CN102099768A - Tactile feedback for key simulation in touch screens - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method includes displaying an image of a key on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display at a first location. When the first location is located in a predetermined area related the key, tactile feedback is provided that simulates a characteristic of a physical key. The touch-sensitive display may be part of a portable electronic device.
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Related application cross reference and claim of priority
This application case is advocated the U.S. Provisional Application case 61/083,087 of filing an application on July 23rd, 2008 and the U.S. patent application case of filing an application on February 27th, 2009 the 12/394th, No. 951, and described two application cases clearly are incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to portable electron device (including but not limited to portable electron device) and control thereof with touch screen display.
Background technology
The electronic installation that comprises portable electron device has obtained to be extensive use of and can provide including (for example) various functions such as phone, electronic information transmitting-receiving and other personal information manager (PIM) application functions.For instance, portable electron device comprises the transfer table of a few types, for example simple and easy cellular phone, smart phone, wireless personal digital assistant (PDA) and have wireless 802.11 or the laptop computer of blue bud ability.Described device runs on from for example
And
The only data network of network is on the multiple network of the complicated voice of for example GSM/GPRS, CDMA, EDGE, UMTS and CDMA2000 network and data network.
For example the portable electron device of PDA or smart phone is intended for use hand-held usually and uses and be easy to portability.Less device can expect to have portability usually.Touch-sensitive display (being also referred to as touch screen display) is little and have can be particularly useful on the handheld apparatus of the finite space that is used for user input and output.Shown information can depend upon function and the operation carried out and makes amendment on the touch-sensitive display.Along with the lasting demand that reduces size to portable electron device, touch-sensitive display continues to reduce in size.
Therefore, expectation improvement touch sensitive device.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the portable electron device in communication network according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 graphic extension is according to the side view of touch-sensitive display of the present invention.
Fig. 3 graphic extension according to the present invention when actuator activated the side view of shown touch-sensitive display.
The actuator that Fig. 4 graphic extension is located with respect to touch-sensitive display according to the present invention and the position of pressure transducer.
Four actuators and four pressure transducers that Fig. 5 graphic extension is located with respect to touch-sensitive display according to the present invention.
A plurality of actuators and force transducer that Fig. 6 graphic extension is settled according to each key that the present invention is directed to shown keyboard.
Fig. 7 graphic extension is shown in the keyboard on the touch-sensitive display of portable electron device according to the present invention.
Fig. 8 graphic extension according to the present invention be relevant to touch-sensitive display on the relevant pattern of tactile feedback of key of shown keyboard.
Fig. 9 graphic extension is two continuous touch locations on the shown keyboard on the touch-sensitive display according to the present invention.
The pattern of Figure 10 graphic extension tactile feedback position on the key of keyboard shown on the touch-sensitive display according to the present invention.
The process flow diagram of Figure 11 graphic extension a kind of method of the tactile feedback that is provided for touch-sensitive display according to the present invention.
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Be presented at the block diagram of the portable electron device 300 in the communication network among Fig. 1.Electronic installation 100 comprises the microprocessor 338 of the operation (for example, promote communication, provide graphical user interface, executive routine etc.) of controlling electronic installation 100.Communication subsystem 311 is carried out communications transmit and the reception with wireless network 319.Microprocessor 338 further can be connected with auxiliary I/O (I/O) subsystem 328 that can be connected to device 100.In addition, at least one embodiment, microprocessor 338 can be connected to serial port (for example, USB (universal serial bus) port) 330, and this promotes communicating by letter via serial port 330 and other device or system.Display 322 is operably connected to microprocessor 338 to promote the operator's display message to device 100.When electronic installation 100 was equipped with keyboard 332 (it can be physics or virtual (that is, shown)), keyboard 332 was operably connected to microprocessor 338.Electronic installation 100 can comprise loudspeaker 334 and microphone 336, and this can advantageously be operably connected to microprocessor.In addition, Vib. 132 (it can be vibrator motor) is operably connected to microprocessor 338 to produce vibration in electronic installation 100.Other similar assembly can be provided on the described device or described device is interior and randomly be operably connected to microprocessor 338.Other communication subsystem 340 and other communicator subsystem 342 are often referred to be shown on the function and are connected with microprocessor 338.The example of communication subsystem 340 is a short range communication system, for example
Communication module or
Communication module (communication module that meets IEEE 802.11b) and associated circuits and assembly.In addition, program or the software application on microprocessor 338 executive operating system functions and the execution electronic installation 100.In certain embodiments, be not that all said modules all are included in the electronic installation 100.Auxiliary I/O subsystem 328 can present the exterior display device of one or more different navigation instruments (multidirectional or unidirectional), for example keyboard and other can be provided input or receive subsystem from the output of electronic installation 100.
