into various layers and/or sublayers of the dynamictactile interface 100 at substantially uniform densities at constant depth through the layers and sublayers and varying densities dependent on depth to yield substantially smooth transitions in index of refraction, chromatic dispersion, and/or other optical property throughout the thickness of the dynamictactile interface 100. - Particulate can also be incorporated (e.g., mixed into, dissolved into, suspended in) the volume of
fluid 130 to yield a bulk optical property of the fluid 130/particulate 140 combination that better match that of thesubstrate 120. For example, particulate can be mixed into the volume offluid 130 to better match a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the fluid 130/particulate 140 combination to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the surrounding substrate. Thus, because index of refraction may be dependent on temperature, a change in index of refraction of the fluid 130/particulate 140 combination with temperature may better track a change in index of refraction of thesubstrate 120 for a given temperature of the dynamictactile interface 100. - One or more of the foregoing variations can be implemented within the dynamic
tactile interface 100 to improve optical clarity and reduce optical aberrations (e.g., internal reflection, refraction, diffraction, etc.) within the dynamictactile interface 100. For example, multiple volumes of similar or dissimilar particulate can be incorporated into the substrate 120 (e.g., shown asparticulate 140 inFIG. 6 ), the tactile layer 110 (e.g., shown as particulate 140B and particulate 140C inFIG. 6 ), a sheet of a touch sensor 160 (e.g., as shown particulate 140D inFIG. 6 ), and/or the volume of fluid 130 (e.g., asparticulate 140 inFIG. 5 ), etc. to reduce chromatic dispersion across lateral material junctions, to reduce refraction and internal reflection across horizontal area junctions (i.e., between layers and sublayers), and to reduce changes in optical performance of the dynamictactile interface 100 with changes in ambient and/or operating temperatures. - The volume of particulate 140 exhibits an optical property distinct from an optical property of a base material of the dynamic
tactile interface 100 that contains the volume ofparticulate 140, and the volume ofparticulate 140 cooperates with the base material that contains it to exhibit a different, controlled bulk optical property. In particular, the volume of particulate 140 functions to locally or globally modify a bulk optical property of a base material containing it to yield smoother transitions in the optical property (e.g., index of refraction, chromatic dispersion, Abbe number, etc.) between adjacent materials of the dynamictactile interface 100, such as between fluid-substrate junctions, substrate-tactile layer 110 junctions, etc. - In one implementation, the transparent base material of the
substrate 120 exhibits a first optical dispersion characteristic; the volume offluid 130 exhibits a second optical dispersion characteristic; and the volume of particulate 140 exhibits a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic, is contained within the transparent base material, and cooperates with the base material to exhibit a bulk optical dispersion characteristic nearer (i.e., that better approximates) the second optical dispersion characteristic of the volume offluid 130 than the base material of thesubstrate 120 alone. In this implementation, the particulate can be biased (e.g., preferentially impregnated) around thefluid conduit 126, as described below, to locally modify the bulk optical dispersion characteristic of thesubstrate 120 around thefluid channel 125 and/or thefluid conduit 126 and to yield a substantially smooth transition back to the first optical dispersion characteristic in the remaining volume of thesubstrate 120. For example, the transparent base material of thesubstrate 120 can be characterized by a first constringence value; the volume oftransparent fluid 130 can be characterized by a second constringence value less than the first constringence value; and particulate in the volume ofparticulate 140 can be characterized by a third constringence value less than the second constringence value. In this example, a portion of thesubstrate 120 and a portion of the volume ofparticulate 140 impregnated into thesubstrate 120 proximal a surface of thefluid conduit 126 can thus cooperate to exhibit a fourth constringence value approximating the second constringence value of thefluid 130. - Furthermore, in the foregoing implementation, an amount of particulate added to the substrate material (e.g., in suspension) can be set to achieve a target bulk refractive index of the
substrate 120 for a particular wavelength of light, such as to mimic a refractive index of the fluid 130 at the particular wavelength of light. Similarly, the amount of particulate added to the substrate material can be selected to achieve a target shift in a refractive index-wavelength curve characterizing thesubstrate 120 to better match a refractive index-wavelength curve characterizing thefluid 130. Thus, in this implementation, particulate can be preferentially incorporated into thesubstrate 120 to smooth lateral transitions in one or more optical properties proximal junctions between various base materials. - In one variation, the
