RU227012U1 - INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of electronics and electronic computing technology, in particular to input/output devices for user interaction, which are based on providing the user with visual and/or tactile information. The input/output device contains a base with visual and tactile layers. The rendering layer contains rendering elements configured to render images by changing visually distinguishable parameters. The tactile layer is functionally connected to the visualization layer and contains tactile elements that have tactilely distinguishable parameters. The elements of the tactile layer are configured to form a user input area and tactile objects by changing the specified tactile parameters depending on the specified rendered image. In this case, the tactile layer contains tactile elements that are equipped with light sources and are configured to change the wavelength of light emission to adjust the color of the corresponding tactile elements depending on the image visualized using the visualization layer. The technical result is to increase the versatility of the input/output device. 24 salary f-ly, 5 ill.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

This utility model relates to the field of electronics and electronic computing technology, in particular to input/output devices for user interaction, which are based on providing the user with visual and/or tactile information.

BACKGROUND OF THE ART

Currently, various input-output devices are widely used, which are based on the use of various tactile elements that allow the user to provide information and are made with the ability for the user to click on them to provide user input.

For example, RF patent No. 2755002 (hereinafter referred to as RU 2755002), published on September 09, 2021, describes an input-output device containing a tactile layer containing tactile elements that have one or more tactilely distinguishable parameters (perceptible effects on the user’s fingers) and one or more of which are each configured to detect user interaction with said haptic element, and a control module operably coupled to the haptic layer to enable change of at least one of said tactilely discernible parameters in at least one of said haptic elements.

It should be noted that the input-output device disclosed in RU 2755002 is essentially intended for blind, visually impaired or visually impaired people, and in order to receive information when interacting with tactile elements, the user must first learn to identify the information provided to the user through tangible influences on his fingers, which significantly complicates the process of obtaining the necessary information by the user.

The main disadvantages of the known input-output device disclosed in RU 2755002 are, in particular, the lack of practicality and complexity of using such an input-output device by a user who does not have visual impairments, and the excessive difficulty of obtaining the necessary information by the user.

Thus, there is an obvious need for further improvement of known devices, blocks and methods of input-output, in particular to expand their functionality, including expanding the circle of people who can use such input-output means, and to reduce the complexity of obtaining information user using such data input/output facilities.

It is also worth noting that most existing I/O devices are designed solely for visual contact with the user for both reading and entering data. Such devices include, in particular, touch screens, without visual contact of the user with which it is almost impossible to correctly enter and read at least part of the information. In conditions of limited visibility and/or on the move, when the user may have difficulty entering and reading information correctly, in this case the use of tactile input/output means may be relevant. Existing tactile I/O devices, such as physical buttons, have limited and predefined functionality, dynamic function changes are usually not provided, and the size of the input area is clearly defined and limited by the physical dimensions of the button. Another drawback of the current state of the art regarding touch displays is the difficulty of separating input areas, which in some cases can cause incorrect user input. In particular, when typing, the user may miss and select a false letter (different from the user’s intentions), and when selecting the desired function, make an erroneous selection of an adjacent area and, accordingly, select a false function (different from the user’s intentions).

Another significant disadvantage of touch displays is the lack of tactile confirmation of pressing the input area, which is found in most physical buttons, and allows the user to read the state of the input area tactilely and even without visual contact with it.

Therefore, the technical problem solved by the present utility model is to provide a universal input/output device that at least partially eliminates at least one or more of the above-mentioned disadvantages of known input/output devices.

DISCLOSURE

The objective of this utility model is to create input/output devices that have increased versatility and solve at least the technical problem identified above, characteristic of the prior art, and also to expand the arsenal of technical means for data input/output.

The problem posed is solved in the first aspect of this utility model due to the fact that the input-output device contains: a base with visual and tactile layers;

a visualization layer containing visualization elements configured to visualize images by changing visually distinguishable parameters,

a tactile layer functionally connected to the visualization layer and containing tactile elements that have tactilely distinct parameters, the elements of the tactile layer are configured to form a user input area and tactile objects by changing said tactilely distinct parameters depending on the specified rendered image,

wherein the tactile layer contains tactile elements that are provided with light sources and are configured to change the wavelength of light emission to adjust the color of the corresponding tactile elements depending on the image rendered using the rendering layer.

An embodiment is possible in which the base is made of a flexible material.

An embodiment is possible in which the base has a flat surface or a rough surface.

An embodiment is possible in which the base has a straight surface or a curved surface.

An embodiment is possible in which the base has at least one bulge and/or at least one depression.

An embodiment is possible in which the base is configured to controllably change the degree of rigidity of sections of its surface.

An embodiment is possible in which the base is further provided with at least one controllable light source configured to controllably highlight or illuminate a portion of the body of the haptic element depending on the image rendered using the rendering layer.

An embodiment is possible in which at least a portion of the rendering elements of the rendering layer forms one or more displays from a group of displays comprising: an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, an AMOLED display, a DLP display, a TFT display, IPS display, TN display, STN display, CSTN display, FSTN display, DSTN display, DLP display, TFD display, LTPS display, UFB display, CRT display, PDP display, e- ink display, laser display and projection display.

An embodiment is possible in which the visually distinct parameters of the rendering elements of the rendering layer comprise at least one visually distinct parameter from a group of visually distinct parameters comprising: color, brightness, flicker frequency, position, image or outline.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a telescopic rod.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a retractable rod.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is an inflatable rod.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a deployable rod.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a movable rod.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a collapsible rod.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change its thickness when forming the tactile object.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change the shape of its end surface.

An embodiment is possible in which the device further comprises at least one vibration module operably coupled to at least one of the tactile elements of the tactile layer to allow controlled vibration of the at least one tactile element when forming a tactile object.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change its shape when the tactile object is formed.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change its rigidity or degree of elastic deformation when forming the tactile object.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is installed in the internal space of the base.

An embodiment is possible in which the device further comprises a temperature module configured to controllably heat and/or cool the tactile element of the tactile layer.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is provided with a movable base and is capable of controlled displacement parallel to the imaging layer.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is equipped with a rotating base, allowing controlled rotation of the tactile element around its axis at a given rotation angle.

An embodiment is possible in which the shaft of the tactile element is configured to change the degree of extension relative to the base when detecting user interaction with the specified shaft.

In addition, the problem is solved in the second aspect of the present utility model, due to the fact that the input-output device contains:

base with visual and tactile layers;

a visualization layer containing visualization elements configured to visualize images by changing visually distinguishable parameters,

a tactile layer functionally connected to the visualizing layer and containing tactile elements that have tactilely distinguishable parameters, the elements of the tactile layer are configured to form tactile objects by changing said tactilely distinguishable parameters depending on the specified rendered image,

wherein the tactile object contains a user input area and a boundary area, said user input area consists of tactile elements configured to change their state when the user contacts the tactile elements of the user input area, and the boundary area consists of tactile elements configured to save its state when the user comes into contact with tactile elements of the border area;

the tactile elements forming the user input region are tactilely different from the tactile elements forming the boundary region.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile elements forming the user input region are further visually distinct from the tactile elements forming the boundary region.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the height of the tactile element relative to the surface of the base.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the thickness of the tip of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is a cross-sectional shape of the tip of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the stiffness of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the temperature of the tip of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the roughness of the tip of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the vibration frequency of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which said tactile difference is the rotation angle of the tactile element.

An embodiment is possible in which the rendering layer contains rendering elements configured to render an input region, wherein the tactile elements of the tactile object forming the user input region overlap the rendered input region.

An embodiment is possible in which the haptic object includes an additional user input region using haptic elements of the haptic layer to form two user input regions.

One possible embodiment is where the haptic layer includes a separating haptic object separating user input areas from each other.

An embodiment is possible in which the height of the haptic elements forming said partitioned haptic object is different from the height of the haptic elements forming said partitioned user input regions.

An embodiment is possible in which the tactile elements forming one user input region of the at least two user input regions are tactilely different from the tactile elements forming the other user input region of the two user input regions.

The above-described aspects of the present technical solution provide each technical result of increasing the versatility of the I/O device. The above technical advantages of the stated group of technical solutions are not limiting. Additional advantages, in particular, such as increasing the information content of the output, increasing the efficiency and simplifying the use of data input-output facilities, etc., including their particular implementation options, will be clear to a person skilled in the art from the detailed description below and the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are provided to provide a better understanding of the present technical solution, form a part of this document and are included herein to illustrate the embodiments and aspects of the present utility model described below. The accompanying drawings, in combination with the description below, serve to explain the essence of the present utility model and its embodiments. On the drawings:

in fig. 1 shows one illustrative embodiment of an input/output device;

in fig. 2 shows one illustrative example of the use of the input/output device shown in FIG. 1;

in fig. 3 shows illustrative embodiments of tactile elements.

in fig. 4 schematically shows one of the illustrative examples of using an input/output unit according to the present technical solution;

in fig. 5 is a block diagram of one exemplary implementation of an input/output method according to the present invention.

IMPLEMENTATION

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, some examples of possible embodiments of the present technical solution are described, but it should not be considered that the description below defines or limits the scope of the present utility model.

In the following description, well-known functions or designs are not described in detail, since this may obscure the essence of the present technical solution with unimportant information.

It should be understood that in the following description, terms such as “first”, “second”, “upper”, “lower”, “side”, “front”, “rear”, etc. are used solely for convenience, however, they should not be construed as limiting terms. In particular, as used herein, unless otherwise expressly stated in the description herein, the terms "first", "second", "third" or the like. are used to distinguish from each other the elements, components, parts, subassemblies, modules, blocks, embodiments, or the like to which they relate and not for the purpose of describing any specific relationship between them. For example, it should be borne in mind that the use of the terms “first group” of tactile elements and “second group” of tactile elements does not imply any order, assignment to a particular type, chronology, hierarchy or ranking of groups of tactile elements within the set of tactile elements. just as their use (in itself) does not exclude the possibility that there may additionally exist a “third group” of tactile elements, a “fourth group” of tactile elements, etc. Further, as stated herein in other contexts, references to the “first group” and the “second group” herein do not preclude the possibility that these groups may contain the same elements, and that the first and second groups may include elements that simultaneously belong to the first group and the second group. For example, in some cases, the tactile elements in the “first group” of tactile elements and the tactile elements in the “second group” of tactile elements may be at least partially or completely identical in design or design features, and in other cases, the tactile elements in the “first group” tactile elements and tactile elements in the “second group” of tactile elements may differ from each other in design or design features.

It should be understood that when an object is referred to in the singular, there may also be a plurality of such objects and vice versa, unless explicitly stated otherwise or otherwise clearly follows from the context of this document.

Grammatical connections express any or all alternative and combined combinations of related clauses, clauses, words, etc., unless explicitly stated otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise. Thus, it should be understood that the term “or” generally means “and/or”, etc.

The listing of ranges of values herein is not intended to be limiting as it refers individually to any or all values falling within the range unless otherwise stated herein, each individual value within such range being included in the description as if it has been provided separately in this document.

The words “approximately”, “approximately” or the like. when combined with a numerical value, should be interpreted as indicating a possible deviation that, in the opinion of one skilled in the art, would provide adequate performance for the required task. Value ranges and/or numerical values are provided herein as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments described.

All examples given herein, or at least some of them, as well as related expressions (“for example,” “such as,” “in particular,” or the like) are intended to enhance understanding of the subject matter hereof. technical solution and to ensure completeness of disclosure of this technical solution, however, these expressions do not impose any restrictions on the implementation options of this technical solution, for the description of which they are used in this document, in particular, they do not limit practical options for the implementation of elements, components, parts, assemblies , modules, blocks, devices, means and/or the like, used to disclose the design and operation features of this technical solution.

