WO2010123642A2 - Methods and devices for consistency of the haptic response across a touch sensitive device - Google Patents

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WO2010123642A2
WO2010123642A2 PCT/US2010/028306 US2010028306W WO2010123642A2 WO 2010123642 A2 WO2010123642 A2 WO 2010123642A2 US 2010028306 W US2010028306 W US 2010028306W WO 2010123642 A2 WO2010123642 A2 WO 2010123642A2
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  • a haptic actuator drive frequency module to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module received the touch input to provide for consistency of the haptic response across a touch sensitive device.
  • Touch screens are utilized in many electronic devices, from airport check in screens, to ATMs, and to mobile communication devices.
  • a touch sensor When a user touches the screen, a touch sensor will send a touch signal to a controller so that the controller can carry out a function based on the user input.
  • Haptic response that is, a response from the touch screen when it is touched, provides a user tactile feedback that the touch screen has received the input.
  • Haptic response is provided by any type of electromechanical actuator, such as by a piezo electric actuator layered with a touch sensor layer for localized haptics.
  • the controller When the touch signal is sent to the controller, the controller will in turn send a haptic response signal to an actuator which will drive the actuator at a particular frequency and in accordance with a voltage level so that it provides haptic feedback to the user.
  • the user may feel a click nearly instantaneously when the user provides input to the touch screen.
  • FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a touch sensitive device that includes a touch sensitive layer and one or more haptic actuators proximal the touch sensitive layer and communication with the controller;
  • FIG. 2 depicts a chart illustrating differences in computationally derived drive frequency values and experimentally derived individualized drive frequency values for the same device
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an assembly line process to tune the haptics drive circuitry
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of a touch sensitive device where at the start a user presses a particular area on the touch sensitive device.
  • Products with touch screen or keypad haptics often provide non-uniform and/or insufficient tactile response. That is, driving one or more actuators of a product at a fixed voltage and frequency results in an uneven response over the touch screen or keypad area. A response can be increased by increasing the drive voltage but energy available is limited. Drive frequency can also affect response, but there is a lack of methodology to determine an optimal frequency. It would be beneficial if a product were tuned so that the haptic response across the touch screen or keypad would be uniform.
  • haptic actuator drive frequency module configured to receive touch input from one of a plurality of regions of the touch sensitive layer and to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module received the touch input to provide for consistency of the haptic response across a touch sensitive device.
  • FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a touch sensitive device 102 that includes a touch sensitive layer 104 and one or more haptic actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112 proximal the touch sensitive layer 104 and communication with the controller 114.
  • the touch sensitive device 102 such a resistive or capacitive layer, may be incorporated into any type of electronic device 100, for example a mobile communication device.
  • the one or more haptic actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112 may be in any suitable arrangement and/or configuration, or any type, such as piezoelectric actuators. While depicted as disks, the actuators may be, for example, strips.
  • the controller 114 will receive the input, and send a signal via the circuitry 116 to drive the actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112, which in turn provide a haptic response to the input.
  • the resonant frequencies of different areas of a device may be determined by computational methods or by experiment.
  • different areas 1, 2 and 3 of the touch sensitive device 102 are marked.
  • Each of these different areas 1, 2 and 3 may have different natural frequencies, and therefore, a uniform haptic response across the entire touch sensitive device 102 will feel different to a user, possibly at each different area 1, 2 and 3.
  • Computational methods can be used to extract the natural frequencies. When a structure is excited at its natural frequency, it is at resonance and will have a magnified response. Magnified responses of varying levels at different areas on the touch sensitive device 102 may produce the overall result of a uniform response to the touch of a user. It is understood that an actuator that is not proximal to the area receiving touch input may contribute to the haptic response. A combination of actuators may contribute to the haptic response of a particular area of the touch sensitive device 100.
  • a haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 can be configured to receive touch input from one of the a plurality of regions, for example, 1, 2 or 3 of the touch sensitive layer 104 and to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region 1 , 2 or 3 from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 received the touch input.
  • Circuitry 116 and a surface mapping algorithm of the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 can drive the individual haptic actuators with different frequencies and/or phases based on which an area of a touch screen is pressed. By firing selective actuators with pulses which may differ in voltage and phase for different areas/zones of the touch sensitive device 102, the response across the device 100 may be perceived by a user as uniform.
  • One or more modules can carry out certain processes of the methods as described herein.
  • the modules can be implemented in software, such as in the form of one or more sets of prestored instructions, and/or hardware, which can facilitate the operation of the mobile station or electronic device as discussed below.
  • the modules may be installed at the factory or can be installed after distribution by, for example, a downloading operation. The operations in accordance with the modules will be discussed in more detail below.