Can make electronic installation 100 can be used in two-way communication in voice, data or voice and data communication system.Subscriber identity module (SIM) or removable user identity module (RUIM) can be used to authorize the communication of communication network 319.Dismounting or insertion that SIM/RUIM interface 344 in the electronic installation 100 is situated between the SIM/RUIM card to receive microprocessor 338 and promote SIM/RUIM card (not shown).The SIM/RUIM jig has the storer feature and has cipher key configuration 351 and other information 353, for example identification and subscriber's relevant information.Electronic installation 100 is equipped with and is used for that signal is transmitted into the antenna 318 of communication network 319 and is used for another antenna 316 from communication network 319 received communications.Another is chosen as, and can utilize the individual antenna (not shown) to launch and received signal.Communication subsystem 311 comprises transmitter 314 and receiver 312, one or more antennas 316,318, local oscillator (LO) 313 and processing module 320, for example digital signal processor (DSP) 320.
When electronic installation 100 comprised one or more pressure transducers 140, pressure transducer 140 can be provided to data portable electron device 100 and have bigger contact pressure to determine two which persons in the detected touch simultaneously.This determines which can be used to select touch the selection of arranging the data, function or the order that are associated with this touch.The time that touches also can be used as determines which touches the factor that control is selected.
Show that also one or more actuators or switch 130 and one or more pressure transducers 140 are in conjunction with touch-sensitive display 118 arrangements.Although show that touch position sensor 110 is positioned at above the display 322, touch position sensor 110 also can be positioned at below the display 322.Actuator 130 can append to support, support member or substrate 202, and it can comprise printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB).Another is chosen as, and actuator 130 can append to intermediate plate or the mounting structure between actuator 130 and the substrate 202.
Can randomly utilize force transducer to replace pressure transducer.The example of force transducer is including but not limited to piezoresistor, strainometer or piezo-electric device.Actuator 130 can be made of a plurality of piezo-electric devices.Actuator 130 can be and depends upon voltage/current, applied force or the described piezo-electric device that both expand and shrink that is applied.In Fig. 2 and 3, show the example that is in swelling state and is in the piezo-electric device in the contraction state respectively.Actuator 130 can advantageously be used to provide tactile feedback, and is as can be by feeling the same with the contact of the superstratum 114 of touch-sensitive display, as mentioned below.
When actuator 130 was piezo-activator (for example piezoelectricity (piezo) dish), each dish shrank because of the accumulation of charge/voltage or is crooked.The power that is applied on each piezoceramic disk by superstratum 114 also makes the piezoceramic disk bending.Lack under the situation of electric charge lacking on the external force that is applied to superstratum 114 and the piezoceramic disk, piezoceramic disk is because of mechanical prestrain slight curvature.The power that is applied to touch-sensitive display 118 caused the bending increase of piezoceramic disk and piezoceramic disk that touch-sensitive display 118 is applied spring force before activating piezoceramic disk.Piezoceramic disk can be between substrate 202 and display 322, so that the charging of piezoceramic disk is applying power on superstratum 114, direction away from substrate 202.When piezoceramic disk charged, it dwindled, thereby caused piezoceramic disk to apply on touch-sensitive display 118 and outside another relative power of the power that applies.Electric charge on the adjustable piezoelectric dish is produced mobile and/or institute's generation power on it with control by the institute of piezoceramic disk applied force and superstratum 114.The voltage that applies or electric current are regulated described electric charge by changing.The electric charge that increases on the piezoceramic disk makes piezoelectric disc, thereby causes on the superstratum 114 and outside the relative power of the power that applies.Voltage on the piezoceramic disk also can remove by controlled current discharge, thereby causes piezoceramic disk 316 to expand, and then discharges by power that electric charge caused and reduce piezoceramic disk and put on power on the touch screen display 118.