Terms and definitions used in the description of this document

The term “illustrative” means a non-limiting example, variation, or illustration. Likewise, the terms “for example” and “as an example” as used herein define lists of one or more non-limiting examples, variations, or illustrations. As used herein, a haptic element is "capable" of performing a function whenever the haptic element contains all electromechanical, sensing, and control means with software code (if any code is required in the operation of such control means) to execution of the specified function, regardless of whether the execution of this function is disabled or prohibited (for example, through an operator-defined setting, factory setting, etc.).

As used herein, the term "conformity" and its derivatives (i.e., adjective, verb, adverb) do not necessarily mean exact agreement or exact equality in, to, or between anything in any respect, but may imply a departure or deviation from the specified equality within specified limits. For example, the term “corresponding input regions,” unless otherwise expressly stated herein, means not only that the coordinates of their limiting boundaries may be exactly equal to each other or may exactly coincide with each other, but also implies that said equality or the coincidence of coordinates can be established with some error (for example, with the technological error allowed by the manufacturer, GOST or any other regulatory technological documents).

As used herein, the term "input/output device", unless otherwise clearly stated herein, refers to a user device for interacting with a user, capable of providing data (particularly visual data and/or tactile data) to the user and the ability user input into the user device when interacting with it.

In the context of this description, the term “unit”, unless otherwise clearly stated in the description of this document, refers to a set of functional elements, parts, mechanisms, structures, devices or other assembly elements that perform certain technical functions that ensure the performance of the functions of the unit as a whole. Thus, for example, as used herein, an input/output unit is a collection of input/output devices described herein.

As used herein, the term “control module,” unless otherwise clearly stated herein, is a physical device, apparatus, or plurality of modules implemented using hardware, such as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or programmable logic integrated circuit (FPGA), or a combination of hardware and software, for example, using a microprocessor system and a set of instructions that implement the functionality of the control unit, which (when executed) transforms the microprocessor system into a device or system for a special purpose (for example, an autopilot). In particular, the control module described herein may be implemented using firmware.

In addition, any or at least one of the modules described herein may be implemented as a combination of hardware and software, and some of the functionality described herein with respect to one of the modules may be implemented hardware only, and other functionality described herein with respect to the same module or another module of the modules may be implemented using hardware in combination with software.

As used herein, the term “database,” unless otherwise expressly stated herein, means any structured set of data independent of the specific structure, database management software, computer hardware on which the data is stored, are used or otherwise made available for use. The database may reside on the same hardware that runs the process that stores or uses the information stored in the database, or it may reside on separate hardware, such as a dedicated server or multiple servers.

As used herein, the term "control device" refers to computing equipment executing a computer program to enable it to receive requests (eg, from other computing devices) over a communications network, to execute or process such requests, and/or to enable it to send such requests over a communications network. (for example, to other computing devices). The computing hardware executing a computer program may be, without limitation, one physical computer or one physical computer system. As used herein, the use of the term “control device” does not mean that every computing task (e.g., received instructions or commands) or any other specific task will be received, performed, or caused to be executed by the same control device (i.e., one and the same software and/or hardware), which means that any number of elements of software or hardware may be involved in receiving/sending, executing or causing the execution of any task or request, or the consequences of any task or request, Moreover, all this software and hardware can be implemented in the form of one or more control devices.

As used herein, the term "server" refers to computing equipment that executes a computer program to enable it to receive requests (e.g., from other computing devices) over a communications network, to make or process such requests, and/or to send such requests over a communications network ( for example, to other computing devices). The computing hardware executing a computer program may be, without limitation, one physical computer or one physical computer system. As used herein, the use of the term "server" does not mean that every computing task (e.g., instructions or commands received) or any other specific task will be received, executed, or caused to be executed by the same server (i.e., the same server). same as software and/or hardware), which means that any number of elements of software or hardware may be involved in receiving/sending, executing, or causing the execution of any task or request, or the consequences of any task or request, while all this software and hardware can be implemented in the form of one or more servers.

As used herein, the term “tactile feature” refers to a haptic element and allows a user touching or otherwise physically interacting with the haptic element to identify, through their sense of touch, the presence of the haptic element itself and/or identify its current state.

As used herein, the term "visually distinguishable parameter" refers to a rendering element and allows a user looking with his or her eyes at or otherwise observing a rendering element to, through his or her vision, identify the presence of the rendering element itself and/or identify its current state, thereby allowing the user identify an image created using a group of rendering elements.

In fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of an I/O device 500, which is essentially one exemplary embodiment of the I/O device 500.

As shown in FIG. 1, the device 500 is formed from an imaging layer 200 containing imaging elements 400, and a haptic layer 100 operably coupled to the imaging layer 200 and containing haptic elements 300 operably coupled to the imaging elements 400.

In particular, the imaging layer 200 may include at least one imaging element 400, and the haptic layer 100 may include at least one haptic element 300 operably coupled to the at least one imaging element 400. In one embodiment implementation, the imaging layer 200 may preferably include two or more imaging elements 400, and the haptic layer 100 may preferably include two or more haptic elements 300, each of which may be operably coupled to at least one of the imaging elements 400.

Each or at least one of the rendering elements 400 has one or more changeable or controllable visual parameters, which may include at least one visual parameter from the group of visual parameters comprising: color, brightness, flicker rate, position, image, or circuit.

Each or at least one of the tactile elements 300 has one or more variable or controllable tactile parameters, which may include at least one tactile parameter from the group of tactile parameters containing: height or extent of the tactile element, thickness of the tactile element, shape cross sections of the tactile element, stiffness of the tactile element, temperature of the tactile element, roughness of the tactile element, vibration frequency of the tactile element, degree of displacement of the tactile element and rotation angle of the tactile element.

It should be noted that the presence of at least one tactile distinguishable parameter on the tactile element 300 allows the user using the device 500, through his sense of touch (i.e., through his perception of the sensations obtained when touching or feeling such tactile element 300) tactilely identify or detect said tactile element 300 and, if necessary or desired, continue to contact such tactile element 300 (i.e., touch or feel its outer surface, run your fingers or palm along its outer surface, press or press on one of its structural parts or its outer surface and/or the like). A change in any tactile discernible parameter of the tactile element 300 allows the user using the device 500 to detect, through their sense of touch, a change in the state of such tactile element 300, thereby allowing tactile information to be transmitted or communicated to said user. Thus, the user using the device 500, even with complete or partial absence of vision, the presence of any visual disease or any visual impairment, can receive tactile information by changing one or more tactile parameters of the tactile element 300 per unit of time (for example, in a fraction of a second, in a second, several seconds, etc.). In some cases, at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 may substantially simultaneously change two or more tactile parameters, which increases the likelihood of detection by the user, through the senses of touch, of the specified tactile element 300, and also increases the representativeness of the tactile information provided to the user by simultaneously changing the specified tactile parameters once for a specified period of time (for example, for a fraction of a second, a second, several seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.) or periodically at specified intervals (every fraction of a second, a second , a few seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.). After a predetermined period or interval of time has elapsed corresponding to a change in one or more tactile parameters of at least one or each of the tactile elements 3 00, at least one or each of said changed tactile parameters may retain its changed value, which essentially corresponds to the tactile element 300 retaining its changed state, or may return to its previous or original value, which essentially corresponds to the return or transition of the tactile element 300 to its previous or original state.

It should also be noted that the presence of at least one visually distinguishable parameter in the visual element 400 allows the user using the device 500, through his vision (i.e., due to his ability to see surrounding objects using the visual organs) to visually identify or detect the specified visual element 400 and, if necessary or desired, allows you to continue monitoring the state of this visualizing element 400 and/or proceed to contact interaction with such a visualizing element 400 (i.e., touch or feel its outer surface, run your fingers or palm along its outer surface, press or press on one of its structural parts or its outer surface and/or the like). A change in any visually discernible parameter of the rendering element 400 allows the user using the device 500 to detect, through their vision, a change in the state of such rendering element 400, thereby allowing visual information to be transmitted or communicated to said user. Thus, a user using device 500 can obtain visual information by changing one or more visually perceptible parameters at rendering element 400 per unit of time (eg, a fraction of a second, a second, several seconds, etc.). In some cases, at least one or each of the rendering elements 400 may substantially simultaneously change two or more visually distinguishable parameters, which increases the likelihood of the user's visual detection of said rendering element 400, and also increases the representativeness of the visual information provided to the user by simultaneously changing the specified visually distinguishable parameters once for a specified period of time (for example, for a fraction of a second, a second, several seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.) or periodically at specified intervals (every fraction of a second, a second , a few seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.). After the expiration of a predetermined period or time interval corresponding to a change in one or more visually perceptible parameters of at least one or each of the rendering elements 400, at least one or each of the changed visually perceptible parameters may store its changed value, which essentially corresponds to storing renderer 400 of its changed state, or may assume its previous or original value, which essentially corresponds to the return or transition of renderer 400 to its previous or original state.

The rendering elements 400 forming the rendering layer 200 in the device 500 allow the user to display at least one static image, at least one dynamic image, or any combination thereof by changing one or more visually distinct parameters in at least one or each of these. rendering elements 400. Thus, changing the visually distinct parameters of rendering elements 400 allows you to display or render a two-dimensional (2D) image or a three-dimensional (3D) image consisting of only static (stationary) image elements, consisting only of dynamic (moving) image elements, or consisting of a given combination of static (stationary) image elements and dynamic (moving) image elements. It should be noted that all rendering elements 400 or only a portion of them may be used to generate and display an image, for example, one or more rendering elements 400, two or more rendering elements 400, or the like.

The rendering elements 400 may be combined into aggregates or groups of rendering elements, or may be divided into aggregates or groups of rendering elements. Each of such sets or groups of visual elements may include the same or different number of visual elements 400, and each such group of visual elements may contain visual elements 400 with different or the same number of visually distinguishable parameters that can change at different points in time and/ or substantially simultaneously (i.e. at the same point in time). In some embodiments of the present technical solution, at least one of the rendering elements 400 may simultaneously belong to two or more rendering groups (for example, in the case where the rendering elements 400 are organized into rendering groups based on one or more changeable visually distinguishable parameters or based on one or more unchangeable visually distinguishable parameters).

The rendering layer 200 may provide the ability to display or render an image both on the entire functional surface of the rendering layer 200 formed by all rendering elements 400, and on only a portion of such functional surface of the rendering layer 200 formed by a corresponding portion of the rendering elements 400 (i.e., on one or more sections of the functional surface of the rendering layer 200, each of which essentially corresponds to one of the parts of the rendering layer 200 and corresponds to one of the groups of rendering elements of the rendering layer 200). It should be noted that each of the groups of rendering elements of the rendering layer 200 can be used to display both a portion of an image displayed using the rendering layer 200 at a given point or period of time, and to display a separate image displayed in parallel or simultaneously with one or more others. images using rendering layer 200 at a given point or period of time.

The tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 in the device 500 allow them to be formed into at least one tactile object by changing one or more tactile parameters in at least one or each of the tactile elements 300. Thus, changing the tactile elements parameters of tactile elements 300 allows you to create or form a three-dimensional tactile object, with which the user using the device 500 can subsequently interact with contact. It should be noted that all or only a minority of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 (e.g., at least one or at least two of the tactile elements 300) may be movable and/or rotatable due to whereby the generated tactile object can consist only of static (stationary) elements of the tactile object, consist only of dynamic (moving) elements of the tactile object, or consist of a given combination of static (stationary) elements of the tactile object and elements of the tactile object. It should also be noted that all or only a portion of the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100 may be used to create or form a haptic object, such as one or more haptic elements 300, two or more haptic elements 300, or the like.

Tactile elements 300 may be combined into aggregates or groups of haptic elements, or may be divided into aggregates or groups of haptic elements. Each of such sets or groups of tactile elements may include the same or different number of tactile elements 300, and each such group of tactile elements may contain tactile elements 300 with different or the same number of tactilely distinguishable parameters that can change at different points in time and/ or substantially simultaneously (i.e. at the same point in time). In some embodiments of the present technical solution, at least one of the haptic elements 300 may simultaneously belong to two or more groups of haptic elements (for example, in the case where the haptic elements 300 are organized into groups of haptic elements based on one or more changeable tactile parameters or based on one or more unchangeable tactile parameters).

