CN101336541A - Persistent tactile event notification - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and apparatus for providing tactile event notification for an electronic apparatus. When an event is detected in the electronic apparatus, a portion of the electronic apparatus is displaced in response to the event. An event can be any type of occurrence or alert in the electronic apparatus for which the user needs to be notified.

Description

Continue tactile event notification

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] the present invention relates to tactile event notification in the electronic equipment.More specifically, in response to event in the electronic equipment, the part of (displace) this electronic equipment that physically is shifted.

Description of related art

[0002] portable terminal or mobile phone popularizes and use rapidly growth in 20 years in the past.Now, which people carry portable terminal and use their a large amount of functions to.Except dialing and receive the call, portable terminal also can play the effect of personal digital assistant, and this personal digital assistant has schedule (calendar), task manager, note manager and a lot of other functions.

[0003] common, when taking place, can show a piece of news on the display of portable terminal when the message that for example receives, call or from the incidents such as warning of task manager or note manager.In addition, portable terminal can be sounded and/or vibrate and be allowed the user know that incident has taken place.The problem of the visual event notice on display is that the user needs to see this demonstration.When in the pocket of portable terminal the user or in the wallet or when being arranged in outdoor bright light, this may be a problem.If being the time period and the user of the lasting weak point of sound, the problem of sound notification in noisy environment, may can't hear.So the problem of vibration informing may be that it can not be used for a long time because it expends many electric power.

Summary of the invention

[0004] according to one embodiment of present invention, a kind of electronic equipment of tactile event notification comprises the processor that is suitable for the incident that detects; Shift unit with a part that when detecting incident, is suitable for metastasic electron equipment.

[0005] shift unit can comprise that at least one has the solenoid coil that is arranged to the be shifted magnetic core (core) of the part of displacement electronic equipment when detecting incident.

[0006] electronic equipment can comprise a plurality of keys, and wherein at least one key may be arranged to when detecting incident and is shifted by first end of solenoid coil.

[0007] when detecting incident, a plurality of keys may be arranged to and are shifted.

[0008] electronic equipment can be included on the display switch of the visual notification of the incident of activation, and wherein when making described at least one key return to non-shift position after being in the shift position, this switch is arranged to by second end of solenoid coil and activates.

[0009] one group of key may be arranged to and is shifted together, so that the type of indication incident.

[0010] individual other key may be arranged to and is shifted, so that the type of indication incident.

[0011] part of key may be arranged to when detecting incident and is shifted.

[0012] each key can be associated with shortcut function.

[0013] when detected incident was the call of the telephone number that is associated from the speed dial number with the key that will be shifted, this key that will be shifted can specifically be selected.

[0014] when the described part of electronic equipment is shifted, the described part of electronic equipment can form symbol.

[0015] shift unit can comprise the film on the casing (chassis) of electronic equipment.When detecting incident, this film may be arranged to first end displacement by shift unit.

[0016] electronic equipment can be included on the display switch of the visual notification of the incident of activation, and wherein, when making film when the shift position returns to non-shift position, second end that this switch is arranged to by shift unit activates.

[0017] film can be made by plastics or rubber.

[0018] shift unit can be a motor, and when detecting incident, this motor is arranged to a plurality of shells (housing) part of relative to each other coming metastasic electron equipment.

[0019] motor may be arranged to relative to each other with the predetermined number of degrees a plurality of housing parts that are shifted.

[0020] motor may be arranged to a plurality of housing parts somes of displacement, and this quantity depends on the importance of detected incident.This amount of displacement can depend on the number of detected incident.

[0021] shift unit may be arranged to when detecting incident with pre-determined number this part that repeatedly is shifted.

[0022] shift unit may be arranged to the displacement predetermined times that repeats this part, and this number of times depends on the importance of incident.

[0023] electronic equipment can comprise display.When housing parts by when move their shift position, the visual notification of incident can be displayed on the display.

[0024] electronic equipment can be a portable terminal.

[0025] electronic equipment can be a wrist-watch.

[0026] but shift unit can comprise the air chamber with displacing part; With the supercharging device that when detecting incident, pressurizes to air chamber.When air chamber is pressurized, but displacing part may be arranged to and is shifted.

[0027] air chamber can be placed in the back side of wrist-watch or watchband.

[0028] but the displacing part of air chamber can be placed on the casing of electronic equipment.

[0029] shift unit can comprise polylith piezoelectric and voltage device, and wherein, when detecting incident, this piezoelectric is arranged to and is fed opposite voltage so that cause that a piezoelectric expands and other piezoelectrics shrink.