  • the appropriate frequency per each key/zone/area is predetermined based on the natural frequency and mode shape of the structure with different areas receiving input.
  • the appropriate modes to excite the different regions of the keypad are selected.
  • Selective actuators (depending on the area pressed) may be fired with appropriately phased pulses.
  • a device such as device 100 is typically manufactured in an assembly process. While each device manufactured in an assembly process may appear identical, the tolerances of the manufacturing process may make individual devices resonate at slightly different natural frequencies. It would be beneficial to fine tune each device's haptic response individually.
  • FIG. 2 depicts a chart illustrating differences in computationally derived drive frequency values and experimentally derived individualized drive frequency values for the same device 100 (see FIG. 1).
  • the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 may receive values experimentally derived when possible.
  • a device may be provided on the assembly line that in a short period of time, and using a tap to different areas of a touch sensitive device, may be able to fine tune the surface mapping algorithm of the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 to drive the individual haptic actuators with different frequencies and/or phases based on an individualized set of drive frequency values.
  • the fine tuning may provide an optimized haptic response.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an assembly line process to tune the haptics drive circuitry.
  • a fully assembled device 100 such as a mobile communication device 352 is mounted 354 on a modal analysis fixture to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the device.
  • Actuators are placed 356 at the high motion locations for the modes.
  • the haptics drive circuitry including at least one module 120 may be tuned 358 and the process may end 360.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of a touch sensitive device 100 (see FIG. 1) where at the start 370, a user presses 372 a particular area on the touch sensitive device.
  • the sensing film 104 identifies 374 the location pressed and sends a signal to the haptics drive circuitry.
  • the surface mapping process of the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 chooses the natural frequency and phase to excite the region/area touched and the process may end 378.
  • actuators may be optimally placed such that they are located at the high motion regions of the modes/natural frequencies they are to excite.
  • actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112 may be placed at the high movement points of the modes (and avoiding node locations) and selectively exciting them with different phased pulses which can significantly increase the mode excitation and enhance the response (amplitude) and uniformity of touch sensitive device haptics.
  • the actuators placed at selected regions on the touch sensitive device 100 which can enhance the haptics response.
  • actuators may be placed optimally instead of covering the complete surface and therefore may reduce the battery consumption while enhancing the haptics experience.

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and touch sensitive devices including a haptic actuator drive frequency module stored by the memory and in communication with the controller, the haptic actuator drive frequency module being configured to receive touch input from one of a plurality of regions of the touch sensitive layer and to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module received the touch input to provide for consistency of the haptic response across a touch sensitive device.

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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONSISTENCY
OF THE HAPTIC RESPONSE ACROSS
A TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE
FIELD
Disclosed are methods and touch sensitive devices including a haptic actuator drive frequency module to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module received the touch input to provide for consistency of the haptic response across a touch sensitive device.
BACKGROUND
Touch screens are utilized in many electronic devices, from airport check in screens, to ATMs, and to mobile communication devices. When a user touches the screen, a touch sensor will send a touch signal to a controller so that the controller can carry out a function based on the user input. Haptic response, that is, a response from the touch screen when it is touched, provides a user tactile feedback that the touch screen has received the input.
Haptic response is provided by any type of electromechanical actuator, such as by a piezo electric actuator layered with a touch sensor layer for localized haptics. When the touch signal is sent to the controller, the controller will in turn send a haptic response signal to an actuator which will drive the actuator at a particular frequency and in accordance with a voltage level so that it provides haptic feedback to the user. The user may feel a click nearly instantaneously when the user provides input to the touch screen.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a touch sensitive device that includes a touch sensitive layer and one or more haptic actuators proximal the touch sensitive layer and communication with the controller;
FIG. 2 depicts a chart illustrating differences in computationally derived drive frequency values and experimentally derived individualized drive frequency values for the same device;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an assembly line process to tune the haptics drive circuitry; and
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of a touch sensitive device where at the start a user presses a particular area on the touch sensitive device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Products with touch screen or keypad haptics often provide non-uniform and/or insufficient tactile response. That is, driving one or more actuators of a product at a fixed voltage and frequency results in an uneven response over the touch screen or keypad area. A response can be increased by increasing the drive voltage but energy available is limited. Drive frequency can also affect response, but there is a lack of methodology to determine an optimal frequency. It would be beneficial if a product were tuned so that the haptic response across the touch screen or keypad would be uniform. Disclosed are methods and touch sensitive devices including a haptic actuator drive frequency module, the haptic actuator drive frequency module being configured to receive touch input from one of a plurality of regions of the touch sensitive layer and to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module received the touch input to provide for consistency of the haptic response across a touch sensitive device.