In one embodiment of the present technical solution, the device 500 may include two or more tactile layers 100 interconnected in such a way that the tactile elements 300 from one of the specified tactile layers 100 can at least partially pass through another tactile layer from the specified tactile layers 100, wherein tactile elements 300 from different tactile layers 100 may initially be located in the same plane (at the same level) or in different planes (at different levels).

In another embodiment of the present technical solution, the extent of the contour or perimeter of the imaging layer 200 may differ from the extent of the contour or perimeter of the tactile layer 100.

The tactile layer 100 may enable the formation of a tactile object either on the entire functional surface of the tactile layer 100 formed by all of the tactile elements 300, or on only a portion of such functional surface of the tactile layer 100 formed by a corresponding portion of the tactile elements 300 (i.e., on one or more areas of the functional surface of the rendering layer 200, each of which essentially corresponds to one of the parts of the rendering layer 200 and corresponds to one of the groups of rendering elements of the rendering layer 200). It should be noted that each of the groups of rendering elements of the rendering layer 200 can be used to display both a portion of an image displayed using the rendering layer 200 at a given point or period of time, and to display a separate image displayed in parallel or simultaneously with one or more others. images using rendering layer 200 at a given point or period of time.

The tactile object formed from the tactile elements 300 may be a button, lever, joystick, toggle switch, interface element, living world object, plant world object, piece of furniture, piece of clothing, piece of furniture, animation object, or any other non-living world object. Thus, the tactile object may have any suitable shape (e.g., convex shape, concave shape, curved shape, regular 3D shape, irregular 3D shape, etc.) and any suitable dimensions, wherein at least a portion of the tactile object can be made movable or can be changed over time in accordance with the model of formation of the tactile object.

It should be noted that two or more separate images can be simultaneously rendered on the rendering layer 200 under the control of the control module of the device 500, and several tactile objects can be generated using the tactile layer 100, one of which can be assigned to one of the specified images , while at least one of said tactile objects may not be matched with any of said rendered images. In addition, the formed tactile objects may be spaced apart from each other or may be located adjacent to each other (including being in contact with each other).

It should also be noted that a haptic object aligned with a rendered image may be formed using the haptic layer 100 such that the contour of said generated haptic object may intersect or coincide with the contour of said image. Alternatively, a tactile object aligned with the rendered image may be formed using the tactile layer 100 such that the tactile object may be at least partially or completely superimposed on said image. As yet another alternative, a tactile object aligned with the rendered image may be formed using the tactile layer 100 such that the tactile object may be positioned at a predetermined distance from said image.

One or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 are each sensitive to detect or detect interaction of a user with said tactile element. To detect user interaction with each haptic sensing element 300, the haptic sensing element 300 may be provided with at least one haptic sensor (not shown) selected from the group of haptic sensors consisting of a touch sensor, an ultrasound sensor, an IR sensor, a capacitive sensor, mechanical sensor (for example, a breaker based on making, opening or switching contacts). Thus, a tactile sensor (not shown) incorporated into or attached to the tactile sensing element 300 is capable of detecting or detecting a user's contact with the haptic sensing element 300, such as detecting whether the user has functionally pressed the haptic sensing element 300 or at least one sensing portion thereof included in the body of the haptic sensing element 300 to distinguish between a functional press corresponding to a user input or a user input command and a normal touch (including unintentional) or feeling of the haptic sensing element 300 , the purpose of which is to determine the presence of a tactile object formed from one or more tactile elements 300, the spatial position of such tactile object and/or the contours of such tactile object, said tactile sensor may be pre-programmed or configured by setting a specific functional press detection threshold allowing make or differentiate between a functional press of the haptic element 300 and other touches of the haptic element 300.

It should be noted that the imaging layer 200 can be formed not only by the imaging elements 400 themselves, but also can be formed from connected or fastened together supporting bases or bases, on each of which one or more imaging elements 400 or one or more can be installed groups of rendering elements or into each of which one or more rendering elements 400 or one or more groups of rendering elements may be embedded or embedded. In one embodiment of the present technical solution, the imaging layer 200 may be one or more interconnected load-bearing or support plates, on each of which one or more imaging elements 400 or one or more groups of imaging elements may be installed or in each of which one or more rendering elements 400 or one or more groups of rendering elements may be embedded or embedded. In another embodiment of the present technical solution, the imaging layer 200 may be formed by interconnected imaging elements 400.

It should also be noted that the imaging layer 200 may provide a support or base for the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, and the tactile elements 300 may be coupled to the imaging elements 400, for example, glued to a supporting or support surface formed by the imaging elements themselves. elements 400 or formed between the visualizing elements 400.

In one embodiment of the present technical solution, the imaging layer 200 and the tactile layer 100 may be connected or interconnected such that the tactile elements 300 may pass through the imaging layer 200.

In another embodiment of the present technical solution, the device 500 may further comprise a supporting base or base on which the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100 can be placed or secured, and such a base can be made in one piece (for example, in the form of a solid plate) or composite (for example, from plates or parts of a plate connected or fastened together). In one variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, the base on which the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100 can be placed or attached can be made transparent or translucent. In another variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, the base on which the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100 can be placed or attached can be equipped with additional LEDs, light-emitting elements or light sources that perform the function of illumination for the tactile elements 300 and/or performing the functions of white light sources emitting white light, which can participate in the formation of color shades of the visualized image when interacting with light of a different color emitted by the imaging elements 400. In another variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, the base may have a mesh, cellular or honeycomb structure (i.e., for example, the base may be in the form of a lattice) so that tactile elements 300 can pass through the cells. In one variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 , may be at least partially or completely each mounted in an interior space or within a base onto which the imaging layer 200 and the tactile layer 100 may be secured or mounted.

In yet another embodiment of the present technical solution, the device 500 may essentially be a sandwich panel formed from an imaging layer 200, a tactile layer 100, and a substrate connected or interconnected, wherein the imaging layer 200 and the tactile layer 100 may be placed or mounted on the same side of the base or on opposite sides of the base.

In some embodiments of the present technical solution, the device 500 may further comprise a support base or support on which one of the imaging layer 200 and the tactile layer 100 can be placed or attached, to which another layer of the imaging layer 200 can in turn be connected or associated. and tactile layer 100.

In other embodiments of the present technical solution, the imaging layer 200 may have a shape and geometric dimensions that match, respectively, the shape and geometric dimensions of the tactile layer 100, or at least partially differ, respectively, from the shape and geometric dimensions of the tactile layer 100.

In some other embodiments of the present invention, the haptic layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 may be operatively coupled such that the imaging elements 400 and the haptic elements 300 may be placed in the same plane or in different planes.

In yet other embodiments of the present technical solution, the haptic layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 may be operatively coupled such that the imaging elements 400 and the haptic elements 300 may have the following possible relative spatial arrangements: (i) the imaging elements 400 may at least partially or completely surround all of the tactile elements 300 or at least a portion of these tactile elements 300; (ii) tactile elements 300 may at least partially or completely surround all of the rendering elements 400 or at least a portion of the rendering elements 400; (iii) at least some or all of the haptic elements 300 may be located at a predetermined distance from the imaging elements 400; (iv) the visual elements 400 and the tactile elements 300 may be organized into rows or groups and arranged in a predetermined or random alternation of such groups or rows; and so on.

In some other embodiments of the present technical solution, the tactile elements 300 may be provided with support pads or plates on which the tactile elements themselves can be secured, and such support plates may be glued to the imaging layer 200 in such a way that the tactile elements 300 are located on top of the imaging elements 400 or located between the visualizing elements 400.

In other embodiments of the present technology in which the device 500 is further provided with a base, the tactile layer 300 and the base may be bonded or connected such that each or at least one of the tactile elements 300 may be initially positioned completely or partially flush with the surface basics, i.e. can be completely or partially recessed into the base.

According to one embodiment of the present technical solution, the base on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 can be placed or secured can be made of a flexible or elastic material. In one variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, all or at least a portion of the portions of the support on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 may be placed or secured may initially have a different degree of flexibility or degree of elasticity. In another variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, all or at least a portion of the portions of the substrate on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 may be placed or secured may initially have the same degree of flexibility or degree of resilience.

According to yet another embodiment of the present technical solution, the support on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 can be placed or secured may have a flat or straight surface, and each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, or at least part of which may be initially positioned or mounted flush with the surface of the base and may be configured to be offset or extendable away from said surface of the base, causing such tactile elements 300 to protrude relative to said surface of the base. Thus, in this case, a flat or straight surface of the base, against which at least some of the tactile elements 300 can be mounted, not only improves the aesthetic characteristics and reduces the overall dimensions of the device 500 as a whole, but also increases the service life of such device 500 due to protecting the tactile elements 300 from damage and contamination during a period of time when the device 500 is not being operated by the user at all, or during a period of time when the tactile elements 300 are not being used to form a tactile object (i.e., in this case, they may continue to be in their original position, that is, flush with the surface of the base), or during a period of time when the tactile elements 300 have already been used to form a tactile object and will no longer be used to maintain the shape of a previously formed tactile object, change the shape of a previously formed tactile object, or form a new tactile object object (i.e. in this case they can be returned to their original position, that is, flush with the surface of the base, until the point in time at which they will be used next time).

According to another embodiment of the present technical solution, all or at least a portion of the support on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 may be placed or attached may have a rough or curved surface, and each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 , or at least a portion of them may be initially located or mounted flush with the surface of the base and may be configured to be offset or extended away from the specified surface of the base, causing such tactile elements 300 to protrude relative to the specified surface of the base. Thus, in this case, the roughness or curvature of the surface of the base against which at least some of the tactile elements 300 may be mounted serves to indicate at least one location or at least one area from which the user should expect the tactile elements 300 to appear. , such that the roughness or curvilinearity of the surface of the substrate essentially facilitates the task of the user to identify or detect at least one location or at least one area in which at least one tactile object can be formed from the tactile elements 300. In addition, the curvilinearity of the surface of the substrate, against which at least some of the tactile elements 300 may be mounted, may be taken into account or incorporated into the formation of the at least one tactile object.

According to another embodiment of the present technical solution, the entire support on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 can be placed or attached, or at least a part thereof, may have at least one bulge and/or at least one depression, and each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, or at least a portion of them, may be initially positioned or mounted flush with the surface of the substrate and may be configured to be offset or extended away from said surface of the substrate, whereby such tactile elements 300 protrude in relation to the specified surface of the base. Thus, in this case, the convexities and/or depressions of the surface of the base, against which at least some of the tactile elements 300 can be mounted, serve to designate at least one location or at least one area from which the user should expect tactile sensations to appear. elements 300 such that the bulges and/or depressions of the substrate surface essentially facilitate the user's task of identifying or detecting at least one location or at least one region in which at least one haptic object can be formed from the tactile elements 300. In addition, the bulges and/or depressions of the surface of the base, against which at least some of the haptic elements 300 may be mounted, may be considered or used in the formation of the at least one haptic object.

According to some other embodiment of the present technical solution, all or at least a portion of the substrate on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 may be placed or attached may have a curved surface. Here, the curvilinearity of the surface of the substrate, against which at least some of the tactile elements 300 can be mounted, can be taken into account or used in the formation of the at least one tactile object.

According to some other embodiment of the present technical solution, all or at least a portion of the support on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 can be placed or attached may have at least one bulge and/or at least one depression. In this case, the convexities and/or depressions of the surface of the base, against which at least some of the tactile elements 300 can be mounted, can be taken into account or used in the formation of the at least one tactile object.