[0030] electronic installation can be a portable terminal.This portable terminal can be a wrist-watch.The back side of wrist-watch or watchband can comprise piezoelectric.

[0031] shift unit can comprise slidably button.When detecting incident, this slidably button may be arranged to and be shifted.

[0032] shift unit can comprise the lid on the electronic equipment.This lid can be shifted when detecting incident.

[0033] electronic equipment can comprise display, and when lid was placed in non-shift position, this display can be covered by this lid.When lid was placed in the shift position, this display can be fitted to showing the message about incident.

[0034] processor can be suitable at least one incident in the test set, and this group comprises: receive message, receive call; Warning, the notes clauses and subclauses of the calendar entries of schedule, note manager or the warning of the taskbar purpose of task manager.

[0035] electronic equipment can be the wireless accessory of portable terminal.

[0036] according to another embodiment, a kind ofly, electronic equipment may further comprise the steps: the detection incident for providing the method for tactile event notification; With the part of metastasic electron equipment in response to the detection incident.

[0037] the further embodiment of the present invention is limited by dependent claims.

[0038] electronic equipment can be a portable terminal, and this portable terminal comprises portable or hand-held mobile radio communication apparatus, mobile radio terminal, mobile phone, smart phone, communicator or has any other electronic equipment of wireless communication ability.

[0039] some embodiments of the present invention provide tactile event notification with incident of warning user.This for example may not be noted that in the time of maybe can not being used be useful when other informing mechanisms.Some embodiments of the present invention also provide lasting tactile event notification.

Brief description of the drawings

[0040] the further target of the present invention, feature and advantage will be from below with reference to finding out the accompanying drawing detailed description of the present invention, wherein:

[0041] Fig. 1 (a) is the block diagram of portable terminal according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0042] Fig. 1 (b)-1 (c) is the schematic diagram of shift unit according to an embodiment of the invention;

[0043] Fig. 2 (a) is the block diagram of portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Fig. 2 (b)-2 (c) is the schematic diagram of shift unit according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Fig. 3 (a) is the block diagram of portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Fig. 3 (b)-3 (c) is the end view of portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Fig. 4 (a) is the block diagram of portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Fig. 4 (b)-4 (c) is the end view of portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Fig. 5 (a) is the end view of electronic equipment according to another embodiment of the present invention; With

[0050] Fig. 5 (b) is the block diagram of shift unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The specific descriptions of embodiment

[0051] embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.But the present invention can implement and should not be interpreted into and be restricted to herein the embodiment that sets forth with many different forms; On the contrary, provide these embodiment so that the disclosure is completely with complete, and will express scope of the present invention all sidedly those skilled in the art.The term that uses in the detailed description of illustrated specific embodiment is not in order to limit the present invention in the accompanying drawings.In the accompanying drawings, similarly Reference numeral is represented similar elements.

[0052] General Principle of the present invention is in response to event in electronic equipment, the part of metastasic electron equipment.Incident can be occurrence or the warning that the needs of any kind in electronic equipment maybe may need to notify the user.For example, incident can be reception message, receives call, warning, the notes clauses and subclauses of the calendar entries in the schedule, note manager or the taskbar purpose of task manager are warned, or the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0053] displacement of the part of electronic equipment can be held the time of random length.Even this displacement only is held in the short time period, such notice also can be better than audio/visual/vibration informing, for example in noisy environment.In addition, for identical incident, this displacement can be repeated any number of times.

[0054] referring now to several different embodiment of sense of touch notice that provide the present invention is described.These embodiment will be with reference to the various electronic such as portable terminal.This portable terminal can be of portable form or hand-held mobile radio communication apparatus, mobile radio terminal, mobile phone, communicator, smart phone or any other expected the electronic installation of event notice.

[0055] Fig. 1 (a)-1 (c) illustrates portable terminal 101 according to an embodiment of the invention.This portable terminal 101 can comprise the man machine interface such as keypad 102, display 103, joystick 104, microphone 105 and loud speaker 106, and by these, the user can be mutual with portable terminal 101.This portable terminal 101 can be connected to the network (not shown).

