Patent ID: 8917255

Claim:
A deformable touch screen, comprising: a display unit for displaying a user interface; a touch panel configured to receive user input and provide tactile user feedback, the touch panel including a dielectric material with a first side and a second side, a first electrode coated on the first side of the dielectric material, a second electrode coated on the second side of the dielectric material, a non-conductive material coated on the second electrode, and a conductive metal coated on the coated non-conductive material; a voltage controller for controlling a voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a signal generator for applying a signal to the voltage controller, wherein the signal generator generates a signal to provide tactile user feedback by making a user interface button displayed on the display unit have a 3D form based on a measured result of an increase or a decrease in mutual capacitance between a user's hand and the conductive metal, and the second electrode forms a convex shape in a state where the first electrode is fixed when the voltage controller applies voltages having an equal pole to the first electrode and the second electrode and an absolute value of the voltage of the first electrode or an absolute value of the voltage of the second electrode exceeds a preset first threshold voltage, and when the voltage controller applies voltages having different poles to the first electrode and the second electrode and the absolute value of the voltage of the first electrode or the absolute value of the voltage of the second electrode exceeds the preset first threshold voltage, the second electrode forms a concave shape in the state where the first electrode is fixed, and thus the touch panel is made into the 3D form in accordance with a shape of the user interface button of the display unit.