Patent ID: 9134796
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A foldable tactile display that can be folded so as to accommodate a shape of an object or user, said foldable tactile display comprising; a computing unit adapted to receive command signals and sensor signals; a plurality of actuators distributed in the foldable tactile display; a plurality of sensors distributed in the foldable tactile display, the plurality of sensors being connected to the computing unit; a plurality of folding lines adapted for folding the foldable tactile display along the plurality of folding lines; and a plurality of integrated units arranged in a matrix on the foldable tactile display, each of said plurality of integrated units including at least one actuator of the plurality of actuators, an accelerometer, and at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors; wherein the plurality of actuators are controllable by the computing unit in accordance with a predefined actuator configuration selected based on a received command signal; and wherein the computing unit is further adapted to determine, based on at least the foldable tactile display's orientation, whether or not the predefined actuator configuration should be reconfigured to generate a reconfigured actuator configuration so as to control the plurality of actuators in accordance with the reconfigured actuator configuration, wherein two sensors of the plurality of sensors are configured for detecting a folding line of the plurality of folding lines, wherein measurements performed by the plurality of sensors result in the determination of the orientation.