[0056] portable terminal 101 can be included in the various application of carrying out function in this portable terminal 101.This application can be provided in operating platform.Replacedly or additionally, this application can be provided in communications platform.This operating platform can comprise the systems soft ware that is moved by the application processor such as the CPU 107 (CPU) that also can be known as ACPU (using CPU).Similarly, this communications platform can comprise execution for example with the hardware and software of communicating by letter of network.Therefore, this communications platform can comprise that also the CPU that can be known as CCPU (communication cpu) is to provide various application.ACPU can move different operating system with CCPU.In addition, communications platform and operating platform can be alternately with exchange messages.

[0057] portable terminal 101 also comprises shift unit 108.In this embodiment, shift unit comprises the solenoid/coil 111 with the magnetic core 112 that can be shifted, but the present invention is not limited thereto.When incident took place, processor 107 detected this incident.Next, this processor 107 is used to the driven by power solenoid/coil 111 from battery 114.As a result, extensible magnetic core 112 extends out or is in the part of shift position and displacement portable terminal 101, and this just provides the sense of touch that incident takes place notice to the user.

[0058] for example, shift unit 108 can be positioned in below the following or button 115 of the one or more keys on the keypad 102.As a result, when the magnetic core that can be shifted is extended or is in the shift position, shown in Fig. 1 (b)-1 (c), this magnetic core that can be shifted can be shifted one or more keys or button 115 on the keypad 102.Each key or button can be displaceable independently.Replacedly, the key group can be shifted together.Further, different key or key groups can be shifted to distinguish dissimilar incidents.The one group of key that can be shifted takes place with the incident of indicating particular type or is detected.For example, key " 1 "+" 2 "+" 3 " can be shifted with Indication message and be received, and key " 4 "+" 5 "+" 6 " can be shifted with indicating call and be received.Replacedly, can use single key to be detected or taken place with the incident of indicating certain type.Further, only certain part (such as key or button) that is shifted part of electronic equipment can be shifted and can form symbol or letter.

[0059] as mentioned above, other key of each on the keypad 102 can be shifted.Each key can be associated with the shortcut that for example is speed dialling, and can be used for the user is indicated various information.For example, key " 8 " can be programmed or be associated with certain telephone number (all spouses' of user in this way cell phone number).When receiving calling or message from this telephone number, key " 8 " can be shifted so that allow the user know that their spouse or calls out on their cell phone.

[0060] shown in Fig. 1 (b)-1 (c), portable terminal 101 can also comprise switch 113.When incident takes place, one or more keys or button 115 on first end of the magnetic core 112 that can the be shifted displacement keypad 102.When the key that is shifted by the user when getting back to its non-shift position, second end of the magnetic core that can be shifted can contact and activator switch 113.When switch 113 was activated, portable terminal 101 can show visual message or the notice about this incident on display 103, perhaps activated new list of thing in the software of portable terminal 101.Further, can present visual message explicitly with user interface or application (for example messages application).In this was used, the shortcut of executing the task can be presented in the menu that occurs in the display together or with message explicitly with message.For example, " writing message " uses and can or occur explicitly with the demonstration of input message.

[0061] though only shows the to be shifted solenoid coil 111 of magnetic core 112 of single having, but those skilled in the art should be understood that, can in portable terminal 101, use a plurality of solenoid/coil and can be shifted magnetic core, and the present invention is not limited thereto so that be shifted a plurality of keys or button.Further, the amount of the displacement of key or button can change every type portable terminal.In addition, the amount of displacement can be the function of the importance of the number of incident and/or incident, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0062] Fig. 2 (a)-2 (c) illustrates portable terminal 201 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Except the keypad, joystick, microphone and the loud speaker that are not illustrated, this portable terminal 201 also comprises display 202, processor 204, shift unit 206 (solenoid/coil 211 and the magnetic core 212 that can be shifted) and battery 208 except other features.This portable terminal 201 also comprises the film 210 that is positioned at the somewhere on these portable terminal 201 casings.This film 210 can be made by plastics, rubber or any other elastomeric material.When incident took place, processor 204 detected this incident.Next, this processor 204 is used to the driven by power solenoid/coil 211 from battery 208.As a result, the magnetic core 212 that can be shifted moves to the shift position shown in Fig. 2 (c) from its non-shift position shown in Fig. 2 (b).The film 210 that the sense of touch that this is shifted magnetic core 212 displacements provides incident to take place to the user is notified.

[0063] shown in Fig. 2 (b)-(c), portable terminal can also comprise switch 216.When incident takes place, first end of the magnetic core 212 that can be shifted displacement film 210.When this film that is shifted by the user when getting back to its non-shift position, second end of the magnetic core that can be shifted can contact and activator switch 216.When switch 216 was activated, portable terminal 201 can show visual message or the notice about incident on display 202, perhaps activate new event list in the software of this portable terminal 201.