tactile layer 110 exhibits a first index of refraction; thesubstrate 120 includes afirst sublayer 121 and asecond sublayer 122 that cooperate to define and enclose thefluid channel 125; thefirst sublayer 121 coupled to the tactile layer no at theperipheral region 111; and thesecond sublayer 122 adjacent thefirst sublayer 121 opposite thetactile layer 110 and including a second transparent material of a second index of refraction, as shown inFIG. 6 . In this variation, the volume ofparticulate 140 is interspersed throughout thefirst sublayer 121 and cooperates with thefirst sublayer 121 to exhibit a bulk index of refraction between the first index of refraction and the second index of refraction. In this variation, the volume ofparticulate 140 can be impregnated in thefirst sublayer 121 at a density (or concentration) varying with depth through the first sublayer 121 (shown inFIG. 2C ), and a first portion of the volume ofparticulate 140 and thefirst sublayer 121 adjacent thetactile layer 110 can thus cooperate to exhibit a bulk index of refraction approximating the first index of refraction of thetactile layer 110. A second portion of the volume ofparticulate 140 and thefirst sublayer 121 adjacent thesecond sublayer 122 can thus cooperate to exhibit a bulk index of refraction approximating the second index of refraction of thesecond sublayer 122 of thesubstrate 120. Thus, in this variation, particulate can be incorporated into the substrate 120 (and/or thetactile layer 110, etc.) to smooth transitions in one or more optical properties proximal junctions between various base materials through the depth of the dynamictactile interface 100. - As in the foregoing implementation and variation, the volume of
particulate 140 can include indium-tin oxide (ITO) particulate, titanium oxide (TiO2) particulate, aluminum oxide (AlO2) particulate, highly-porous silica, or particulate of any other material (e.g., metal oxide) that is substantially transparent or translucent. The volume ofparticulate 140 can include nanoparticles (i.e., particulate sized between one and one hundred nanometers) and can include particulate of any suitable size range, such as 2-80 nm or 51-55 nm. However, the particulate can be of any other suitable material, size, range of sizes, etc. ! - In yet another variation, the
substrate 120 exhibits a first thermal expansion coefficient; the volume of transparent fluid 130 (contained within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126 within the substrate 120) exhibits a second thermal expansion coefficient greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient; and the volume of (non-agglomerated) particulate is commingled with the volume oftransparent fluid 130 and exhibits the third thermal expansion coefficient less than the second thermal expansion coefficient. In this variation, the particulate can exhibit a negative coefficient of thermal expansion such that the bulk thermal expansion coefficient of the volume of fluid 130 (with the particulate mixed or dissolved therein) better approximates the thermal expansion coefficient of the adjacent substrate. Thus, when the temperature of the dynamictactile interface 100 increases, thesubstrate 120 and the fluid 130 can expand at similar rates such that a corresponding change in an optical property of the fluid 130 better tracks a change in the optical property of thesubstrate 120. For example, the volume ofparticulate 140 can include cubic zirconium tungstate nanoparticles commingled with the volume offluid 130 within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126. In this example, a filter can be arranged between thefluid channel 125 and thedisplacement device 150 to substantially prevent the particulate from exiting thesubstrate 120 and returning to thedisplacement device 150 and/or to a connected reservoir. - Alternatively, the volume of
particulate 140 can exhibit a substantially high coefficient of thermal expansion and can be interspersed throughout thesubstrate 120 such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of thesubstrate 120 and the volume ofparticulate 140 better approximates (e.g., approaches) the coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume offluid 130. The dynamic tactile interface can also include a first discrete volume of particulate and a second discrete volume of particulate, the first discrete volume of particulate interspersed throughout the fluid to reduce the bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume offluid 130, and the second discrete volume of particulate interspersed throughout the substrate to increase the bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of thesubstrate 120 substantially up to the bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume offluid 130. - The dynamic
tactile interface 100 can therefore include one or more discrete volumes of particulate of the same or different material. For example, the dynamictactile interface 100 can include: a first volume of indium tin oxide nanoparticles interspersed throughout asecond sublayer 114 of thetactile layer 110 in a first density to smooth a transition in index of refraction between thetactile layer 110 and ambient air; a second volume of indium tin oxide nanoparticles interspersed throughout afirst sublayer 113 of thetactile layer 110 in a second density to smooth a transition in index of refraction between thesubstrate 120 below and thetactile layer 110; a third volume of indium tin oxide nanoparticles preferentially impregnated into thesubstrate 120 around thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126 to smooth a transition in index of refraction between thesubstrate 120 and the fluid iso; and/or a fourth volume of cubic zirconium tungstate nanoparticles commingled within the volume offluid 130 within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126 to better match a thermal expansion coefficient of the fluid 130 to a thermal expansion coefficient of thesubstrate 120. - In one example implementation, the