The instant disclosure is provided to explain in an enabling fashion the best modes of making and using various embodiments in accordance with the present invention. The disclosure is further offered to enhance an understanding and appreciation for the invention principles and advantages thereof, rather than to limit in any manner the invention. While the preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated and described here, it is clear that the invention is not so limited. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will occur to those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.
It is understood that the use of relational terms, if any, such as first and second, up and down, and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions.
Much of the inventive functionality and many of the inventive principles are best implemented with or in software programs or instructions and integrated circuits (ICs) such as application specific ICs. In the interest of brevity and minimization of any risk of obscuring the principles and concepts according to the present invention, discussion of such software and ICs, if any, is limited to the essentials with respect to the principles and concepts within the preferred embodiments.
FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a touch sensitive device 102 that includes a touch sensitive layer 104 and one or more haptic actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112 proximal the touch sensitive layer 104 and communication with the controller 114. The touch sensitive device 102, such a resistive or capacitive layer, may be incorporated into any type of electronic device 100, for example a mobile communication device. The one or more haptic actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112 may be in any suitable arrangement and/or configuration, or any type, such as piezoelectric actuators. While depicted as disks, the actuators may be, for example, strips. When the touch sensitive device 102 receives input, the controller 114 will receive the input, and send a signal via the circuitry 116 to drive the actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112, which in turn provide a haptic response to the input.
The resonant frequencies of different areas of a device, in this example, the touch sensitive device 102, may be determined by computational methods or by experiment. By example, different areas 1, 2 and 3 of the touch sensitive device 102 are marked. Each of these different areas 1, 2 and 3 may have different natural frequencies, and therefore, a uniform haptic response across the entire touch sensitive device 102 will feel different to a user, possibly at each different area 1, 2 and 3. Computational methods can be used to extract the natural frequencies. When a structure is excited at its natural frequency, it is at resonance and will have a magnified response. Magnified responses of varying levels at different areas on the touch sensitive device 102 may produce the overall result of a uniform response to the touch of a user. It is understood that an actuator that is not proximal to the area receiving touch input may contribute to the haptic response. A combination of actuators may contribute to the haptic response of a particular area of the touch sensitive device 100.
Values for the resonant frequency of different areas 1 , 2 and 3 may be attained to ascertain standardized drive frequencies that may be stored in the memory 118 of the device 100. A haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 can be configured to receive touch input from one of the a plurality of regions, for example, 1, 2 or 3 of the touch sensitive layer 104 and to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region 1 , 2 or 3 from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 received the touch input. Circuitry 116 and a surface mapping algorithm of the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 can drive the individual haptic actuators with different frequencies and/or phases based on which an area of a touch screen is pressed. By firing selective actuators with pulses which may differ in voltage and phase for different areas/zones of the touch sensitive device 102, the response across the device 100 may be perceived by a user as uniform.
One or more modules can carry out certain processes of the methods as described herein. The modules can be implemented in software, such as in the form of one or more sets of prestored instructions, and/or hardware, which can facilitate the operation of the mobile station or electronic device as discussed below. The modules may be installed at the factory or can be installed after distribution by, for example, a downloading operation. The operations in accordance with the modules will be discussed in more detail below.
In accordance with the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120, the appropriate frequency per each key/zone/area is predetermined based on the natural frequency and mode shape of the structure with different areas receiving input. The appropriate modes to excite the different regions of the keypad are selected. Selective actuators (depending on the area pressed) may be fired with appropriately phased pulses.
A device such as device 100 is typically manufactured in an assembly process. While each device manufactured in an assembly process may appear identical, the tolerances of the manufacturing process may make individual devices resonate at slightly different natural frequencies. It would be beneficial to fine tune each device's haptic response individually.
FIG. 2 depicts a chart illustrating differences in computationally derived drive frequency values and experimentally derived individualized drive frequency values for the same device 100 (see FIG. 1). The simulation mode shape 230 compared to the experimental mode shape 232 for area 1 number 234, for example, may provide a deviation 236 of -3.66% between the simulation and the experimental values. Areas 2 and 3 in the mode number 234 column also show deviations. For fine tuning, the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 may receive values experimentally derived when possible. A device may be provided on the assembly line that in a short period of time, and using a tap to different areas of a touch sensitive device, may be able to fine tune the surface mapping algorithm of the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 to drive the individual haptic actuators with different frequencies and/or phases based on an individualized set of drive frequency values. The fine tuning may provide an optimized haptic response.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an assembly line process to tune the haptics drive circuitry. At the start 350, a fully assembled device 100 (see FIG. 1), such as a mobile communication device 352 is mounted 354 on a modal analysis fixture to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the device. Actuators are placed 356 at the high motion locations for the modes. The haptics drive circuitry including at least one module 120 may be tuned 358 and the process may end 360.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of a touch sensitive device 100 (see FIG. 1) where at the start 370, a user presses 372 a particular area on the touch sensitive device. The sensing film 104 identifies 374 the location pressed and sends a signal to the haptics drive circuitry. The surface mapping process of the haptic actuator drive frequency module 120 chooses the natural frequency and phase to excite the region/area touched and the process may end 378.