[0064] though only shows the to be shifted solenoid coil 211 of magnetic core 212 of single having, but those skilled in the art should be understood that, can in portable terminal 201, use a plurality of solenoid/coil and can be shifted magnetic core, and the present invention is not limited thereto so that in a plurality of positions, be shifted film.

[0065] Fig. 3 (a)-3 (c) illustrates portable terminal 301 according to another embodiment of the present invention.This portable terminal comprises the housing parts that a plurality of (such as first and second) can relative to each other be shifted.For the electronic equipment of the type of clamshell style/jack knife/slidably/rotatable/can twist, but shift unit can comprise motor, and this motor can be provided and be used for the relative to each other housing parts of metastasic electron equipment.This is by clamshell style portable terminal 301 and by example.Notice can be apprised of by the housing parts that relative to each other is shifted.This displacement can be provided by the predetermined number of degrees of housing parts that relative to each other are shifted.The amount of this displacement can be proportional with the importance of the number of detected incident and/or detected incident.The sense of touch notice that the displacement of housing parts provides incident to take place to the user.

[0066] shown in Fig. 3 (a), portable terminal 301 also comprises display 302, processor 304 and motor 306 except that other features.In addition, shown in Fig. 3 (b)-(c), portable terminal 301 also comprises two housing parts 310,312 and hinge/swivel 308.When processor 304 detected incident, processor 304 drive motors 306, this motor caused two housing parts and relative to each other move.Shown in Fig. 3 (c), when two housing parts 310,312 separated in vertical plane, hinge 308 was opened.Similarly, if change 308 is provided, two outer cover units 310,312 will separate (not shown) as the clock and watch pointer in horizontal plane so.When the user two housing parts when their shift position is removed, this portable terminal can show the visual notification relevant with detected incident on display 302.

[0067] Fig. 4 (a)-4 (c) illustrates portable terminal 401 according to another embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, this portable terminal 401 also comprises display 402, processor 404 except that other features.Fig. 4 (a)-4 (c) but the shift unit of embodiment comprise pressue device 406, air chamber 408 and air intlet/outlet 410.But this air chamber 408 has displacing part.But but should can for example on a side of air chamber 408, comprise film or some other displacing parts 412 by displacing part.Film can be a rubber film for example.Under its normal condition, air chamber 408 is not as pressurized like that shown in Fig. 4 (b) or inflation.When processor 404 detected incident, these processor 404 indication pressue devices 406 gave air chamber 408 inflations.Air chamber 408 can be charged into the air from air intlet 410, but the present invention is not limited thereto.As a result, the shape of portable terminal 401 has been changed, and indication or notice that this can provide incident to take place to the user are shown in Fig. 4 (c).

[0068] according to one embodiment of present invention, portable terminal 401 may be provided in the wrist-watch.In this embodiment, but the displacing part of air chamber can be positioned on the back side or watchband of wrist-watch.Therefore, the user will feel at once when incident takes place.

[0069] Fig. 5 (a)-5 (b) illustrates wrist-watch portable terminal 501 according to another embodiment of the present invention.This portable terminal 501 also comprises watch face and body 502, watchband 504, processor 506, battery 508 and polylith piezoelectric 510a, 510b except that other features.Processor 506 and battery 508 can form voltage device to produce the voltage that will be applied to piezoelectric.

[0070] for example, can be just like two piezoelectric 510a shown in Fig. 5 (b), 510b.When plus or minus voltage was applied to this material, this piezoelectric 510a, 510b expanded or shrink.In this embodiment of the present invention, piezoelectric 510a, 510b may be provided on the back side or watchband 504 of wrist-watch body 502.When processor 506 detected incident, processor 506 drove battery 508 and positive voltage is provided and provides negative voltage to another piezoelectric 510b to give one of piezoelectric 510a.This will cause piezoelectric 510a, and 510b expands and shrinks, and therefore cause piezoelectric 510a, the displacement of 510b.As a result, when this displacement takes place, the user will feel at once.

[0071] but should shift unit can comprise slidably button or removable hood.In response to detected incident, slidably button or removable hood button can be shifted for these.This removable hood can be the lid of display for example.When this removable hood had been shifted, display can be activated and can present the message relevant with this incident.