The mode that touch-sensitive display 118 can be similar to secondary or physical bond provides tactile feedback, and the analog physical key sink and release whereby.The pressure data because of touching due to contacting that is provided by pressure transducer 140 can promote this type of feedback at least in part.For instance, if utilize a newton masterpiece to be the necessary power of options button, can set the threshold under a newton so and select.
Can various different layouts or configuration positional actuator 130 and pressure transducer 140.For instance, show that in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 four actuators 130 and four pressure transducers 140 are placed near the corner of superstratum 114.Demonstration actuator 130 and pressure transducer 140 are relative to each other located with one heart.Actuator 130 and pressure transducer 140 needn't show in proportion, and can exaggerate or minimize some characteristics to pay close attention to the specific detail of various assemblies.Can utilize one or more actuators 130 and one or more pressure transducers 140.Each actuator 130 does not need and pressure transducer 140 pairings.For instance, two pressure transducers 140 can be placed near the opposed corner, and two actuators 130 are placed in two other corner.Many actuators 130 can be placed in the position that key wherein or button usually show.For instance, actuator 130 can be settled with respect to each shown key of dummy keyboard 332, for example shown in Fig. 6.Two or more keys can be shared actuator 130.In the example shown, show two pressure transducers 140, and other two pressure transducers 140 are positioned at the opposed part place of the wherein display application routine interface or the out of Memory of superstratum 114 at the opposite end place of the bottom line of virtual key.
In Fig. 7, show exemplary electronic installation 100.The embodiment that is described among the figure only shows example, and it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that for making electronic installation 100 operate necessary additional element and modification in particular network environment.Although electronic installation 100 comprises handheld communications device, electronic installation 100 can comprise hand-held radio communication device, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), laptop computer, desk-top computer, server, other communicator or other portable communication appts.
The term that is utilized " key " is included as the virtual or shown key or the button of the image that is shown on the touch-sensitive display herein.Key can with character (for example, letter, numeral, space and punctuation mark) and/or function is (for example, perform, control, letter, numeral, symbol, shift, delete, return, carriage return, electric power etc.) and/or the symbol of expression action or operation (for example, be used for media player broadcast, stop and suspending, be used for the last item of web browser and back one etc.) be associated.Therefore, although the example that this paper provided is to provide under the background of the key of keyboard, term " key " is not limited to the key from keyboard.
Be the help text input, shown keyboard 332 comprises a plurality of key images 702, and it constitutes the virtual representation of secondary or physical bond on display 322, as shown in Figure 7.But also can comprise one or more secondary or physical bond (not shown)s and combined with virtual key and utilize described secondary or physical bond.Each key image 702 comprises outer boundary or frame 704.Each key is associated with at least one action, for example the input of character, order or function.For instance, character comprises letter, symbol, numeral, punctuate, mark, icon, picture and space.Illustrated keyboard 332 has letter and the numerical character of simplifying the qwerty keyboard layout placement that be except that other function (for example make and substitute capitalization and the symbolic key that key is used to show).Also show deletion and enter key.In other embodiments, can provide complete QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, Dvorak or other layout.
When typewriting on physical keyboard, the user has and watches and both benefits of membrane keyboard.The user can learn to typewrite under the situation of not seeing keyboard, for instance, and by the edge of sensation secondary or physical bond.When showing dummy keyboard, key image 702 itself does not provide tactile sensation or feedback.
The present invention describes so as to the solution of tactile sensation with help information input (for example text or data input) is provided on touch-sensitive display 118.When detecting touch in the presumptive area of touch-sensitive display 118, actuator 130 provides tactile feedback.Other sensation that described feedback can comprise vibration, pulse or be caused by one or more actuators 130, described feedback can be felt on the outside surface of touch-sensitive display 118.For instance, can be created in the vibration in the ultrasonic frequency range, so that user's sensory surface characteristic or texture, for example edge, projection, oncus, rib, groove or friction.When utilizing ultrasonic frequency when vibration, but user's sensory surface characteristic or texture but not indivedual vibrations of sensation or pulse.This can be provided tactile feedback to be described as the superstratum 114 that brings out modulation touch-sensitive display 118 when touching when detecting.Known use ultrasonic frequency vibration.Although use the term vibration herein, think to produce in the similar sense of touch and can distinguish other surperficial type modulation also within the scope of the invention.