The device 500 also includes a control module (not shown) operably coupled to the imaging layer 200 to control the operation of the rendering elements 400 and operably coupled to the haptic layer 100 to control the operation of the haptic elements 300. In addition, the control module (not shown) may additionally be configured to control the operation of other electronic components and/or electromechanical components that are part of the device 500 and each of which may be equipped with its own control driver that receives control instructions or commands from the control module of the device 500 to enable startup (activating) such a component of the device 500 and/or the ability to set or change the operating mode of such a component of the device 500.

In addition, the control module of the device 500 may have access to at least one local database stored in the memory of the device 500, or at least one external database stored on an external data source (for example, an external storage device, a web server, data server and/or the like), and in such a database data of tactile object formation models, rendered image data (including video data) and other operational data used in the operation of the device 500 may be previously stored. It should be noted that that each haptic object generation model stored in a database that can be accessed by the control module of the device 500 can be pre-matched to a given area or location of the haptic layer 100, to at least one given haptic element 300, or at least with at least one predetermined group of tactile elements, wherein said tactile object generation model may be selected automatically depending on an image or portion of an image selected by the user using his user device and to be rendered using the rendering layer 200, wherein one image may correspond to one or more tactile objects.

Thus, the image, including video image, to be rendered on the device 500 using the rendering layer 200 can be selected or specified by the user using standard input/output means (e.g., buttons, softkeys, or an on-screen keyboard on a touch screen, means of voice input of data and/or the like) of your user device, which can be made in the form of a mobile phone, smartphone, laptop, personal computer or any other computing device suitable for these purposes, known in the prior art, and which can install communication with the control module of the device 500 using the above-described or other communication network to transmit to the control module of the device 500 data about a user-selected image to be rendered using the rendering layer 200.

The tactile object formation model used to construct a tactile object in a given area or a given location of the tactile layer 100 using a given number of tactile elements 300 contains type data, tactile volume shape data, tactile object size data, tactile object geometry data, data about the specific location or specific area of formation of the tactile object on the tactile layer 100, data about the tactile elements 300 that must be used to form the tactile object, data about changes in the shape and/or size of the tactile object over time, data about the functionality of the tactile volume when when the user presses it, data about the connection of the tactile object with at least one other tactile object, data about the possibility of disassembling the tactile object after a specified period of time or the occurrence of another predetermined event, data about the movement or displacement of parts of the tactile object, data about tactilely distinguishable parameters of tactile elements 300 as part of a tactile object and/or the like.

The control module of device 500 may include a processor configured to execute machine-readable control commands automatically or at least in part based on external control instructions received from an operator (for example, an operator server), a user device, or any other external control source connected via communication network with the control module of the device 500 with the ability to issue control instructions to it.

A communications network (not shown) that can be used by the control module of device 500 to obtain from an external source data to enable device 500 to perform at least a portion of its functionality and/or to receive control instructions from an external control source to enable device 500 to execute at least part of its functionality, may be any suitable wireless communication link known in the art, for example, a communication link based on wireless communication technology "WiFi", a communication link based on wireless communication technology "2G", "3G", “4G” or “5G”, communication network based on “LTE” technology or the like. In one embodiment of the present technical solution, two or more wireless communication networks, each configured similarly to the communication network described above, can be used to exchange operational data and/or system data in real time between the control module of the device 500, an external data source and an external control source. (not shown). In some embodiments of the present technical solution, the communication protocols and/or hardware used to transmit data between the control module of the device 500, the external data source and the external control source may be different from each other or may be the same as each other, while for the exchange The operating data and/or system data may simultaneously use one or more communication protocols and associated communication hardware. In other embodiments of the present technical solution, one or more communication means from a group of communication means containing: KB radio antennas, VHF radio antennas, microwave radio antennas, optical communication module, half-duplex/simplex satellite communication module, 2G/3G/4G/LTE/5G cellular communication module, wireless network module, wired communication module and/or the like.

A control module (not shown) included in the device 500 shown in FIG. 1 may be a collection of hardware and software that provide specified functionality described herein with respect to the control module of device 500. In particular, the control module of device 500 may be a processor or computing device configured to access control software instructions that can be executed to implement the functionality described herein with respect to the control module of device 500.

In particular, the control module of the device 500 is configured to access and execute control software instructions to perform the following functional operations:

(i) obtaining image data to be rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein the image data may comprise information about one or more images to be rendered, each of which may be rendered using one or more rendering elements, each rendering different of the images from said images to be rendered, the same or different rendering elements 400 may be used at the same time or at different times/intervals;

(ii) issuing control commands or causing control signals to be issued to one or more rendering elements 400 corresponding to said images, allowing at least one of the visually discernible parameters to be changed in each or at least one of said rendering elements 400 corresponding to said images to render said images on rendering layer 200, wherein all or at least a portion of said images may be rendered on rendering layer 200 substantially simultaneously (i.e., at the same time) or at different times moments/time intervals (one image in the same area of the rendering layer 200, one image in different areas of the rendering layer 200, a group of images in the same area of the rendering layer 200, or a group of images in different areas of the rendering layer 200) within a specified period of time allotted for the visualization of the specified images or preset for the visualization of the specified images;

(iii) causing control commands to be issued or control signals to be issued to one or more tactile elements 300 corresponding to said images or at least one of said images, allowing at least one of the tactile parameters to be changed in each or at least one of said images. in one of said tactile elements 300 corresponding to said images to form one or more tactile objects on the tactile layer 100, at least one or each of which is dependent on or mapped to at least one or each of said images, wherein all of these tactile objects, or at least a portion of them, can be formed on the tactile layer 100 substantially simultaneously (i.e., at the same time) or at different times/intervals (with one tactile object at a time) the same area of the tactile layer 100, one tactile object in different areas of the tactile layer 100, a group of tactile objects in the same area of the tactile layer 100, or a group of tactile objects in different areas of the tactile layer 100) within a given period of time allotted for the formation of the specified tactile objects or preset for the formation of the specified tactile objects; (iv) issuing control commands or causing control signals to be issued to at least one or each of the tactile sensors associated with at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming at least one or each of the tactile objects, providing the possibility of forming one or more user input areas for interaction with the user, each of which may be formed from one or more tactile elements 300 and which may be mapped to at least one of said images, wherein said user input areas may include may refer to the same formed tactile object, may refer to different formed tactile objects, or may refer in part to the same formed tactile object and in part to one or more other tactile objects.

Thus, depending on the image that is to be displayed on the rendering layer 200 at a given time or during a given time interval, the control module of the device 500 may provide the ability to generate one or more tactile objects on the tactile layer 100 corresponding to the specified image or related with the specified image, wherein at least one of the tactile elements 300 forming at least one or each of the specified formed tactile objects can be made sensitive to the functional pressing of the user due to one or more tactile sensors with which the specified at least one haptic element 300 may form one or more user input areas for interaction with the user. In particular, a functional press by a user on one of the generated user input areas essentially corresponds to a functional press by the user on at least one of the haptic sensing elements 300 forming said user input area, and is detected by a tactile sensor provided with said at least one pressed haptic element 300, wherein said functional input area may correspond to at least one tactile object or at least a portion or portion of said at least one tactile object and may be provided in accordance with an image displayed on the rendering layer 200. It should be noted that the user input region may be formed from sensitive tactile elements related to two or more generated tactile objects.

At least one or each of the generated user input areas may be associated with one or more functional operations to be implemented by the device 500 and which are executed when the user functionally presses the specified user input area, in particular on any of the portions of the specified area user input. Thus, when a user functionally presses a user input area, a tactile sensor communicatively connected to the control module of the device 500 and related to the tactile element 300 corresponding to the area or location of the user functionally presses the user input area outputs data about the functional pressing of the module control device 500, which in turn causes execution of at least one of the preprogrammed functional operations delivered in accordance with the specified pressed user input area. In particular, a user functionally pressing a user input area and therefore performing a functional operation corresponding to said user input area being pressed may result in, for example, an audio signal being generated, at least one new tactile object being generated, or an image being stopped being rendered on the rendering layer. 200, starting to render a new image on the rendering layer 200, at least partially changing the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, issuing any control command to the control module of the device 500, which leads to a change in the operating mode of the device 500, a change in the operating modes of one or more technical means of the device 500 under the control of the control module of the device 500.

In one embodiment of the present technical solution, two or more tactile objects may be formed from the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, at least one or each of which may be completely stationary, at least partially movable, or fully movable, with In this case, the mobility of any tactile object or at least one part thereof can be essentially provided by the tactile elements 300 forming the specified tactile object or the specified at least one part of the tactile object, due to, for example, execution under the control of the control module of the device 500 at least one from a group of operations containing: moving or displacing a tactile element, changing the geometric dimensions (for example, in height, thickness and/or the like) of a tactile element or part thereof, changing the shape of a tactile element or part thereof, at least partially extending the tactile element element, at least partially extending the haptic element, at least partially retracting the haptic element, rotating the haptic element, at least partially deploying the haptic element, and the like, capable of changing the spatial position or state of the haptic element 300 or a portion thereof to create a motion effect tactile element 300.

In another embodiment of the present technical solution, the same tactile object may have two or more user input areas, functional pressing of each of which by the user provides the ability to issue a user command corresponding to the specified pressed user input area and different from the user commands corresponding to the remaining areas user input from specified user input areas.

In the device 500 shown in FIG. 1, one or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 operatively coupled to the imaging layer 200 are in the form of telescopic rods or retractable rods, the use of which is illustrated by way of example in FIG. 2 and illustrative embodiments of which are shown in FIG. 3, and each is vertically installed with the ability to extend to change its height or vertical extent (i.e., change one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object, and the control module of the device 500 is functionally connected to the specified tactile elements 300 allowing at least one of said retractable haptic elements 300 to be at least partially extended to form at least one convex haptic object in accordance with a haptic object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for said shaped haptic object depending on the image , rendered on the imaging layer 200, wherein at least one of the tactile elements 300 may have one or more tactile distinct parameters other than the height or vertical extent of the tactile element, and the control module of the device 500 may further be configured to at least at least partially retracting at least one or each of the previously extended tactile elements 300 to reduce its height or vertical extent, including causing said previously extended tactile element 300 to return to its original state in which it has a predetermined height or vertical extent. It should be noted that to extend at least one or each of the retractable haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100, a separate functional device or separate retractable mechanism known in the art and operatively connected to or integrated with said retractable haptic element 300 may be used. it and under the control of the control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the mode of operation of the extension mechanism when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In fig. 2 shows one illustrative example of the use of a device 500 formed from a haptic layer 100 and an imaging layer 200 operably interconnected, with the upper portion of FIG. 2, the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 are shown separately from each other for clarity, and in the lower part of FIG. 2, the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 are shown for clarity in a state in which they are operatively coupled to each other. As shown in FIG. 2 at its upper left portion, a rendering layer 200 formed from rendering elements 400 renders an image illustrating a subscriber, an image illustrating a telephone number of the subscriber, an image illustrating a handset indicating acceptance of a subscriber's call, and an image illustrating a handset indicating to reject a subscriber's call. It should be noted that the subscriber, the subscriber's telephone number, the handset indicating the acceptance of the subscriber's call, and the handset indicating the rejection of the subscriber's call may correspond to one or more images rendered on the rendering layer 200 under the control of the control module of the device 500.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2 in its upper right portion, a tactile layer 100 formed from the tactile elements 300 is used to form three tactile objects from only a portion of said tactile elements: a checkmark tactile object, a rectangular area tactile object, and a horizontal stripe tactile object. , separating from each other a tactile object in the form of a checkmark and a tactile object in the form of a rectangular area.