[0072] with reference to various embodiment the present invention has been described above.But, other features that can be integrated into or replace another embodiment from the feature of an embodiment.For example, can use other devices to come shift key except solenoid coil and magnetic core.On the contrary, air chamber and pressue device can be placed within the portable terminal and act on key with this key that is shifted in the inflated condition of air chamber.In addition, in each embodiment, displacement can be for example be repeated pre-determined number according to the importance of incident.The importance of incident can for example be instructed in schedule, message or the like or set.Further, in certain embodiments, the sense of touch notice continues.That is, keep displacement up to for example manually being returned to non-shift position.Further, embodiments of the invention provide the sense of touch and the visual notification of incident.When the part that is shifted of portable terminal was visible to the user, vision and sense of touch notice were provided.If for example this portable terminal is placed on the desk, this may be useful, wherein visually notified this incident of user.

[0073] further, above-mentioned portable terminal has been done reference.But electronic equipment also can be presented as and portable terminal or the interconnected wireless accessory device of mobile phone according to an embodiment of the invention.This wireless accessory device can for example be a wrist-watch.

[0074] as used herein, " " of singulative, " one " and " this " are scheduled to also comprise plural form, unless explanation separately especially.What should be further appreciated is, term " comprises ", " comprising ", " just comprising " and/or " just comprising " be with in this manual the time, specify the existence of declared feature, integral body, step, operation, element and/or assembly, but do not get rid of the existence of one or more other features, integer, step, operation, element, assembly and/or its group or additional.Should be understood that when an element was known as " being connected " or " being coupled " to another element, it can be connected directly or be coupled to other elements, maybe intermediary element may occur.Further, can comprise by wireless connections or coupling as " being connected " or " being coupled " of using herein.As using herein, term " and/or " comprise one or more any and all combinations in the relevant Listed Items.

[0075] unless otherwise defined, all terms (comprising technology and scientific terminology) that herein use all have the common identical implication of understanding with one of ordinary skill in the art of the present invention.Should further be understood that, such as those in normally used dictionary, define like that, term should be interpreted into to have and the corresponding to implication of its implication in the context of correlation technique, and should not be interpreted into Utopian or too formal understanding, unless so defined especially.

[0076] as used herein, " portable terminal " both comprised the device that only has wireless signal receiver and do not have emissivities, comprise again have can two-way communication on bidirectional communication link reception and the device of emission hardware.This device can comprise that honeycomb or other have or do not have the communicator of multirow display; PCS Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that voice and data can be handled, fax and/or its communication ability combines; The PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) that can comprise radio frequency receiver and beep-pager, the Internet/intranet access, web browser, organizer, schedule and/or global positioning system (GPS) receiver; And/or conventional portable computer and/or palmtop computer or other comprise the equipment of radio frequency receiver.As used herein, " portable terminal " can be of portable form, transportable, be installed in the vehicles (aviation, navigation or land), perhaps be positioned at this locality and/or be configured in local operation and/or distributed ground and/or any other aerial place of being located at.

[0077] the present invention is as above described with reference to specific embodiment.But the embodiment within the scope of the present invention of other except that top description is possible too.With those diverse ways steps described above, carry out this method by hardware or software, can be provided within the scope of the present invention.The combination that different characteristic of the present invention and step can not be described with other those is made up.Scope of the present invention only limits by appended Patent right requirement.

Claims (35)

1. electronic equipment (101,201,301,401,501) that is used for tactile event notification comprising:

Be suitable for the processor of the incident that detects; With

When detecting incident, be suitable for the shift unit of the part of metastasic electron equipment (101,201,301,401,501).

2. electronic equipment (101 according to claim 1,201), wherein, this shift unit (108,206) comprising that at least one has is arranged to when detecting incident displacement electronic equipment (101, the solenoid/coil (111,211) of the be shifted magnetic core of a part 201) (112,212).

3. electronic equipment according to claim 2 (101) further comprises:

A plurality of keys, wherein at least one key is arranged to when detecting incident and is shifted by first end of solenoid/coil (111).

4. electronic equipment according to claim 3 (101), wherein, a plurality of keys are arranged to when detecting incident and are shifted.

5. electronic equipment according to claim 3 (101) further comprises:

Go up the switch (113) of the visual notification of activation incident at display (103), wherein, this switch (113) is arranged to when making described at least one key return to non-shift position after being in the shift position, is activated by second end of solenoid/coil (111).

6. electronic equipment according to claim 3 (101), wherein, one group of key is arranged to and is shifted together, so that indicate a class incident.

7. electronic equipment according to claim 3 (101), wherein, individual other key is arranged to and is shifted, so that indicate a class incident.

