Ferromagnetic user interfaces

Stuart Taylor; Jonathan David Hook; Shahram Izadi; Nicolas Villar; Alex Butler; Steve Hodges

Ferromagnetic user interfaces

Stuart Taylor (Inventor), Jonathan David Hook (Inventor), Shahram Izadi (Inventor), Nicolas Villar (Inventor), Alex Butler (Inventor), Steve Hodges (Inventor)

Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Ferromagnetic user interfaces are described. In embodiments, user interface devices are described that can detect the location of movement on a user-touchable portion by sensing movement of a ferromagnetic material. In some embodiments sensors are arranged in a two dimensional array, and the user interface device can determine the location of the movement in a plane substantially parallel to the two-dimensional array and the acceleration of movement substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensional array. In other embodiments, user interface devices are described that can cause a raised surface region to be formed on a ferrofluid layer of a user-touchable portion, which is detectable by the touch of a user. Embodiments describe how the raised surface region can be moved on the ferrofluid layer. Embodiments also describe how the raised surface region can be caused to vibrate.

Original language	English
Patent number	US8400410 B2
Priority date	26/05/09
Publication status	Published - 19 Mar 2013

Access to Document

http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8400410Licence: Unspecified

Cite this

@misc{0e75f87ede344c4799c202fc85eda68c,

title = "Ferromagnetic user interfaces",

abstract = "Ferromagnetic user interfaces are described. In embodiments, user interface devices are described that can detect the location of movement on a user-touchable portion by sensing movement of a ferromagnetic material. In some embodiments sensors are arranged in a two dimensional array, and the user interface device can determine the location of the movement in a plane substantially parallel to the two-dimensional array and the acceleration of movement substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensional array. In other embodiments, user interface devices are described that can cause a raised surface region to be formed on a ferrofluid layer of a user-touchable portion, which is detectable by the touch of a user. Embodiments describe how the raised surface region can be moved on the ferrofluid layer. Embodiments also describe how the raised surface region can be caused to vibrate.",

author = "Stuart Taylor and Hook, {Jonathan David} and Shahram Izadi and Nicolas Villar and Alex Butler and Steve Hodges",

year = "2013",

month = mar,

day = "19",

language = "English",

type = "Patent",

note = "US8400410 B2",

}

TY - PAT

T1 - Ferromagnetic user interfaces

AU - Taylor, Stuart

AU - Hook, Jonathan David

AU - Izadi, Shahram

AU - Villar, Nicolas

AU - Butler, Alex

AU - Hodges, Steve

PY - 2013/3/19

Y1 - 2013/3/19

N2 - Ferromagnetic user interfaces are described. In embodiments, user interface devices are described that can detect the location of movement on a user-touchable portion by sensing movement of a ferromagnetic material. In some embodiments sensors are arranged in a two dimensional array, and the user interface device can determine the location of the movement in a plane substantially parallel to the two-dimensional array and the acceleration of movement substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensional array. In other embodiments, user interface devices are described that can cause a raised surface region to be formed on a ferrofluid layer of a user-touchable portion, which is detectable by the touch of a user. Embodiments describe how the raised surface region can be moved on the ferrofluid layer. Embodiments also describe how the raised surface region can be caused to vibrate.

AB - Ferromagnetic user interfaces are described. In embodiments, user interface devices are described that can detect the location of movement on a user-touchable portion by sensing movement of a ferromagnetic material. In some embodiments sensors are arranged in a two dimensional array, and the user interface device can determine the location of the movement in a plane substantially parallel to the two-dimensional array and the acceleration of movement substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensional array. In other embodiments, user interface devices are described that can cause a raised surface region to be formed on a ferrofluid layer of a user-touchable portion, which is detectable by the touch of a user. Embodiments describe how the raised surface region can be moved on the ferrofluid layer. Embodiments also describe how the raised surface region can be caused to vibrate.

M3 - Patent

M1 - US8400410 B2

ER -