Patent ID: 8890667
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
1. A button for providing visual-haptic information, the button comprising: a visual-haptic variable button that adaptively provides various types of visual-haptic information according to input of information to an electronic apparatus, wherein the visual-haptic variable button comprises: a visual information output part that adaptively changes various types of button icons according to manipulation and touch of the visual-haptic variable button for the input of information, thereby outputting visual information; and a haptic information output part that adaptively changes various types of sense of button manipulation and sense of button touch according to the manipulation and touch of the visual-haptic variable button, thereby outputting haptic information, wherein at least one visual-haptic variable button is provided in the electronic apparatus for the input of information; and wherein the visual-haptic variable button provides the visual-haptic information through the visual information output part and the haptic information output part by using layout information including a button size, a button type, and button attribute information, the button attribute information including icon image information according to a button state, output force function information, button state information, a button state critical value, and information on an initial height of a button.