As shown in FIG. 2 in its lower part, in which the tactile layer 100 and the visualization layer 200 are in functional connection with each other, a tactile object in the form of a horizontal strip separates the image of the subscriber from the corresponding tactile object in the form of a checkmark, partially superimposed on the image of the subscriber and supplied (given ) in functional correspondence with the specified subscriber, from the image of the subscriber's telephone number, the image of the subscriber's call-receiving handset and the image of the subscriber's call-rejecting handset with the corresponding tactile object in the form of a rectangular area, within which the specified image of the subscriber's call-rejecting handset is located and which is supplied (given ) in functional correspondence with the subscriber's call rejection function, wherein each of the check mark haptic objects and the rectangular area haptic object essentially corresponds to a user input area. Thus, the tactile object in the form of a check mark contains its own user input area, which essentially corresponds to the area of the end surface of the tactile object in the form of a check mark, and a functional click on which causes the control module of the device 500 to perform a predetermined function (for example, accepting a call), and the tactile object in the form of a rectangular area also, in turn, contains its own user input area, which essentially corresponds only to part of the area of the end surface of the tactile object in the form of a rectangular area (in particular, the user input area essentially represents only a section of the end surface of the tactile object) and a functional press which is called by the control module of device 500 executing another predetermined function (for example, rejecting a call).

A tactile element in the form of a horizontal strip can be a separator of two input areas, which are a check mark and a rectangle. These areas, for example, may correspond to the two opposing functions of receiving a call and rejecting a call, respectively. In this case, the size of tactile input areas can exceed the size of input areas displayed in the visualization layer, which simplifies user interaction, including in conditions of limited visibility or while moving.

In addition, when a user operatively presses any portion of a user input area corresponding to a subscriber, haptic elements 300 forming said user input area (alternatively, at least a portion of that user input area) or forming a haptic object comprising the user input area ( alternatively, at least a portion of the haptic object containing that user input region) and their tactile parameters may be returned to their original state (eg, the haptic elements 300 may be retracted completely). In other words, the control module of the device 500 may receive a signal that a user of the device 500 has functionally pressed a user input area corresponding to the subscriber image from one or more tactile sensors associated with one or more tactile elements 300, which in turn correspond to a portion of the user input area , functionally pressed by the user of the device 500, such that the control module of the device 500, as a result of processing a signal indicating a functional press by the user of the device 500 on the user input area corresponding to the subscriber image, can issue control commands to the tactile layer 100 to change one or more tactile parameters in one or more haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100, and/or may issue control commands to the rendering layer 200 to change one or more visually perceptible parameters in one or more rendering elements 400 forming the rendering layer 200. For example, upon a function press by the user of the device 500 onto a user input area corresponding to the subscriber image, the control module of the device 500 may enable the following operations: (i) fully retract all haptic elements 300 corresponding to the specified user input area or a haptic object containing the specified user input area; (ii) render, using rendering elements 400 corresponding to the top portion of rendering layer 100, which is essentially limited to a horizontal stripe tactile object, a new image that may, for example, illustrate personal data associated with a specified subscriber (e.g., a photograph of the subscriber, address of the subscriber’s place of residence, etc.); and (iii) form in the same upper portion of the rendering layer 100 at least one new tactile object, at least a portion of which may contain its own user input area, a functional click on which by the user of the device 500 may allow the specified user, for example, to obtain a specific additional information about that subscriber or return to the original state of the device 500, in which there is a tactile object in the form of a check mark formed on the tactile layer 100, and there is an image of the subscriber rendered on the rendering layer 200 in its upper part. As another example, when a user of device 500 clicks on a user input area related to a check mark haptic object and corresponding to a subscriber image, the control module of device 500 may generate, in the same upper portion of the haptic layer 100 defined by the horizontal bar haptic object, a new tactile object in the form of a three-dimensional subscriber's face, containing at least one user input area for activating a function executed by the control module of the device 500 and associated with the specified three-dimensional face of the subscriber.

In addition, when a user operatively presses any portion of a user input area corresponding to a call reject handset, haptic elements 300 forming said user input area (alternatively, at least a portion of that user input area) or forming a haptic object containing the area user input (alternatively, at least a portion of the haptic object containing that user input region), and the haptic distinguishable parameters thereof may be returned to their original state (eg, the haptic elements 300 may be retracted completely). In other words, the control module of the device 500 may receive a signal that a user of the device 500 functionally presses the user input area corresponding to the call rejection handset image from one or more tactile sensors associated with one or more tactile elements 300, which in turn correspond to the area user input area operatively pressed by the user of the device 500, so that the control module of the device 500, as a result of processing a signal indicating that the user of the device 500 operatively presses the user input area corresponding to the subscriber call reject handset image, can issue control commands to the haptic layer 100 to change one or more tactile parameters in one or more tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, and/or may issue control commands to the rendering layer 200 to change one or more visual parameters in one or more rendering elements 400 forming the rendering layer 200 For example, when a user of device 500 operatively presses a user input area corresponding to a call rejection handset image, the control module of device 500 may enable the following operations: (i) fully retract all haptic elements 300 corresponding to the specified user input area or haptic object. containing the specified user input area; (ii) render, using rendering elements 400 corresponding to the bottom portion of rendering layer 100, which is essentially delimited by the horizontal bar tactile object, a new image that may, for example, illustrate unique data associated with the rejected call (e.g., caller number, call duration, number of calls from a subscriber for a given period of time, etc.); and (iii) form in the same upper portion of the rendering layer 100 at least one new tactile object, at least a portion of which may contain its own user input area, a functional click on which by the user of the device 500 may allow the specified user, for example, to obtain a specific additional information on a rejected call (for example, a record of a previous call from a given subscriber) or navigate to a general interface menu in which there are one or more tactile objects generated using the tactile layer 100, and there are one or more images rendered on the rendering layer 200. As another example, when a user of the device 500 presses a user input area related to a haptic object in the form of a rectangular area and corresponding to the image of a subscriber's call reject handset, the control module of the device 500 may form in the same lower part of the haptic layer 100 bounded by the haptic object in the form horizontal bar, a new tactile object made in the form of a graphic element illustrating the function of automatically calling back a subscriber whose call was rejected, and containing at least one user input area for activating the function of automatically calling back the subscriber.

In one embodiment of the present technical solution, the tactile elements 300 in the form of retractable or telescopic rods can be functionally fixed or retractably installed on a supporting base or base (not shown) and located vertically in relation to the specified base or in relation to a plane, formed by the base such that the extension of at least one of said tactile elements 300 results in an increase in the amount by which said tactile element 300 protrudes vertically relative to said base, wherein at least one of said tactile elements 300 may initially be located in a fully or at least partially retracted state, in which said tactile element can both be completely contained in said base and at least partially extend beyond the outer surface of said base or at least partially extend away from it.

In another embodiment of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300, forming the tactile layer 100, operatively associated with the imaging layer 200, can be made in the form of an inflatable element or an inflatable rod and each installed, respectively, with the possibility of inflating to change its volume or its geometric dimensions (i.e. changing one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object, and the control module of the device 500 can be operatively connected to the specified tactile elements 300 to enable at least partial inflation of at least one of said inflatable tactile elements 300 for forming at least one tactile object in accordance with a tactile object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for said formed tactile object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactilely discernible parameters other than the degree of inflation of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially deflate at least one or each of the previously extended haptic elements 300 to provide reducing the degree of inflation, including ensuring that said previously inflated tactile element 300 returns to its original state, in which it has a predetermined degree of inflation, a predetermined shape and/or predetermined geometric dimensions. It should be noted that to inflate at least one or each of the inflatable tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate inflation mechanism known in the art and operatively connected to or integrated with said inflatable tactile element 300 may be used. it and under the control of the control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the operating mode of the inflation mechanism when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In yet another embodiment of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, operatively associated with the imaging layer 200, can be made in the form of a deployable element or a deployable rod and each is installed with the possibility of deployment to change its geometric dimensions ( i.e. changing one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object, and the control module of the device 500 can be operatively connected to the specified tactile elements 300 to enable at least partial deployment of at least one of the specified deployable tactile elements elements 300 for generating at least one haptic object in accordance with a haptic object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for the specified generated haptic object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactile features other than the degree of deployment of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially roll up or fold at least one or each of the previously deployed haptic elements 300 to provide a reduction its geometric dimensions, including ensuring that said previously deployed tactile element 300 returns to its original state, in which it has a predetermined degree of deployment, a predetermined shape and/or predetermined geometric dimensions. It should be noted that to deploy at least one or each of the deployable haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate deployment mechanism known in the art and operably coupled to or integrated with said deployable haptic element 300 may be used. it and under the control of the control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the operating mode of the deployment mechanism when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In another embodiment of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300, forming the tactile layer 100, operatively connected with the imaging layer 200, can be made in the form of a movable element or a movable rod and each installed with the ability to move or shift to change its spatial location (i.e., changing one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object, and the control module of the device 500 can be operatively connected to the specified tactile elements 300 to allow at least limited displacement or movement of at least one of said movable tactile elements 300 for generating at least one tactile object in accordance with a tactile object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for said generated tactile object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactilely distinct parameters other than the amount of displacement or shift of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least limitedly reverse movement or displacement of at least one or each of the previously moved or displaced tactile elements 300, causing said previously moved or displaced tactile element 300 to return to its original state in which it has a predetermined spatial location, or causing said previously moved or displaced tactile element 300 to occupy a spatial location closer to that predetermined to a given spatial location (i.e. ensuring that the distance between the actual spatial location and the initially specified spatial location is reduced). It should be noted that to move or displace at least one or each of the movable tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate movement mechanism known in the art and operatively connected to said movable tactile element 300 or built therein and under the control of the control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the operating mode of the movement mechanism when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In some other embodiment of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 operatively associated with the imaging layer 200 may be configured as a collapsible element or a roll-up rod and each mounted respectively with the ability to fold or roll up for change, respectively. the degree of folding or the degree of folding (i.e., changing one of its tactile distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object, and the control module of the device 500 can be operatively connected to the specified tactile elements 300 to enable at least partial folding or folding at least one of said foldable or rollable haptic elements 300 for forming at least one haptic object in accordance with a haptic object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for said formed haptic object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactilely distinguishable parameters other than the degree of folding or the degree of folding of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially unfold or unfold at least at least one or each of the previously folded or folded haptic elements 300, causing the previously folded haptic element 300 or the previously folded haptic element 300 to at least partially return to its original state in which it has a predetermined degree of folding/rolling, has a predetermined geometric dimensions and/or has a predetermined shape. It should be noted that for folding or rolling at least one or each of the folding or rolling tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate folding or folding mechanism known in the art and operatively connected to said folding device may be used. or a foldable tactile element 300 or integrated therein and controlled by a control module of the device 500, which allows the operation of the folding or folding mechanism to be set or changed when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In some other embodiment of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300, forming the tactile layer 100, functionally associated with the imaging layer 200, can each be configured to change its thickness (i.e., change one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) at forming at least one haptic object (i.e., may be haptic elements 300 with a variable thickness of the entire body or at least a portion thereof), and the control module of the device 500 may be operably coupled to said haptic elements 300 to allow the thickness to be changed a haptic element for generating at least one haptic object in accordance with a haptic object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for the specified generated haptic object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactile distinct parameters other than the thickness of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially return at least one or each of the previously changed thickness haptic elements 300 to its original state , in which it has a predetermined thickness, a predetermined shape and/or predetermined geometric dimensions. It should be noted that to change the thickness of at least one or each of the variable thickness tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate thickness changing mechanism known in the art and operably coupled to said tactile element may be used. 300 with a variable thickness or integrated therein and under the control of a control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the mode of operation of the mechanism for changing the thickness when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In other embodiments of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, functionally connected to the imaging layer 200, can each be configured to change the shape of its end surface (i.e., change one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object (i.e., may be tactile elements 300 with a variable shape of the entire end surface or at least a portion thereof), and the control module of the device 500 can be operatively connected to the specified tactile elements 300 to enable changing the shape of the end surface of the tactile element to form at least one tactile object in accordance with a tactile object formation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for the specified formed tactile object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactile distinguishable parameters other than the shape of the end surface of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially return at least one or each of the haptic elements 300 from a previous position. modified end surface shape to its original state, in which it has a predetermined end surface shape. It should be noted that to change the end surface shape of at least one or each of the variable end surface tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate end surface shape changing mechanism known in the art may be used. operably coupled to or incorporated into said variable end face tactile element 300 and controlled by a control module of the device 500 that allows the operation of the mechanism for changing the shape of the end face to be specified or changed when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In some embodiments of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300, forming the tactile layer 100, functionally associated with the imaging layer 200, can each be configured to oscillate with a variable frequency of vibration (i.e., change one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when generating at least one tactile object, and the control module of the device 500 may be operatively coupled to said tactile elements 300 to allow the haptic element to change the vibration frequency to form the at least one tactile object in accordance with the tactile object generation model that the control module device 500 selects for the specified generated tactile object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the tactile elements 300 may have one or more tactile distinguishable parameters other than the frequency of vibration of the tactile element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially return at least one or each of the previously changed frequency haptic elements 300 to its original state in which it has a predetermined vibration frequency. It should be noted that to change the vibration frequency of at least one or each of the variable frequency tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate mechanism for changing the frequency of vibration (for example, a vibration module) may be used, known in the art. state of the art and operatively coupled to or integrated with said variable frequency tactile element 300 and controlled by a control module of the device 500 that allows the operation of a mechanism to be set or changed to vary the frequency of vibration when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In some other embodiments of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300, forming the tactile layer 100, functionally associated with the imaging layer 200, can each be configured to change its shape (i.e., change one of its tactilely distinguishable parameters) when forming at least one tactile object (i.e., may be haptic elements 300 with variable shape), and the control module of the device 500 may be operably coupled to said tactile elements 300 to allow the tactile element to be reshaped to form at least one haptic object in accordance with a haptic object generation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for the specified generated haptic object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactile distinguishable parameters other than the shape of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially return at least one or each of the previously reshaped haptic elements 300 to its original state in which it has a predetermined shape . It should be noted that to change the shape of at least one or each of the shape-variable tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate shape-changing mechanism known in the art and operably coupled to said tactile element may be used. 300 with a changeable shape or integrated therein and under the control of a control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the mode of operation of the mechanism for changing the shape when forming at least one of the tactile objects.