Can during the program that shows dummy keyboard 332 (for example shown in the figure), use tactile feedback as herein described.Can use in this way tactile feedback with when the one or more boundary in the key image 702 at dummy keyboard 332 or near detect when touching by providing tactile feedback to come the outward flange of analog physical key.When each key at dummy keyboard 332 provides tactile feedback, form around the outer peripheral pattern 802 of key and described pattern and also can comprise zone between the key, for example shown in Fig. 8.When detecting touch on touch-sensitive display 118, (for example) determines the positions of touch in conjunction with microprocessor 338 by touch position sensor 110.When determining that touch is arranged in the shadow region of pattern 802, for instance, control by 338 pairs of actuators 130 of microprocessor provides tactile feedback, although pattern 802 is invisible, but pattern 802 can overlapping one or more key images 702 a part so that can feel border 704 inside of tactile feedback at the key that is touched.Randomly, pattern 802 can be through setting the visible borders 704 away from key, therefore can feel in a way tactile feedback on the border 704 outsides.
Show the email message during editing among Fig. 9.Suppose positive input word " meeting ", and the user finished second " e " in the input " meeting ", user's finger moves to " 2TY " key with input " t " from " 1ER " key.If portable electron device 100 detects touch location in the zone of pattern 802, provide tactile feedback so.(for example) can take place and be positioned at finger above " 1ER " key image 702 during touch-sensitive display 118 when contact when moving to " 2TY " key image 702 in this type of detection.For instance, the user can utilize from Fig. 9 first touch contact area 902 by pattern 802 the zone and arrive second sliding contact that touches contact area 904, be also referred to as and hit.Another is chosen as, and described touch can be made of a plurality of contacts (the one or more zones that are arranged in pattern 802 wherein) from first contact area, 902 to second contact areas 904, and therefore causes the generation tactile feedback.
Tactile feedback can be simply, for example to the vibration or the pulse of the finger or the power of other contact member.Another is chosen as, and the tactile feedback that is provided by portable electron device 100 can cause user's (for example wherein display pattern 802 parts) between the border of two keys to feel projection, edge, oncus or groove.Therefore, tactile feedback can form analog physical edge, oncus or groove in the zone of pattern 802 therein.For instance, the user can feel single projection or oncus between key image 702, or two different projections or oncus, one on each key border.In another example, the user can feel single groove between key image 702, or two different grooves, one on each key border.By the output of modulation actuator 130, can provide different texture, characteristic or sensation as tactile feedback.The power displacement curve that described tactile feedback can be associated with secondary or physical bond based on (for example).Can be partly (that is, detect touch part) provide or can across most of or all superstratums 114 feedback is provided.A plurality of when touching simultaneously when detecting, different feedbacks can be provided partly at each detected touch location place.
Another is chosen as, can contact member on the center of key image 702 or centre or near the time tactile feedback is provided, for example be used for " f " on the qwerty keyboard of being present in that assisted user places forefinger to reach steady arm on " k " key.Provide the pattern 1002 in the zone of tactile feedback to be positioned at, for example near the center of each shown key of dummy keyboard 332, as shown in Figure 10 away from the edge part.Tactile feedback can be through providing with simulation oncus or projection, but another is chosen as and can provides along the form of the extra friction on the surface of superstratum 114.Although on display pattern 1002 each in key, pattern 1002 can be provided on the key of all keys that are less than keyboard 332.Pattern 1002 may also extend into " New ", " Search " reaches on " Close " button (not shown).Also can utilize the combination of two patterns 802,1002 of feedback position.For instance, can be combined into the son that is associated with one or more keys organizes one or more steady arms of inner pattern 1002 and utilizes pattern 802 between key.For instance, indivedual steady arms of pattern 1002 can be " 5GH " key or " 8BN " key; " 2TY " reaches " 0-SPACE " key; Or " 2TY ", " 5GH ", " 8BN " reach " 0SPACE " key, enumerates some options.This pattern 1002 can be made of the feedback areas littler than feedback areas shown in Figure 10, and described zone can be positioned near the edge of each shown key or along an edge of each shown key, for example the bottom of each shown key or top from user's angle.Replace shown horizontal zone or except that described horizontal zone, pattern 1002 can be by constituting as the vertical area that the user watched.Indivedual compositions of pattern 1002 can have difformity, for example one or more projections, square, circular, triangle etc.
