Patent ID: 8803798

Claim:
A method for deforming a shape of a haptic deformation display device, comprising: receiving an input signal when the shape of the haptic deformation display device is in a first shape configuration, wherein the haptic deformation display device comprises a top plate; actuating an actuator in response to the input signal; moving, by the actuator, an arm coupled to the actuator and a deformation component of the haptic deformation display device according to a first motion, wherein the deformation component is positioned along a rotation path of the arm and is enclosed within a flexible housing, wherein the arm moves the deformation component and the flexible housing, the deformation component at least partially defining a shape of the haptic deformation display device, thereby causing the shape of the haptic deformation display device to deform into a second shape configuration different from the first shape configuration; moving, by the actuator or another actuator, at least one other arm and at least one other deformation component of the haptic deformation display device according to a second motion, the second motion being different from the first motion; wherein the top plate is positioned above both the deformation component and the at least one other deformation component and protects an inner portion of the haptic deformation display device upon deformation; and substantially maintaining the second shape configuration.