tactile layer 110 includes an outer sublayer of polycarbonate base material (constringence Vd=˜28, index of refraction n=˜1.56) and an inner sublayer of silicone base material (Vd=˜18, n=˜1.4); thesubstrate 120 includes two sublayers of PMMA base material (Vd=˜52.6, n=˜1.5); a touch sensor 160 (described below)—coupled to thesubstrate 120 opposite thetactile layer 110—includes a sheet of fused silica base material (Vd=˜67, n=˜1.45); a cover layer of a display (described below)—coupled to thetouch sensor 160 opposite thesubstrate 120—includes a layer of PMMA base material (Vd=˜52.6, n=˜1.5); and the fluid 130 is water-based (Vd=˜73, n=˜1.35). In this example implementation, base materials of the foregoing components are of the dynamictactile interface 100 selectively impregnated, extruded, or molded, etc. with various volumes of (the same or different) particulate to yield a stack exhibiting smoothed transitions of bulk (i.e., “effective”) optical characteristics (e.g., Abbe number index of refraction, constringence, chromatic dispersion, etc.) through the depth and breadth of the stack. For example, a uniform concentration of particulate can be incorporated into thesubstrate 120, such as by co-molding thesubstrate 120 with particulate in suspension as described below, thereby yielding a substrate of substantially uniform Abbe number—approximating the Abbe number of the fluid 130 (e.g., Vd=˜73)—throughout its breadth and depth. Base materials of thetouch sensor 160 and the cover layer of thedisplay 170 can also be impregnated with (the same or different type of) particulate such that thetouch sensor 160 exhibits Abbe numbers ranging from Vd˜67 to Vd=˜73 as a function of depth and such that the cover layer of thedisplay 170 similarly exhibits Abbe numbers ranging from Vd=˜56.6 to Vd=˜67 as a function of depth. The base materials of the sublayers of thetactile layer 110 can be similarly impregnated with particulate to yield substantially smooth (or relatively smoother) transitions in Abbe numbers from the substrate-tactile layer 110 junction to the tactile layer 110-ambient air junction, as shown inFIG. 3 . - Similar methods or techniques can be applied to a stack with fluid channels, fluid ports, etc. filled with oil (e.g., a silicone oil) or other fluid. However, components within the dynamic tactile interface 100 ‘stack’ can be of any other material, and one or more volumes of particulate can be added to, mixed in, suspended within, impregnated into, or otherwise incorporated into base materials of components of the dynamic
tactile interface 100 to smooth transitions in one or more optical properties throughout the breadth and thickness of the dynamictactile interface 100, such as proximal material interfaces within the dynamictactile interface 100. - Furthermore, because the particulate can be of a substantially small average dimension, the particulate may be substantially visually imperceptible to a user at a normal viewing distance (e.g., at a viewing distance of twelve inches from the
tactile surface 115 of the tactile layer 110), and the particulate can thus yield a substantially minimal increase in optical distortion due to particulate occlusion (and/or diffraction, scattering) throughout the dynamictactile interface 100 relative to a similar dynamictactile interface 100 excluding such particulate. - However, the dynamic
tactile interface 100 can include any other volumes of particulate of any other material and size, and the particulate can be arranged in or incorporated into any element of the dynamictactile interface 100 in any other suitable way and in any other amount or density. - The
substrate 120 of the dynamictactile interface 100 is coupled to thetactile layer 110 at theperipheral region 111, defines thefluid conduit 126 adjacent theperipheral region 111, and defines thefluid channel 125 fluidly coupled to thefluid conduit 126. Generally, thesubstrate 120 functions to define thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126 such that fluid can be communicated between thedisplacement device 150 and thedeformable region 112 of thetactile layer 110 to transition thedeformable region 112 between the retracted and expanded settings. In particular, thesubstrate 120 cooperates with thedisplacement device 150 and thetactile layer 110 to define a fluid circuit through which fluid can be displaced to selectively transition thedeformable region 112 between the expanded setting and the retracted setting to intermittently form a tactile feature on thetactile surface 115 of thetactile layer 110. - As described above and in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/035,851, the
substrate 120 can include multiple sublayers bonded (or otherwise fastened) together to enclose thefluid channel 125 and to define thefluid conduit 126. For example, one sublayer of thesubstrate 120 can define an open channel and a through-bore, and asecond sublayer 122 of thesubstrate 120 can be bonded to a back side of thefirst sublayer 121 to close the open channel and thus define thefluid channel 125. However, thesubstrate 120 can include a singular layer or any other number of sublayers assembled to define thefluid channel 125 and/or thefluid conduit 126. - The