This tactile feedback provides the data input that promotes that the user imports under the situation of not seeing key image 702.For instance, user finger scan, hit or sliding contact (be called and hit or posture) starts from " QW " key image 702 and ends at " CAPS-OP " key image 702, each in changing at four keys at 704 places, border that are associated with 5 keys provides tactile feedback.Similarly, the user can be from " QW " key by detecting twice of feedback and detecting three times in vertical direction and seek " 0-SPACE " key in the horizontal direction, and wherein level reaches and vertically only is meant the viewing angle of user to superstratum 114.
The process flow diagram that in Figure 11, shows the method for a kind of tactile feedback that is provided for touch-sensitive display of graphic extension.Thereby portable electron device 100 is carried out the process of described process flow diagram and can be utilized its processor 338 to come operating software to carry out some or all of steps, as known in this technology.Described software can be the part of touching quick display routine 359 in the storer 324 among (for example) shown Fig. 1 of being stored in.Except the process flow diagram of carrying out Figure 11, touch quick display routine 359 also can be on display 322 display message, graphical user interface is provided, determine to touch position with respect to application message, being situated between with actuator 130 and pressure transducer 140 connects etc.
On touch-sensitive display 118, show 1102 one or more keys, for example key of keyboard.When on touch-sensitive display 118, detecting 1104 when touching, the position that processor 338 or other device are determined described touch whether in feedback areas, the inside pattern 1002 of the external print 802 of Fig. 8 or Figure 10 for example.When in one in the one or more presumptive areas of described position in pattern 802,1002 (at 1106 places), provide the tactile feedback of the characteristic of 1108 analog physical keys.The characteristic of secondary or physical bond can (as indicated above) be character of surface or texture, for example edge, projection, oncus, rib, groove or friction.Therefore, for instance, can simulation as indicated above edge, the physical anchor of texture or secondary or physical bond.When described position not in the presumptive area of pattern 802,1002 one in the time, described process continues step 1104.
Although described figure graphic extension electronic mail editing program, the present invention can be applicable to other text or data input application program or other and wherein show the application program of option on touch-sensitive display 118.
Although describe above embodiment, can provide the tactile feedback that is provided by one or more actuators 130 in conjunction with other image on the display 118 or item about shown key.If on display screen 322, show the image on mountain range, so tactile feedback can use touch position data conformable display as indicated above on shown texture in the image on mountain range.For the oncus and the valley of simulating shown mountain range, can provide the tactile feedback on the superstratum 114 based on contact position about shown mountain range image.Can produce the sense of touch image simulation based on other shown image, for example the texture of flower, sandy beach or steep cliff.Can provide this type of tactile feedback for other program, for example Internet-browser, e-mail program, information receiving and transmitting program and wherein touch feeling other program that can be helpful for users.Extra embodiment based on this invention can be easy to the identification by the those skilled in the art.
Portable electron device comprise through arrange and structure with the touch-sensitive display of senses touch, and through arrange and structure with at the image of display key on the touch-sensitive display and the microprocessor and the storer of tactile feedback of the characteristic of analog physical key is provided when described touch is arranged in the presumptive area that is associated with described key.Described presumptive area can be in the boundary vicinity or the outside of the image of key.Described presumptive area can be in the inside, border of the image of key.Described characteristic can be the edge of key.Described characteristic can be the steady arm that is placed on the key.Can on touch-sensitive display, show a plurality of keys and described presumptive area can by with described a plurality of keys in each a plurality of zone that are associated constitute.At least one actuator can be the piezo-activator that tactile feedback is provided.At least one actuator that vibrates in ultrasonic frequency range can provide tactile feedback.Tactile feedback can be simulated at least one in edge, projection, oncus and the groove.At least one pressure transducer can provide the pressure data that is associated with detected touch.
A kind of method is included in the image of display key on the touch-sensitive display; Detect the touch at the primary importance place on the described touch-sensitive display; And when described primary importance is arranged in the presumptive area relevant with described key, provide the tactile feedback of the characteristic of analog physical key.