In some other embodiments of the present technical solution, one or more of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, operatively associated with the imaging layer 200, can each be configured to change its rigidity or degree of elastic deformation (i.e., change one of its tactile distinguishable parameter) when forming at least one tactile object (i.e., may be tactile elements 300 with a variable stiffness or a variable degree of elastic deformation), and the control module of the device 500 can be operatively connected to the specified tactile elements 300 to enable change their rigidity or degree of elastic deformation to form at least one tactile object in accordance with a tactile object formation model that the control module of the device 500 selects for the specified formed tactile object depending on the image rendered on the rendering layer 200, wherein at least one of the haptic elements 300 may have one or more tactile distinct parameters other than the stiffness or degree of elastic deformation of the haptic element, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to at least partially return at least one or each of the haptic elements 300 with a previously changed stiffness or degree of elastic deformation to its original state in which it has a predetermined stiffness or degree of elastic deformation. It should be noted that to change the shape of at least one or each of the variable stiffness or variable elastic deformation tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, a separate functional device or a separate stiffness or elastic deformation changing mechanism known in the art may be used. prior art and operatively coupled to or integrated with said tactile element 300 with variable stiffness or degree of elastic deformation and controlled by a control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the mode of operation of the mechanism to change the stiffness or degree of elastic deformation when forming at least at least one of the tactile objects.

In various embodiments of the present technical solution, in which the device 500 may be further provided with a base on which the tactile layer 100 and the imaging layer 200 can be secured or mounted, said base may be configured to vary the degree of rigidity of its surface (i.e. the base may have a controllable degree of flexibility or a controllable stiffness), wherein the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to change the degree of rigidity of at least one of the surface areas of the support using a stiffness changing mechanism operably connected to the specified base and under the control of the control module of the device 500, which provides the ability to set or change the operating mode of the mechanism to change the rigidity of the surface of the base during the initial formation of the base or during operation of the device 500.

In the device 500 shown in FIG. 1, at least one or each of the imaging elements 400 forming the imaging layer 200 may be a multi-color LED module configured to emit white light, red light, green light, or cyan light, or a combination of two or more of said colors, or a group of four light sources, each configured to emit white light, red light, green light, or blue light, or a combination of two or more of said colors, wherein the module control device 500 is operatively connected to the specified visual element 400 with the ability to set or change the mode of its operation, in particular with the ability to change the wavelength with which the specified visual element 400 emits light in real time or in real time to display a given static or a dynamic image on the imaging layer 200 in accordance with image data obtained by the control module of the device 500 from a local or external database in which said image data may be previously stored.

According to one embodiment of the present technical solution, in the device 500 shown in FIG. 1, at least a portion of the imaging elements 400 forming the imaging layer 200 may form at least three controllable light sources, each configured to emit light of a variable wavelength, essentially allowing each of said light sources to emit white light. , red light, green light or blue light. Thus, in this embodiment of the present technical solution, each of the light sources may be formed from one or more, two or more, several or a group of light emitting elements, and each of such light sources may essentially correspond to one pixel of the display, and all such the sources together can form a display.

According to another embodiment of the present technical solution, in the device 500 shown in FIG. 1, at least part or all of the imaging layer 200 formed from the rendering elements 400 may be a display. In other words, in this embodiment of the present technical solution, at least a portion of the imaging elements 400 forming the imaging layer 200 may essentially form one or more displays from the group of displays comprising: an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, AMOLED display, DLP display, TFT display, IPS display, TN display, STN display, CSTN display, FSTN display, DSTN display, DLP display, TFD display, LTPS display, UFB display display, CRT display, PDP display, e-ink display, laser display and head-up display.

According to yet another embodiment of the present technical solution, in which the device 500 may be further provided with a base (not shown) on which a tactile layer 100 and an imaging layer 200 can be secured or mounted, said base may be further provided with at least one controllable source light (not shown), wherein at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 may have a housing, at least a portion of which is included in the imaging layer 100 or belongs to an additional imaging layer, and the control module of the device 500 may be further configured to control the operation of said at least one controllable light source to cause said portion of the haptic element body to be illuminated or illuminated depending on the image rendered using the rendering layer 100. In particular, in one variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, an additional imaging layer, under the control of the control module of the device 500 and formed by the illuminated parts of the housings of the tactile elements 300, can be used to render an additional image dependent on at least one of the images rendered using the imaging elements 400 forming the imaging layer 200, wherein said additional image may be complementary to at least one main image rendered on rendering layer 100, at least partially identical to the main image rendered on rendering layer 100, completely identical to the main image rendered on rendering layer 100, or completely different from the main image rendered on render layer 100.

According to another embodiment of the present technical solution, the visualization layer 200, which is part of the device 500 and is operatively connected to the tactile layer 100, can be made in the form of at least one projection screen for projecting an image onto it, and the device 500 can additionally contain a projection device , under the control of the control module of the device 500 and configured to receive image data from the control module of the device 500, allowing said image to be projected onto said projection screen. In this embodiment of the present technical solution, the projection device can be fixed or mounted on the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100. In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present technical solution, the projection device can be fixed or mounted on a base, which can be additionally equipped with device 500 and onto which the tactile layer 100 and/or the imaging layer 200 may be attached.

According to some other embodiment of the present technical solution, the imaging layer 200 included in the device 500 and operatively coupled to the tactile layer 100 may include one or more white light sources, each configured to emit white light, and one or more controllable sources light, each configured to emit light of a variable wavelength, and the control module of the device 500 may be configured to issue control commands generated based on image data obtained by the control module of the device 500 from a local or remote database to which the device control module 500 has access to said white light source, allowing said white light sources to emit white light, and to controllable light sources, allowing said controllable light sources to vary the wavelength of emission to render said image.

According to some other embodiment of the present technical solution, the imaging layer 200 included in the device 500 and operatively coupled to the tactile layer 100 may include two or more controllable light sources, each configured to emit light with a variable wavelength, and the control module of the device 500 may be configured to issue control commands generated based on image data obtained by the control module of device 500 from a local or remote database to which the control module of device 500 has access to said controllable light sources, allowing the wavelength of said emissions to be changed. controlled light sources to render the specified image.

According to other embodiments of the present technical solution, the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 in the device 500 may each have a body or housing, and the device 500 may further include a projection device that can be attached to or mounted on a base that may further include part of the device 500, or on the tactile layer 100, and the imaging layer 200, included in the device 500, can be formed by parts of the housings of the specified tactile elements 300. In this embodiment of the present technical solution, the control module of the device 500 can additionally be configured to control operation of the projection device and may be capable of projecting an image that can be retrieved by the device control module 500 from a local or remote database that the device control module 500 may have or access on said imaging layer 200. In one variation of this In an embodiment of the present technical solution, the projection device may be mounted or mounted on the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100, which in turn may be mounted on a base.

According to various embodiments of the present technical solution, the device 500 may further include a temperature module (not shown) configured to heat and/or cool at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, and the control module of the device 500 may be further operatively connected to the temperature module to enable the temperature of said tactile element 300 to be adjusted.

According to various other embodiments of the present technical solution, at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 may be provided with a light source (not shown), and the control module of the device 500 may be further operably coupled to said light source with allowing the wavelength of light to be changed to adjust the color of said tactile element 300 depending on the image rendered using the rendering layer 200.

According to various other embodiments of the present technical solution, at least one or each of the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100 may be provided with a movable base (not shown) and may be movable parallel to the imaging layer 200, and the device control module 500 may be further operatively coupled to said movable base to allow the degree of displacement of said tactile element 300 relative to the imaging layer 200 to be adjusted.

According to some embodiment of the present technical solution, at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 may be provided with a rotating base (not shown) allowing the at least one tactile element 300 to rotate about its axis and/ or rotation relative to the imaging layer 200 operatively coupled to the haptic layer 100, and the control module of the device 500 may be further operatively coupled to said rotary base to enable adjustment of the rotation angle of said at least one haptic element, wherein to rotate said rotary base may a rotation mechanism known in the art may be used, operatively coupled to said at least one tactile element 300 and under the control of the control module of the device 500.

In one embodiment of the present technical solution, in which at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 is a telescoping rod or retractable rod, and the device 500 further includes a base (not shown), a control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to change the degree of extension of at least one of the rods forming the tactile object, relative to the base, upon detecting user interaction with the at least one rod.

In another embodiment of the present technical solution, in which at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 is a telescoping rod or retractable rod, and the device 500 further includes a base (not shown), the control module of the device 500 may further allowing the degree of extension of two or more of the rods forming the tactile object to be varied relative to the base upon detecting user interaction with at least one of said rods.

In some other embodiment of the present technical solution, in which at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 is a telescoping rod or retractable rod, the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to visualize one or more input areas with using visual elements of the visualization layer, wherein at least one of said generated tactile objects at least partially overlaps at least one of said visualized input areas, and the control module is additionally configured to generate an input signal when detecting user interaction with at least one of the tactile elements of the specified tactile object. In one variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate at least two input regions rendered using at least a portion of the rendering elements 400 forming the rendering layer 200, wherein the user input regions generated using haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100 may correspond to said rendered input regions. In another variation of the present embodiment, the control module of the device 500 may further enable the generation of at least one separating haptic object (not shown) separating from each other at least two user input areas each formed by one or more haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100. In yet another variation of the present embodiment of the present technical solution, the height of at least a portion of the haptic elements forming the at least one separating haptic object may be different from the height of the haptic elements used to form the user input areas separated the specified separating tactile object. In another variation of the present embodiment of the present technical solution, at least one of the tactile elements 300 forming one user input area from among the at least two generated user input areas may have at least one tactile difference and/or at least one visual difference. different from at least one of the tactile elements forming another user input region of the at least two user input regions.