substrate 120 includes one or more (sub)layers of a transparent base material, such as poly(methyl methacrylate), polycarbonate, glass, polyurethane, or silicone. Particulate can thus be added, mixed, impregnated, or suspended, etc. into the base material of thesubstrate 120 to modify a bulk optical property or characteristic of thesubstrate 120. For example, once incorporated into thesubstrate 120, the volume ofparticulate 140 can function to raise an average refractive index of the substrate 120 (e.g., near 550 nm) while shifting the refractive indices at lower wavelengths and higher wavelengths of light nearer the corresponding refractive indices of the fluid 130 across the visible spectrum. In this example, thesubstrate 120 base material can be characterized by a first refractive index-wavelength curve, and the fluid 130 can be characterized by a second refractive index-wavelength curve that intersects the first refractive index-wavelength curve at a particular wavelength; inclusion of the particulate in thesubstrate 120 base material can thus shift the first refractive index-wavelength curve of thesubstrate 120 nearer to the second refractive index-wavelength curve of thefluid 130. - In one implementation, non-agglomerated particulate (e.g., suspended in a solvent) is mixed in solution with uncured polymer (e.g., PMMA, silicone), which is subsequently extruded (or cast) to form a sheet with substantially uniform concentration of particulate throughout its volume, as shown in
FIGS. 2A and 2B . The sheet can then be cut to size and machined, etched, stamped, wired EDM′d, or laser ablated, etc. to create thefluid channel 125 and/or fluid conduit before assembly with another sheet (of the same or similar material structure) to form thesubstrate 120. In a similar implementation in which the particulate is a ceramic capable of withstanding high temperatures, the particulate can be similarly suspended in molten glass (e.g., alkali-aluminosilicate glass), which is then formed into sheet (e.g., over a mercury pool) and cooled to create a glass sheet with substantially uniform distribution of silicate. Non-agglomerated particulate can alternatively be mixed in solution with an uncured polymer, which is then cast in a sublayer mold. The mold form can include a negative fluid channel feature and/or a fluid conduit feature such that, when cured and removed from the mold, the cast substrate includes fluid channel and/or fluid conduit features and can be joined to another cast sublayer to form thesubstrate 120. - Alternatively, the particulate can be impregnated in the base material of the
substrate 120, such as once thesubstrate 120 with various internal features of the fluid channels, fluid conduits, etc. is fully formed. In one implementation, thesubstrate 120 base material is bombarded with particulate, such as through sputtering or chemical vapor deposition. In one example of this implementation, thesubstrate 120 includes afirst sublayer 121 and asecond sublayer 122, wherein thefirst sublayer 121 defines an outer surface and an inner surface, includes an open channel feature in the inner surface, and includes a fluid conduit aligned with the open channel and passing through thefirst sublayer 121 to the outer surface, and wherein thesecond sublayer 122 is a planar sheet including a mating surface. Prior to assembly of the inner surface of thefirst sublayer 121 to the mating surface of thesecond sublayer 122, the inner surface of thefirst sublayer 121 and the mating surface of thesecond sublayer 122 are impregnated with particulate by a bombardment process, as shown inFIGS. 2A and 2C . - In the foregoing implementation, particulate impregnation by bombardment can yield a non-uniform distribution of particulate within the sublayer, such as with highest concentration of particulate occurring at surfaces nearest a particular target plate (a plate containing particulate for impregnation into the
substrate 120 base material). Thus, in the foregoing example, thesubstrate 120 can feature a highest concentrations of particulate at the inner surface of thefirst sublayer 121, the surface(s) of thefluid channel 125 and fluid conduit, and the mating surface of thesecond sublayer 122, and concentrations of particulate can reduce linearly, exponentially, or quadratically, etc. with distance from the substrate-fluid interfaces, as shown inFIG. 2D . In particular, in this example, particulate concentration can be greatest nearest substrate-fluid interfaces but decrease with distance from the substrate-fluid interfaces, and the concentration of particulate at the substrate-fluid interfaces can thus be selected to substantially match the overall refractive index-wavelength curve of thefluid 130. However, because the particulate may increase (or decrease) the average refractive index of the substrate material, gradual reduction in concentration of particulate from the substrate-fluid interfaces may yield a substantially smooth (rather than stepped) transition to a lower average index of refraction of thetactile layer 110 above. Such gradual reduction of the average index of refraction within thesubstrate 120 may yield less internal reflection and less refraction than large stepped changes in index of refraction within thesubstrate 120 or across thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 110, thus enabling greater viewing angles of thedisplay 170 and greater screen brightness in comparison to an even distribution of particulate through thesubstrate 120 given atactile layer 110 of substantially different average index of refraction. - In a similar example, particulate can be selectively impregnated into the