But the edge of described tactile feedback analog physical key.Described tactile feedback can be simulated the steady arm that is placed on the secondary or physical bond.Actuator can vibrate so that tactile feedback to be provided in ultrasonic frequency range.Described tactile feedback can be simulated at least one in edge, projection, oncus and the groove.Pressure data can be used to select so that tactile feedback to be provided between the touch location simultaneously at two.Presumptive area can be at the boundary vicinity or the described boundary of the image of key.Described presumptive area can be in the inside, border of the image of key.A plurality of keys can be presented on the touch-sensitive display and presumptive area can by with described a plurality of keys in each a plurality of zone that are associated constitute.Computer-readable media can have the computer-readable code that is embodied in wherein, and described computer-readable code can be carried out to carry out described method by the processor of portable electron device.
Can the boundary of the image of key on the touch-sensitive display and/or near tactile feedback is provided, this can comprise the zone between the image of key.Another is chosen as, and tactile feedback can be through being provided at the image inside of key, promptly the central area of key or near.But the location oncus on the edge of this type of tactile feedback analog physical key, the oncus between the key or groove or the key, it makes the maintenance of contact member on shown key more successful.Therefore, the user can typewrite on touch-sensitive display more quickly and/or more accurately.Tactile feedback can be simulated physical arrangement under the situation that physical arrangement is not provided.Dummy keyboard can be different directed through presenting, have a different numbers key, become different sizes, and become various layouts (for example portrait or landscape painting), and not limited by the physical arrangement in the fixed position on the display (for example oncus or groove).
The present invention can be embodied as other concrete form and not deviate from its spirit or essential characteristics.Described embodiment goes up every-way and all should be considered as only being the illustrative indefinite.Therefore, scope of the present invention by above claims but not by above the explanation indicate.All meaning and interior changes of scope that belong to the content of equal value of claims all will be encompassed in the scope of claims.
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1. portable electron device, it comprises:
Touch-sensitive display, it is through arranging and construct with senses touch;
Microprocessor and storer, its through arrange and structure with:
The image of display key on described touch-sensitive display;
When described touch is arranged in the presumptive area that is associated with described key, provide the tactile feedback of the characteristic of analog physical key.
2. portable electron device according to claim 1, wherein said presumptive area is in the boundary vicinity or the outside of the described image of described key.
3. portable electron device according to claim 1, wherein said presumptive area is in the inside, border of the described image of described key.
4. portable electron device according to claim 1, wherein said characteristic are the edge of key.
5. portable electron device according to claim 1, wherein said characteristic are the steady arm that is placed on the key.
6. portable electron device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of keys be presented on the described touch-sensitive display and described presumptive area by with described a plurality of keys in each a plurality of zone that are associated constitute.
7. portable electron device according to claim 6, wherein at least one actuator is for providing the piezo-activator of described tactile feedback.
8. portable electron device according to claim 1, it further is included in the ultrasonic frequency range and vibrates so that at least one actuator of tactile feedback to be provided.
9. portable electron device according to claim 7, at least one in wherein said tactile feedback simulation edge, projection, oncus and the groove.
10. portable electron device according to claim 1, it further comprises at least one pressure transducer that the pressure data that is associated with detected touch is provided.
11. a method, it may further comprise the steps:
The image of display key on touch-sensitive display;
Detect the touch at the primary importance place on the described touch-sensitive display;
When described primary importance is arranged in the presumptive area relevant with described key, provide the tactile feedback of the characteristic of analog physical key.
12. method according to claim 11, the edge of wherein said tactile feedback analog physical key.
13. method according to claim 11, wherein said tactile feedback simulation is placed in the steady arm on the secondary or physical bond.
14. method according to claim 11, it further comprises vibrates so that tactile feedback to be provided actuator in ultrasonic frequency range.
15. method according to claim 11, at least one in wherein said tactile feedback simulation edge, projection, oncus and the groove.
16. method according to claim 11, it further comprises and utilizes pressure data to select so that tactile feedback to be provided between the touch location simultaneously at two.
17. method according to claim 11, wherein said presumptive area is at boundary vicinity or its place of the described image of described key.
18. method according to claim 11, wherein said presumptive area is in the inside, border of the described image of described key.
19. method according to claim 11, wherein on described touch-sensitive display, show a plurality of keys and described presumptive area by with described a plurality of keys in each a plurality of zone that are associated constitute.
20. a computer-readable media, it has and can be carried out to carry out the computer-readable code of method according to claim 11 by at least one processor of portable electron device.
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