8. electronic equipment according to claim 3 (101), wherein, the part of key is arranged to when detecting incident and is shifted.

9. electronic equipment according to claim 3 (101), wherein, each key all is associated with shortcut function.

10. electronic equipment according to claim 9 (101), wherein, when detected incident was the call of the telephone number that is associated from the speed dial number with the key that will be shifted, this key that will be shifted was specifically selected.

11. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101), wherein, when the part of described electronic equipment (101) was shifted, described part was arranged to the formation symbol.

12. electronic equipment according to claim 2 (201) further comprises:

Film on the casing of electronic equipment (201) (210), wherein this film (210) is arranged to when detecting incident first end displacement by shift unit.

13. electronic equipment according to claim 12 (201) further comprises:

Go up the switch (216) of the visual notification of activation incident at display (202), wherein when making film (210) when the shift position returns to non-shift position, second end that this switch (216) is arranged to by shift unit activates.

14. electronic equipment according to claim 12 (201), wherein, film (210) is made by plastics or rubber.

15. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (301), wherein, shift unit is motor (306), and this motor is arranged to when detecting incident relative to each other a plurality of housing parts (310,312) of metastasic electron equipment (301).

16. electronic equipment according to claim 15 (301), wherein, motor (306) is arranged to the predetermined number of degrees of a plurality of housing parts (310,312) that relative to each other are shifted.

17. electronic equipment according to claim 15 (301), wherein, motor (306) is arranged to the certain amount of displacement a plurality of housing parts (310,312), and this amount depends on the importance of detected incident.

18. electronic equipment according to claim 15 (301), wherein, the amount of displacement depends on the number of detected incident.

19. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101,201,301,401,501), wherein, shift unit is arranged to when detecting incident with pre-determined number this part that repeatedly is shifted.

20. electronic equipment according to claim 19 (101,201,301,401,501), wherein, shift unit is arranged to the displacement that repeats this part with pre-determined number, and this number of times depends on the importance of incident.

21. electronic equipment according to claim 15 (301) further comprises:

Display (302), wherein when housing parts (310,312) left their shift position, the visual notification of incident was displayed on the display (302).

22. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101,201,301,401), wherein, electronic equipment (101,201,301,401) is a portable terminal.

23. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (501), wherein, electronic equipment (501) is a wrist-watch.

24. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (401), wherein, shift unit comprises:

But air chamber (408) with displacing part; With

Give the supercharging device (406) of air chamber (408) pressurization when detecting incident, wherein when air chamber (408) is pressurized, but displacing part is arranged to and is shifted.

25. electronic equipment according to claim 24 (401), wherein, air chamber (408) is placed in the back side of wrist-watch or watchband.

26. electronic equipment according to claim 24 (401), wherein, air chamber (408) but displacing part (412) be placed on the casing of electronic equipment (401).

27. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (501), wherein, shift unit comprise the polylith piezoelectric (510a, 510b) and voltage device (506; 508), wherein this piezoelectric (510a, 510b) be arranged to when detecting incident, be fed opposite voltage in case cause a piezoelectric (510a, 510b) expand and other piezoelectrics (510a 510b) shrinks.

28. electronic equipment according to claim 27 (501), wherein, electronic installation (501) is a portable terminal.

29. electronic equipment according to claim 28 (501), wherein, this portable terminal (501) be the back side of wrist-watch and this wrist-watch or watchband comprise piezoelectric (510a, 510b).

30. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101,201,301,401,501), wherein, shift unit comprises:

Button slidably, wherein this slidably button be arranged to when detecting incident and be shifted.

31. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101,201,301,401,501), wherein, shift unit comprises:

Lid on the electronic equipment, wherein this lid is shifted when detecting incident.

32. electronic equipment according to claim 31 (101,201,301,401,501) further comprises:

Display, when lid was placed in non-shift position, this display was covered by this lid, and wherein when covering when being placed in the shift position, this display is suitable for showing the message about incident.

33. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101,201,301,401,501), wherein, processor is suitable for detecting at least one incident in the group that comprises following each incident: receive message, receive call; Warning, the notes clauses and subclauses of the calendar entries of schedule, note manager or the warning of the taskbar purpose of task manager.

34. electronic equipment according to claim 1 (101,201,301,401,501), wherein, electronic equipment is the wireless accessory of portable terminal.

35. one kind for electronic equipment provides the method for tactile event notification, comprises step:

The detection incident; With

The part of metastasic electron equipment in response to the detection incident.

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