substrate 120, such as by selectively impregnating thesubstrate 120 near and around thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126, as shown inFIGS. 2A and 2D . In one example, the inner surface of thefirst sublayer 121 of thesubstrate 120 is masked, leaving thefluid channel 125, fluid conduit, and an area around the fluid channel 125 (e.g., 2 mm on each side of the fluid channel 125) exposed. This exposed area of thefirst sublayer 121 is then impregnated with particulate (e.g., by sputter deposition), and the mask is then removed and thefirst sublayer 121 assembled over thesecond sublayer 122. In this example, the regions of thesecond sublayer 122 adjacent particulate-impregnated regions of thefirst sublayer 121 can also be selectively impregnated, such as around thefluid channel 125 through similar methods, thereby smoothing a gradient of refractive indices from thesecond sublayer 122 through thefirst sublayer 121. - In another implementation, the volume of
particulate 140 is thoroughly mixed into a volume of uncured base material, and thesubstrate 120 is then cast from the particulate-base material mixture. As the cast particulate-base material mixture cures, it is exposed to heat, thus causing the particulate to “bloom” or rise to a surface of the casting and thereby yielding a density of particulate within thesubstrate 120 that varies with depth through the substrate. For example, in this implementation, the volume ofparticulate 140 can include polyvinylidene fluoride (PVFD) nanoparticles, and the substrate can be of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). However, a gradient in concentration of particulate can be achieved in the substrate 120 (and/or in the tactile layer 110) in any other suitable way. - The volume of
transparent fluid 130 is contained within thefluid channel 125 and thefluid conduit 126. Generally, the volume of transparent is manipulatable by thedisplacement device 150 to selectively transition thedeformable region 112 between the expanded setting and the retracted setting. For example, thedisplacement device 150 can pump fluid into thefluid channel 125 within thesubstrate 120 to expand thedeformable region 112, thereby transitioning thedeformable region 112 from the retracted setting into the expanded setting, and thedisplacement device 150 can pump fluid out of thefluid channel 125 to retract thedeformable region 112, thereby transitioning thedeformable region 112 from the expanded setting back into the retracted setting - The volume of
fluid 130 can exhibit an optical dispersion characteristic different from the optical dispersion characteristic of thesubstrate 120 and/or thetactile layer 110. For example, thetactile layer 110 can exhibit (e.g., be characterized by) a first index of refraction at a particular wavelength (at a particular operating temperature), thesubstrate 120 can exhibit a second index of refraction at the particular wavelength (and at the particular operating temperature) different from the first index of refraction, and the volume offluid 130 can exhibit a third index of refraction at the particular wavelength (and at the particular operating temperature) different from the first and second indices of refraction. In another example, thetactile layer 110 can be characterized by a first Abbe number, thesubstrate 120 can be characterized a second Abbe number different from the first Abbe number, and the volume offluid 130 can be characterized a third Abbe number different from the first and second Abbe numbers. Particulate can thus be added to thetactile layer 110, thesubstrate 120, and/or the volume offluid 130 to better match the bulk indices of refraction at a particular wavelength, Abbe numbers, constringence values, optical dispersion characteristics, etc. of materials within the dynamictactile interface 100. - In one implementation, particulate is dispersed into the fluid 130 to modify the bulk Abbe number of the fluid 130 to better match the Abbe number of the
substrate 120 and/or thetactile layer 110 that define boundaries of thefluid 130. For example, particulate of a suitably small size and of a density approximating that of the fluid 130 can be added to and substantially uniformly mixed into the fluid 130 such that the particulate does not separate from thefluid 130. The proportion of particulate to fluid can be selected to achieve a target bulk Abbe number in the fluid 130, such as described above. - Furthermore, as described above, an optical property of the volume of
fluid 130, thesubstrate 120, and/or thetactile layer 110 can vary with an operating temperature of the dynamictactile interface 100. In particular, densities (or concentrations) of the volume offluid 130, thesubstrate 120, and thetactile layer 110 can vary with temperature, and index of refraction, Abbe number constringence, chromatic dispersion, and/or other characteristic or property of a material can vary with density. Therefore, particulate can be incorporated into one or more base materials of the dynamictactile interface 100 to better match coefficients of thermal expansion between adjacent base materials of the dynamictactile interface 100. - Generally, fluids generally exhibit greater positive coefficients of thermal expansion than do solids. Therefore, particulate exhibiting a negative coefficient of thermal expansion (or a coefficient of thermal expansion less than that of the substrate 120) can thus be added to (e.g., commingled with) the volume of