To increase the response still further, during product development, actuators may be optimally placed such that they are located at the high motion regions of the modes/natural frequencies they are to excite. Based on simulations and/or experimentation, actuators 106, 108, 110 and 112 (see FIG. 1) may be placed at the high movement points of the modes (and avoiding node locations) and selectively exciting them with different phased pulses which can significantly increase the mode excitation and enhance the response (amplitude) and uniformity of touch sensitive device haptics. The actuators placed at selected regions on the touch sensitive device 100 which can enhance the haptics response. In one embodiment, actuators may be placed optimally instead of covering the complete surface and therefore may reduce the battery consumption while enhancing the haptics experience. In this way, a product can be tuned so that the haptic response across the touch screen or keypad would be uniform. This disclosure is intended to explain how to fashion and use various embodiments in accordance with the technology rather than to limit the true, intended, and fair scope and spirit thereof. The foregoing description is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiment(s) was chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principle of the described technology and its practical application, and to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the technology in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the invention as determined by the appended claims, as may be amended during the pendency of this application for patent, and all equivalents thereof, when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are fairly, legally and equitably entitled.

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1. A method of a touch sensitive device, comprising: receiving touch input to a first region of the touch sensitive device; outputting a first drive frequency signal to one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device; receiving touch input to a second region of the touch sensitive device; and outputting a second drive frequency signal to one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: driving one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device at the first drive frequency; and driving one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device at the second drive frequency.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprises : determining natural frequency responses of different regions of the touch sensitive device by performing a modal analysis on a standard touch sensitive device unit to generate a standardized set of drive frequency values.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the method is a method of a plurality of touch sensitive devices, the method of each of the plurality of touch sensitive devices comprising: receiving a standardized set of drive frequency values; and storing the standardized set of drive frequency values.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprises : determining natural frequency responses of different regions of the touch sensitive device by performing a modal analysis on an individual touch sensitive device unit to generate an individualized set of drive frequency values
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: receiving the individualized set of drive frequency values; and storing the individualized set of drive frequency values.
7. A touch sensitive device, comprising: a controller; a memory in communication with the controller; a touch sensitive layer having a plurality of regions, the touch sensitive layer in communication with the controller; one or more haptic actuators proximal the touch sensitive layer in communication with the controller; and a haptic actuator drive frequency module stored by the memory and in communication with the controller, the haptic actuator drive frequency module configured to receive touch input from one of the a plurality of regions of the touch sensitive layer and to output one of a plurality of haptic actuator drive frequency signals based upon the region from which the haptic actuator drive frequency module received the touch input.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the plurality of regions of the touch sensitive layer include at least a first region having a first natural frequency response and a second region having a second natural frequency response.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein based on the output of the haptic actuator drive frequency module, the controller is configured to deliver a first haptic actuator drive frequency signal to one or more haptic actuators and to deliver the second haptic actuator drive frequency signal to one or more haptic actuators.
10. The device of claim 7, wherein the touch sensitive layer is resistive or capacitive.
11. The device of claim 7, wherein the haptic actuator is a piezo electric element.
12. The device of claim 7, wherein the touch sensitive device is a keypad.
13. The device of claim 7, wherein the touch sensitive device is a touch screen.
14. A touch sensitive device, comprising: a controller; a memory in communication with the controller; a touch sensitive layer having a plurality of regions, the touch sensitive layer in communication with the controller; one or more haptic actuators proximal the touch sensitive layer in communication with the controller; and a haptic actuator drive frequency module stored by the memory and in communication with the controller, the haptic actuator drive frequency module being configured: to receive first touch input of a first region of the touch sensitive device; to output a first drive frequency signal to be delivered via the controller to one or more haptic actuator of the touch sensitive device; to receive second touch input of a second region of the touch sensitive device; and to output a second drive frequency signal to be delivered via the controller to one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device.
15. The device of claim 14, further comprising: circuitry to drive one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device at a first drive frequency based upon the first drive frequency signal; and circuitry to drive one or more haptic actuators of the touch sensitive device at a second drive frequency based upon the second drive frequency signal.
16. The device of claim 14, wherein the touch sensitive layer is resistive or capacitive.
17. The device of claim 14, wherein the haptic actuator is a piezo electric element.
18. The device of claim 14, wherein the touch sensitive device is a keypad.
19. The device of claim 14, wherein the touch sensitive device is a touch screen.
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