In various embodiments of the present technical solution, the control module of the device 500 may further enable the formation of at least a portion of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, at least one tactile object containing at least one user input area and at least one boundary area, wherein said at least one user input area may consist of at least one tactile element 300 configured to change its state when the user contacts said at least one tactile element of the user input area, and said at least one boundary region may be comprised of at least one tactile element 300 configured to maintain its state upon user contact with said at least one tactile element of the border region. In one variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, at least one of the tactile elements 300 forming at least one user input area may have at least one tactile difference and/or at least one visual difference from at least one of tactile elements 300 forming the boundary area. In another variation of this embodiment of the present technical solution, the tactile differences and/or visual differences between the tactile elements 300 forming at least one user input region and the tactile elements 300 forming the boundary region may comprise at least one difference from a group of differences, containing: the height of the tactile element relative to the surface of the base, the thickness of the tip of the tactile element, the cross-sectional shape of the tip of the tactile element, the rigidity of the tactile element, the temperature of the tip of the tactile element, the roughness of the tip of the tactile element, the vibration frequency of the tactile element, the color of the tactile element, the displacement of the tactile element parallel to the imaging layer and rotation angle of the tactile element.

In various other embodiments of the present technical solution, the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate a haptic object containing at least one user input area consisting of at least two haptic elements 300, and the ability to move said at least two haptic elements 300 upon detecting user interaction with at least one of the at least two tactile elements 300.

In various other embodiments of the present technical solution, the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate a haptic object containing at least one user input area consisting of at least two haptic elements 300, and the ability to change the state of the at least two haptic elements 300 upon detecting user interaction with at least one of the at least two haptic elements 300.

In some embodiments of the present technical solution in which the device 500 further includes a base (not shown) in the interior of which are mounted tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100, the control module of the device 500 may further enable the state of at least one or each of the specified tactile elements 300 with the ability to specify the contour of the tactile layer 100.

In some other embodiments of the present technical solution, the control module of the device 500 may further enable the shape of at least a portion of at least one or each of the tactile objects formed using the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 to change when at least a portion of an image rendered using rendering layer 200.

According to one embodiment of the present technical solution, when at least a portion of the image rendered using the rendering layer 200 changes, the control module of the device 500 may further enable the change of at least one visually perceptible parameter for at least one or each of the rendering elements 400 , forming the imaging layer 200, and/or at least one tactile distinguishable parameter for at least one or each of the tactile elements 300, forming the tactile layer 100.

An alternative to the input/output device 500 according to the first aspect of the present technical solution is the input/output device according to the second aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output device 500 according to the second aspect of the present technical solution may comprise (i) a functional layer comprising rendering elements 400 having one or more visually distinguishable parameters, and tactile elements 100 operatively coupled to the rendering elements 400 and having one or more more tactilely distinguishable parameters, wherein one or more of the tactile elements 300 can be each made sensitive with the ability to detect user interaction with the specified tactile element 300; and (ii) a device control module 500 that may be operably coupled to the functional layer to enable the rendering of at least one image by changing at least one of said visually discernible parameters in at least one of the rendering elements 400 and to enable the possibility of forming one or more tactile objects by changing at least one of the specified tactile distinguishable parameters in at least one of the specified tactile elements 300 depending on the specified at least one rendered image; wherein the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate at least one user input area for interaction with the user using at least one of the specified haptic elements 300. Thus, in the second aspect of the present technical solution, the haptic elements 300 and the visual elements 400 may be operatively interconnected such that they may form a single functional layer (ie, may be located in the same plane) rather than different functional layers in which they are located in different planes. In one embodiment of the present technical solution of the second aspect of the present technical solution, the tactile elements 300 and the visual elements 400 can be arranged in rows, in each of which the tactile elements 300 and the visual elements 400 can be arranged one after the other, arranged in groups or aggregates with alternation in a given sequence, arranged in pairs with alternation in a given sequence, and/or the like. In another embodiment of the present technical solution of the second aspect of the present technical solution, the haptic elements 300 and the imaging elements 400 may be positioned in relation to each other such that the haptic elements 300, or at least a portion thereof, may at least partially or completely surround the imaging elements 400 or at least part of them. In yet another embodiment of the present technical solution of the second aspect of the present technical solution, the haptic elements 300 and the visualization elements 400 can be positioned in relation to each other such that the visualization elements 400, or at least a portion thereof, can at least partially or completely surround the haptic elements. elements 300 or at least a portion thereof. In some other embodiment of the present technical solution of the second aspect of the present technical solution, the haptic elements 300 and the imaging elements 400 can be arranged in relation to each other such that the visual elements 400 and the haptic elements 300 can be organized into pairs, groups or collections located at a distance from each other or close to each other. In another embodiment of the present technical solution of the second aspect of the present technical solution, the haptic elements 300 and the imaging elements 400 may be positioned in relation to each other such that the imaging elements 400 may be located between the haptic elements 300.

Another alternative to the input/output device 500 according to the first aspect of the present technical solution is the input/output device according to the third aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output device 500 according to the third aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) a support base (not shown) containing functionally related operating elements, at least a portion of which is configured to operate in the mode of rendering elements 400 having each one or more visually discernible parameters, and/or mode of the tactile elements 300, each of which has one or more tactilely distinguishable parameters and one or more of which are each made sensitive with the ability to detect user interaction with the specified sensitive tactile element 300; and (ii) a control module of the device 500 that may be operably coupled to said operating elements to (a) activate at least one of said at least a portion of the operating elements in the mode of the rendering element 400 to render the at least one image by changing at least one of the specified visually distinguishable parameters of the specified at least one visual element 400, and/or (b) actuating at least one of the specified at least part of the operating elements in the mode of the tactile element 300 to form at least one tactile object by changing at least one of said tactile distinguishable parameters of said at least one tactile element 300 depending on said at least one rendered image, wherein the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate at least one tactile element 300 one user input area for user interaction using at least one of said haptic sensing elements 300. Thus, in a third aspect of the present invention, in the input/output device 500, at least one or each of the available operating elements is attached or installed based on the device 500, can change its mode of operation under the control of the control module of the device 500, which allows the specified operating element of the device 500 to be used in the mode of the haptic element 300, in the mode of the visual element 400, or in a mixed mode in which the operating element operates simultaneously in the haptic mode element 300 and in the mode of the imaging element 400. In one embodiment of the third aspect of the present technical solution, at least one or each of the operating elements of the device 500 can be formed from two functional parts, and from these functional parts can be activated by a module control device 500 to operate in the mode of the tactile element 300, and another functional part of said functional parts can be driven by the control module of the device 500 to operate in the mode of the visual element 400. In another embodiment of the third aspect of the present technical solution, at least one or each of the operating elements of the device 500 may essentially be a tactile element 300, wherein the body or body of such tactile element 300 may be at least partially configured as an LED or light source configured to emit light of a given wavelength, or may be configured to project an image or portion of an image thereon using a projection device that may further be included in such input/output device 500. In yet another embodiment of the third aspect of the present technical solution, at least one or each of the operating elements of the device 500 may essentially be a tactile element 300, the body or body of which may be configured to be illuminated through the use of at least one light source, a tactile element built into said body, or at least a part of the body or body of which is configured to be illuminated through the use of at least one light source built into said tactile element body.

Another alternative to the input/output device 500 according to the first aspect of the present technical solution is the input/output device according to the fourth aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output device 500 according to the fourth aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) a support base (not shown) containing functionally associated operating elements, at least a portion of which are tactile elements 300 that have one or more tactile distinguishable parameters and one or more of which are each made sensitive with the ability to detect user interaction with the specified sensitive tactile element; wherein said tactile elements 300 are each provided with one or more visual elements 400, each having one or more visually distinguishable parameters; and (ii) a control module operatively coupled to said operating elements to enable (a) rendering of at least one image by changing at least one of said visually discernible parameters in at least one of said rendering elements 400 and (b) the possibility of forming one or more tactile objects by changing at least one of the specified tactile distinguishable parameters in at least one of the specified tactile elements 300 depending on the specified at least one rendered image; wherein the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate at least one user input area using at least one of said haptic sensing elements 300 to interact with the user. Thus, in this fourth aspect of the present technical solution, in the input/output device 500, at least one or each of the available haptic elements 300 can be provided with one or more imaging elements 400, which can be attached to the specified haptic element 300 using any known in the prior art of fasteners or inserted into said tactile element 300. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present technical solution, imaging elements 400 that may be provided with at least one or each of the tactile elements 300 may be embedded or embedded in said tactile element element 300. In another embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present technical solution, the visual elements 400, which may be provided with at least one or each of the tactile elements 300, can be integral with the specified tactile element 300.

Two or more input/output devices 500 according to any of the embodiments described herein may be operatively connected to each other to form an input/output unit 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, an example of which is shown in FIG. 4, wherein the control modules of interconnected I/O devices 500 may be configured to exchange data with each other, and the control module of one of these I/O devices 500 may be a main control module of unit 700 configured to receive control signals. instructions from an external source (not shown) and with the ability to issue control commands corresponding to the specified received control instructions to the control modules of the remaining I/O devices 500 from the specified at least two I/O devices 500 included in the I/O block 700 , with the ability to control the operation of the imaging elements 400 forming the imaging layer 200, and/or the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100. It should be noted that the input/output unit 700 may be implemented in the form of, for example, a plate or cover element that may be applied, laid or placed (e.g., pasted, secured using known fasteners, etc.) on the supporting or load-bearing surface of any suitable physical or environmental object (e.g., wall, ceiling, floor, door, window , piece of furniture, piece of interior) to provide the possibility of interactive interaction with the specified object of the surrounding space, the formation of new decorative elements on the specified object of the surrounding space and/or the formation of new three-dimensional objects associated with the specified object of the surrounding space or complementing this object of the surrounding space in any targeted way . In particular, in the case of applying the input/output block 700 to the wall of a room, acting as a physical object of the surrounding space, tactile elements 300 related to at least one of the input/output devices 500 included in such input/output block 700 and controlled by the main control module of unit 700, can be used to form a tactile object on the wall of the room in the form of a cabinet, shelf, painting, bas-relief, sculpture, vase, fireplace, lamp, decoration or decorative element, table and/or the like. In addition, the tactile object being formed can also be a technical device, for example, a switch, lighting device, display, TV, radiator (when the temperature of the tactile elements changes), a massager (when the positions and/or vibration of the tactile elements change), etc. .

As shown at the top of FIG. 4, one I/O block 700 is applied to the upper and lower parts of the room wall, while a separate I/O block 700 is also applied to the automated door installed at the bottom of the room wall. According to FIG. 4, the main control module of the I/O unit 700 can issue control commands to the I/O devices 500 included in the I/O unit 700 on the bottom of the room wall and the I/O unit 700 on the room door, allowing the tactile elements 300 to be formed , corresponding to the door of the room, a tactile object in the form of a decorative element and formed from tactile elements 300 corresponding to the lower part of the wall of the room, a tactile object in the form of a picture/bas-relief in a frame and a tactile object in the form of a fireplace. In addition, the main control module of the I/O unit 700 can further issue control commands to the I/O devices 500 included in the I/O unit 700 on the bottom of the room wall, providing visualization using the sun, wave and airplane imaging elements 400 , which by their location are within the frame of the picture/bas-relief formed using the corresponding tactile elements 300.

An alternative to the I/O block 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present technical solution is the I/O block according to the sixth aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output unit 700 according to the sixth aspect of the present technical solution may comprise (i) interconnected substrates, each of which may accommodate an imaging layer 200 and/or a tactile layer 100 operatively coupled to the imaging layer 200, wherein said rendering layer 200 may comprise rendering elements 400 having one or more visually distinct parameters, said haptic layer 100 may include tactile elements 300 which have one or more tactile distinguishing parameters and one or more of which are each configured to detect user interaction with specified tactile element, and the input/output unit may also include (ii) a control module operably coupled to the imaging layers 200 to enable at least one image to be rendered by changing at least one of the visually discernible parameters in at least one of the imaging layers elements 400 forming the imaging layers 200, wherein the control module may be further operatively coupled to the tactile layers 100 to enable one or more tactile objects to be formed by changing at least one of the tactile parameters in at least one of the tactile elements 300, forming the haptic layers 100, depending on the at least one rendered image and may further enable the formation of at least one user input area using at least one of the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layers 100 for interaction with the user.

