Graphical Buttons Seem to Depress and Release for Context-Sensitive Feel

TouchSense proprietary technology causes the touch screen to vibrate, creating the perception of pressing physical switches, emulating crisp qualities and particular force and push-away characteristics. Based on software or firmware programming, touching different virtual objects on the screen produces the desired, context-sensitive feel for users.

The programmability of TouchSense technology can be used to further enhance usability, particularly for noisy or distracting environments. For example, pressing the Enter button, no matter where it appears on the screen, could always produce a consistent, strong, and crisp tactile sensation, while buttons for other actions could have a different feel, helping the user to know instinctively whether they’ve made the correct selection.