fluid 130 such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the fluid 130/particulate 140 better approximates the coefficient of thermal expansion of thesubstrate 120. In this implementation, the particulate can exhibit negative thermal expansion within a limited temperature range, such as over an operating temperature range of the dynamictactile layer 110 and/or a computing device coupled to the dynamic tactile interface 100 (e.g., 0° to 35° C. (32° to 95° F.)). Alternatively, particulate exhibiting a positive coefficient of thermal expansion exceeding a (bulk) coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume offluid 130 can be incorporated into thesubstrate 120 such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of thesubstrate 120/particulate better approximates the coefficient of thermal expansion of the volume offluid 130. - However, any other type and/or quantity of particulate can be added to or otherwise incorporated into the volume of
fluid 130 to better match optical properties of the volume offluid 130 and an adjacent material of the dynamictactile interface 100 for a particular wavelength and a particular temperature, over a range of wavelengths, and/or over a range of temperatures. - The
tactile layer 110 defines theperipheral region 111 and thedeformable region 112 adjacent theperipheral region 111. As described in U.S. application Ser. No. 14/035,851, thetactile layer 110 is attached to thesubstrate 120 at theperipheral region 111 and is disconnected from thesubstrate 120 adjacent thefluid conduit 126 such that fluid displaced through thefluid conduit 126 toward thetactile layer 110 outwardly deforms thedeformable region 112 of thetactile layer 110, thereby transitioning thedeformable region 112 from the retracted setting (shown inFIG. 1A ) into the expanded setting (shown inFIG. 1B ) to yield a tactilely distinguishable formation at thetactile surface 115. The tactilely distinguishable formation defined by thedeformable region 112 in the expanded setting can be dome-shaped, ridge-shaped, ring-shaped, or of any other suitable form or geometry. When fluid is (actively or passively) released from behind thedeformable region 112 of thetactile layer 110, thedeformable region 112 transitions back into the retracted setting (shown inFIG. 1A ). - In the retracted setting, the
deformable region 112 can be flush with theperipheral region 111. For example, thesubstrate 120 can define a substantially planar surface across an attachment surface and a support surface that faces thetactile layer 110, the attachment surface retaining theperipheral region 111 of thetactile layer 110, and the support surface adjacent and substantially continuous with the attachment surface and supporting thedeformable region 112 against substantial inward deformation (e.g., due to an input applied to thetactile surface 115 at the deformable region 112). In this example, thesubstrate 120 can define fluid conduit through the support surface, and the attachment surface can retain theperipheral region 111 in substantially planar form. Thedeformable region 112 can rest on and/or be supported in planar form against the support surface in the retracted setting, and thedeformable region 112 can be elevated off of the support surface in the expanded setting. The support surface can thus support thedeformable region 112 of thetactile layer 110 against inward deformable passed the plane of the attachment surface. - The
tactile layer 110 can be of a singular material, such as a silicone or polyurethane elastomer, PMMA, or polycarbonate. As described above, the tactile layer no can alternatively include sublayers of similar or dissimilar materials. For example, thetactile layer 110 can include a silicone elastomer sublayer adjacent thesubstrate 120 and a polycarbonate sublayer joined to the silicone elastomer sublayer and defining thetactile surface 115. As described above, optical properties of thetactile layer 110 can be modified by impregnating, extruding, molding, or otherwise incorporating particulate (e.g., metal oxide nanoparticles) into the layer and/or one or more sublayers of thetactile layer 110. - The
tactile layer 110 can also be extruded, molded, or impregnated with particulate to yield a different bulk optical property (e.g., constringence value, Abbe number, etc.), such as to better match the (bulk) optical property of the adjacent substrate, the volume fluid, and ambient air. For example, thetactile layer 110 can include afirst sublayer 113 and asecond sublayer 114, thefirst sublayer 113 coupled to thesubstrate 120 and exhibiting a first index of refraction, and thesecond sublayer 114 coupled (e.g., adhered) to thefirst sublayer 113 and exposed to ambient air, as shown inFIGS. 3 and 6 . In this example, a volume ofparticulate 140 can be arranged within thesecond sublayer 114 and cooperate with thesecond sublayer 114 to exhibit a bulk index of refraction between the first index of refraction of thefirst sublayer 113 of thetactile layer 110 and an index of refraction of ambient air, such as for a particular wavelength of light in the visible spectrum at a temperature within an operating temperature range of the computing device. In this example, the volume ofparticulate 140 can further cooperate with thesecond sublayer 114 to exhibit a bulk Abbe number between a (bulk) Abbe number of thefirst sublayer 113 of thetactile layer 110 and an Abbe number of ambient air, such as for a particular temperature within an operating temperature range of the computing device, as described below. - However, the