Another alternative to the input/output block 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present technical solution is the input/output block according to the seventh aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output block 700 according to the seventh aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) a base on which imaging layers 200 and/or haptic layers 100 can be placed operatively associated with the imaging layers 200, wherein each imaging layer 200 can comprise visual elements 400 having one or more visually distinct parameters, each haptic layer 100 may include haptic elements 300 that have one or more tactile parameters and one or more of which are each configured to detect user interaction with said haptic element 300, and the input/output unit may also include (ii) a control module operably coupled to the rendering layers 200 to enable the rendering of at least one image by changing at least one of the visually perceptible parameters in at least one of the rendering elements 400 forming imaging layers 200, wherein the control module may be further operatively coupled to the tactile layers 100 to enable one or more tactile objects to be formed by changing at least one of the tactile parameters in at least one of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layers 100 , depending on said at least one rendered image, and may further enable at least one user input region to be generated using at least one of the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layers 100 for user interaction.

Another alternative to the I/O block 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present technical solution is the I/O block according to the eighth aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output block 700 according to the eighth aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) interconnected substrates (not shown), each of which may contain a functional layer containing rendering elements 400 having one or more visually distinguishable parameters , and tactile elements 300 operatively coupled to the imaging elements and having one or more tactile distinct parameters, wherein one or more of the tactile elements 300 may each be configured to be sensitive to detect user interaction with said tactile element, and (ii) a control module block 700 that may be operatively coupled to the functional layers to enable the rendering of at least one image by changing at least one of said visually perceptible parameters in at least one of the rendering elements 400 of the functional layers and to generate one or more tactile objects by changing at least one of the specified tactile distinguishable parameters in at least one of the tactile elements 300 of the functional layers depending on the specified at least one rendered image; wherein the control module 700 may further provide the ability to generate at least one user input area for user interaction using at least one of said haptic sensing elements 300 of the functional layers. It should be noted that the input/output unit 700 according to the eighth aspect of the present technical solution may be based on the input/output device 500 according to the second aspect of the present technical solution.

Another alternative to the I/O block 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present technical solution is the I/O block according to the ninth aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output block 700 according to the ninth aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) a base on which functional layers can be placed, each of which may contain visual elements 400 having one or more visually distinguishable parameters, and tactile elements 300 , operatively associated with the visual elements and having one or more tactile distinguishable parameters, wherein one or more of the tactile elements 300 can be each made sensitive with the ability to detect user interaction with the specified tactile element 300, and (ii) a control module of the block 700, which may be operatively coupled to the functional layers to allow at least one image to be rendered by changing at least one of said visually perceptible parameters in at least one of the functional layer rendering elements 400 and to allow one or more tactile objects to be generated by changing at least one of said tactilely distinguishable parameters in at least one of the tactile elements 300 of the functional layers depending on the specified at least one rendered image; wherein the control module 700 may further provide the ability to generate at least one user input area for user interaction using at least one of said sensitive tactile elements 300 related to said functional substrate layers. It should be noted that the input/output unit 700 according to the ninth aspect of the present technical solution may be based on the input/output device 500 according to the second aspect of the present technical solution.

Some other alternative to the I/O block 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present technical solution is the I/O block according to the tenth aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output unit 700 according to the tenth aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) interconnected substrates (not shown), each of which may contain functionally associated operating elements, at least a portion of which may be configured to operate in the mode of visual elements 400, each having one or more visually distinguishable parameters, and/or the mode of tactile elements 300, each of which has one or more tactilely distinguishable parameters and one or more of which are each made sensitive with the ability to detect user interaction with the specified sensitive tactile element 300; and (ii) a control module 700 that may be operatively coupled to said host work items to enable (a) actuating at least one of said at least a portion of the host work items in renderer 400 mode to render at least at least one image by changing at least one of said visually distinguishable parameters of said at least one rendering element 400, and/or (b) actuating at least one of said at least a portion of the working elements of the bases in the mode of the tactile element 300 for generating at least one tactile object by changing at least one of said tactile distinct parameters of said at least one tactile element 300 depending on said at least one rendered image; wherein the control module of the device 500 may further provide the ability to generate at least one user input area for interaction with the user using at least one of the specified sensitive tactile elements 300 related to the specified bases of the block 700. It should be noted that the base of the block 700 input/output device according to the tenth aspect of the present technical solution may be an input/output device 500 according to the third aspect of the present technical solution.

Some other alternative to the input/output block 700 according to the fifth aspect of the present technical solution is the input/output block according to the eleventh aspect of the present technical solution, which may be assigned the same reference number for clarity and ease of understanding of the essence of the present technical solution. In particular, the input/output unit 700 according to the eleventh aspect of the present technical solution may include (i) interconnected bases (not shown), each of which may contain functionally associated operating elements, at least a portion of which are tactile elements 300, which have one or more tactilely distinguishable parameters and one or more of which are each made sensitive with the ability to detect user interaction with the specified sensitive tactile element 300; wherein said tactile elements 300 of the base are each provided with one or more visualizing elements 400, each having one or more visually distinguishable parameters, and (ii) a control module of the block 700, which is operatively connected to the specified operating elements of the bases to enable (a) visualization by at least one image by changing at least one of said visually distinct parameters in at least one of said rendering elements 400 of the bases and (b) the ability to form one or more tactile objects by changing at least one of said tactile parameters by at least in at least one of said tactile elements 300 bases depending on said at least one rendered image; wherein the control module 700 may further provide the ability to generate at least one user input area using at least one of said haptic base elements 300 for user interaction. It should be noted that the input/output unit 700 according to the eleventh aspect of the present technical solution may be based on the input/output device 500 according to the fourth aspect of the present technical solution.

In fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the basic operations of one exemplary embodiment of an I/O method 800 according to the present invention, wherein the I/O method 800 shown in FIG. 5 includes four (4) major operations or four (4) major steps 810, 820, 830, 840. At step 810, method 800 renders at least one image using rendering layer 200 by changing at least one of the visually distinguishable parameters in at least one of the rendering elements 400 forming the rendering layer 200. At step 820, one or more tactile objects are formed using the tactile layer 100 by changing at least one of the tactile distinct parameters in at least one of the tactile elements 300, forming the haptic layer 100, depending on the at least one image rendered at step 810. At step 830, at least one user input region is formed on the haptic layer 100 using at least one of the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100. At step 840, user interaction with at least one user input area generated at step 830 is detected, allowing the user input data to be provided to an external receiving device (eg, a user device or an external control device in the form of a server or personal computer).

In addition, the I/O method 800 uses pre-obtained user input region settings to generate at least one user input region using the haptic layer at step 830.

In addition, in the I/O method 800, when at least a portion of the image rendered on the rendering layer 200 changes, the parameters of a previously generated user input region may be changed or at least one new user input region may be generated. It should be noted that when at least one new user input region is formed, the tactile elements 300 forming the user input region previously formed at step 830 may be returned to their original state or original position.

Moreover, in the I/O method 800, before generating at least one user input region using the haptic layer 100 at step 830, the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100 may be pre-extended or offset by a predetermined distance relative to the substrate. (not shown) on which the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100 can be placed.

Additionally, as an alternative, in the I/O method 800, before generating the at least one user input region using the haptic layer 100 at step 830, the haptic elements 300 forming the haptic layer 100 may be pre-positioned in the interior of the substrate (not shown) on which the imaging layer 200 and/or the tactile layer 100 can be placed.

In addition, in the input/output method 800, when at least a portion of the image rendered using the rendering layer 200 is changed at step 810, at least one tactile discernible parameter of at least one of the tactile elements 300 forming the tactile layer 100 is changed.

In addition, in the I/O method 800, a tactile reference region (not shown) may be further formed from at least one tactile element 300 associated with the tactile layer 100, and the state and/or position of the tactile reference region may be further stored. on the haptic layer 100 when at least a portion of the image rendered on the rendering layer 200 at step 810 changes, and said reference user input region may comprise at least one user input region generated at step 830.

Additionally, in the I/O method 800, generating at least one user input region using the haptic layer 100 may be performed at step 830 depending on an image rendered using the rendering layer 200.

Moreover, in the I/O method 800, at step 840, upon detecting user interaction with at least one user input area formed at step 830, the tactile elements 300 forming the specified user input area may be returned to their original state or original position. .

Additionally, in I/O method 800, when one or more tactile objects are generated at step 820, the same tactile distinguishable parameter of the tactile elements 300 forming each of the tactile objects may be changed.

The presented illustrative embodiments of this technical solution, examples and description serve only to provide an understanding of the essence of the proposed technical solution and are not limiting. Other possible embodiments of the present technical solution, or modifications or improvements to the above-described embodiments of the present technical solution, will be clear to a person skilled in the art from the above description. The scope of this utility model is limited only by the attached utility model formula.

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1. An input/output device containing a base with visual and tactile layers; a visualization layer containing visualizing elements configured to visualize images by changing visually distinguishable parameters, a tactile layer functionally connected to the visualization layer and containing tactile elements that have tactilely distinguishable parameters, elements of the tactile layer are configured to form a user input area and tactile objects by changing said tactile distinguishable parameters depending on said rendered image, wherein the tactile layer contains tactile elements that are provided with light sources and configured to change the wavelength of light emission to adjust the color of the corresponding tactile elements depending on the image rendered using the rendering layer . 2. The device according to claim 1, in which the base is made of flexible material. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the base has a flat surface or a rough surface. 4. The device according to claim 1, in which the base has a straight surface or a curved surface. 5. The device according to claim 1, in which the base has at least one bulge and/or at least one depression. 6. The device according to claim 1, in which the base is made with the ability to controllably change the degree of rigidity of sections of its surface. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the base is further provided with at least one controllable light source configured to controllably illuminate or illuminate a portion of the body of the tactile element depending on the image rendered using the imaging layer. 8. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the imaging elements of the imaging layer forms one or more displays from a group of displays comprising: an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, an AMOLED display, a DLP display, TFT display, IPS display, TN display, STN display, CSTN display, FSTN display, DSTN display, DLP display, TFD display, LTPS display, UFB display, CRT display, PDP display display, e-ink display, laser display and head-up display. 9. The device according to claim 1, in which the visually distinguishable parameters of the visualizing elements of the rendering layer contain at least one visually distinguishable parameter from the group of visually distinguishable parameters containing: color, brightness, flicker frequency, position, image or contour. 10. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a telescopic rod. 11. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a retractable rod. 12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the tactile element of the tactile layer is an inflatable rod. 13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the tactile element of the tactile layer is a deployable rod. 14. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is a movable rod. 15. The device according to claim 1, wherein the tactile element of the tactile layer is a collapsible rod. 16. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change its thickness when forming a tactile object. 17. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change the shape of its end surface. 18. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one vibration module operably coupled to at least one of the tactile elements of the tactile layer to enable controlled vibration of said at least one tactile element when forming a tactile object. 19. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change its shape when forming a tactile object. 20. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is configured to controllably change its rigidity or the degree of elastic deformation when forming the tactile object. 21. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is installed in the internal space of the base. 22. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature module configured to controllably heat and/or cool the tactile element of the tactile layer. 23. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is equipped with a movable base and is configured for controlled displacement parallel to the imaging layer. 24. The device according to claim 1, in which the tactile element of the tactile layer is equipped with a rotating base, allowing controlled rotation of the tactile element around its axis at a given rotation angle. 25. The device according to claim 11, in which the rod of the tactile element is configured to change the degree of extension relative to the base when detecting user interaction with the specified rod.