Patent ID: 9105198
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A visual and tactile display device both for conveying an image and/or message comprising: i. at least one or more display panels wherein each panel comprises a plurality of pixels wherein each pixel is individually maneuvered with an actuator to be raised or lowered from an initial position to a display position, to convey said image and/or message in three dimensions and wherein said conveyed image and/or message is simultaneously conveyed visually and tactually; and characterized in that said pixels are arranged relative to one another [to simultaneously provide for both a visual and tactile representation of the same alphanumeric characters, or] to simultaneously provide for visual, tactile, and Braille representation of the same alphanumeric characters providing a combined display; [and] ii. wherein said display panel comprises at least 15 pixels arranged in 3 column and 5 row matrix arrangement wherein the inter pixel distance between adjacent pixels is about 0.9mm; and iii. wherein the visual, tactile, and Braille representation are provided by raising/lowering said pixels to at least 3 different heights, based on the representation.