tactile layer 110 can be of any other suitable material and can function in any other way to yield a tactilely distinguishable formation at thetactile surface 115. - The
displacement device 150 of the dynamictactile interface 100 displacing fluid into thefluid channel 125 to transition thedeformable region 112 from the retracted setting into an expanded setting, thedeformable region 112 defining the formation tactilely distinguishable from theperipheral region 111 in the expanded setting. Generally, thedisplacement device 150 functions to displace fluid into and out of thefluid channel 125 to transition thedeformable region 112 between the expanded setting and the retracted setting, respectively. As described above, thedeformable region 112 can be substantially flush with theperipheral region 111 in the retracted setting and can be offset above theperipheral region 111 in the expanded setting. Thedisplacement device 150 can therefore manipulate the volume offluid 130 within thefluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126 (e.g., by pumping fluid into and out of thefluid channel 125 and the fluid conduit 126) to adjust a vertical position of thedeformable region 112 above theperipheral region 111, a firmness of thedeformable region 112, and/or a shape of thedeformable region 112, etc. - In one variation, the
tactile layer 110 further defines a seconddeformable region 112 adjacent theperipheral region 111; thesubstrate 120 defines a second fluid conduit adjacent the secondperipheral region 111 and fluidly coupled to thefluid channel 125; the volume oftransparent fluid 130 is further contained within the second fluid conduit; and thedisplacement device 150 displaces fluid into thefluid channel 125 to transition thedeformable region 112 and the seconddeformable region 112 from the retracted setting into the expanded setting substantially simultaneously. For example, in this variation, the (first) and second deformable regions can function as transient hard keys corresponding to discrete virtual keys of a virtual keyboard rendered on a display coupled to the dynamictactile interface 100, and thedisplacement device 150 can displace fluid into and out of thefluid channel 125 to transition the (first), second, and other deformable regions correspond to the virtual keyboard substantially simultaneously. - The
displacement device 150 can include an electromechanically-actuated pump, an electroosmotic pump, a manually-actuated pump, or any other suitable pump or mechanism suitable for actively displacing fluid into and/or out of thesubstrate 120. However, thedisplacement device 150 can include any other suitable type of device that functions in any other way to transition the deformable region(s) 112 between the expanded and retracted settings. - As shown in
FIG. 1A , one variation of the dynamictactile interface 100 further includes a display coupled to thesubstrate 120 opposite thetactile layer 110 and configured to display an image of a key substantially aligned with thedeformable region 112. Generally, thedisplay 170 functions to transmit light in the form of an image through thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 110. For example, thedisplay 170 can render an image of an alphanumeric input key of a keyboard aligned with thedeformable region 112, thereby indicating an input associated with thedeformable region 112. In this example, when thedeformable region 112 is in the expanded setting and thedisplay 170 outputs an image of the alphanumerical character “a”, selection of thedeformable region 112—sensed by thetouch sensor 160—can be correlated with selection of the character “a”, and the mobile computing device incorporating the dynamictactile interface 100 can response to the input by adding the character “a” in a text field (e.g., with a SMS text messaging application executing on the mobile computing device). However, thedisplay 170 can function in any other way to display an image of any other type. - In one implementation, the
display 170 of the dynamictactile interface 100 is coupled (e.g., joined adhered, assembled) to thesubstrate 120 opposite the tactile layer no. In this implementation, a cover layer of thedisplay 170 can be characterized by a first Abbe number (or first index of refraction) different from a second (bulk) Abbe number characteristic (or second bulk index of refraction) of thesubstrate 120. In this implementation, particulate can be molded, impregnated, or other incorporated into the cover layer of thedisplay 170 and/or across a back surface of thesubstrate 120 such that the (bulk) Abbe number of the cover layer better approximates the (bulk) Abbe number of thesubstrate 120 across the junction between the cover layer and thesubstrate 120, as shown inFIG. 3 . For example, in the implementation above in which thesubstrate 120 is cast in a polymer with particulate in suspension, the cover layer of thedisplay 170 can be impregnated with particulate across its outer surface to achieve a bulk Abbe number approximating the (bulk) Abbe number of across the adjacent surface of thesubstrate 120. In particular, by impregnating the cover layer with particulate, the cover layer and thesubstrate 120 can cooperate to exhibit a relatively smooth transition from the (bulk) Abbe number of the cover glass to the (bulk) Abbe number of thesubstrate 120. Furthermore, volumes of the same or dissimilar particulate can be impregnated at constant or varying densities throughout the remainder of thesubstrate 120, throughout the tactile layer 110 (and sublayers), within the volume offluid 130, and/or around thefluid channel 125 and fluid conduits, etc. to achieve a substantially smooth gradient of Abbe numbers (i.e., refractive indices as a function of wavelength) throughout the depth of the dynamictactile interface 100 from thedisplay 170 through thetactile layer 110, as shown inFIG. 3 , and laterally across the breadth of the dynamictactile interface 100. - As shown in
FIG. 1A , one variation of the dynamictactile interface 100 further includes atouch sensor 160 coupled to thesubstrate 120 and outputting a signal corresponding to an input on thetactile surface 115 adjacent thedeformable region 112. Generally, thetouch sensor 160 functions to output a signal corresponding to an input on thetactile surface 115, such as on the peripheral and/or on thedeformable region 112. - In one implementation, the
touch sensor 160 includes a capacitive, resistive, optical, or other suitable type oftouch sensor 160 arranged (i.e., interposed) between thedisplay 170 and thesubstrate 120. In this implementation, like thedisplay 170 and/or thesubstrate 120, thetouch sensor 160 can be impregnated with particulate to yield a substantially smooth Abbe number gradient (or a substantially smooth gradient of any other optical property or characteristic) across a junction between thetouch sensor 160 and thesubstrate 120 and across a junction between thetouch sensor 160 and thedisplay 170. Similarly, thetouch sensor 160 can includes a sheet of transparent material exhibiting a first index of refraction different from a second index of refraction of a base material of an adjacent sublayer of thesubstrate 120; and a second volume of particulate can be arranged within (e.g., impregnated into) the adjacent sublayer of thesubstrate 120 and can cooperate with the adjacent sublayer to exhibit a bulk index of refraction approximating the first index of refraction of the sheet of the touch sensor 160 (e.g., for a particular wavelength of light in the visible spectrum). - In this variation, the
display 170 can be coupled to thetouch sensor 160 opposite thesubstrate 120. Alternatively, thetouch sensor 160 can be integrated into thedisplay 170 to form a touchscreen. For example, thedisplay 170 can render an image of a virtual input key substantially aligned with thedeformable region 112 in the expanded setting, and thetouch sensor 160 can output a signal corresponding to an input on thetactile surface 115 adjacent thedeformable region 112. However, thetouch sensor 160 can be arranged at any other depth with the dynamictactile interface 100 and/or can be incorporated into (e.g., physically coextensive with) any other component of the dynamictactile interface 100. - As shown in
FIG. 7 , one variation of the dynamictactile interface 100 further includes ahousing 180 transiently engaging a mobile computing device and transiently retaining thesubstrate 120 over adigital display 170 of the mobile computing device. Generally, in this variation, thehousing 180 functions to transiently couple the dynamictactile interface 100 over a display (e.g., a touchscreen) of a discrete (mobile) computing device, such as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/830,430. For example, the dynamictactile interface 100 can define an aftermarket device that can be installed onto a mobile computing device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet) to update functionality of the mobile computing device to include transient depiction of physical guides or buttons over a touchscreen of the mobile computing device. In this example, thesubstrate 120 andtactile layer 110 can be installed over the touchscreen of the mobile computing device, a manually-actuateddisplacement device 150 can be arranged along a side of the mobile computing device, and thehousing 180 can constrain thesubstrate 120 and thetactile layer 110 over the touchscreen and can support thedisplacement device 150. However, thehousing 180 can be of any other form and function in any other way to transiently couple the dynamictactile interface 100 to a discrete computing device. - As a person skilled in the art will recognize from the previous detailed description and from the figures and claims, modifications and changes can be made to the preferred embodiments of the invention without departing from the scope of this invention as defined in the following claims.
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1. A dynamic tactile interface for a computing device, comprising:
a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region;
a substrate comprising a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to the tactile layer at the peripheral region, defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region, and defining a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit;
a volume of transparent fluid contained within the fluid channel and the fluid conduit, the volume of transparent fluid exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic;
a volume of particulate contained within the transparent base material of the substrate and biased around the fluid conduit, the volume of particulate exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and
a displacement device displacing fluid into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the deformable region defining a formation tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting.
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