Abstract: Method of transmitting tactile information to a tactile display with a touch plate containing pads, the touch plate being controlled by a server, in which, (a) tactile information is defined as being a sequence of a predefined number of images together forming a pattern, each image having a rank in the pattern, each pattern being defined by: a design of successive images a duration for each image, a duration between consecutive images, a duration between consecutive patterns; (b) said word is transmitted to a tactile display server, preceded by a beacon indicating that data following the beacon must be directed to the touch plate control server; (c) a series of instructions is activated when the server receives the word, this series having a start address that depends on said word, said series of instructions being used to display the successive images together forming the pattern corresponding to the word to be displayed, said series of instructions being repeated to display the same pattern a predefin

Abstract: Method of transmitting tactile information to a tactile display with a touch plate containing pads, the touch plate being controlled by a server, in which, (a) tactile information is defined as being a sequence of a predefined number of images together forming a pattern, each image having a rank in the pattern, each pattern being defined by: a design of successive images a duration for each image, a duration between consecutive images, a duration between consecutive patterns; (b) said word is transmitted to a tactile display server, preceded by a beacon indicating that data following the beacon must be directed to the touch plate control server; (c) a series of instructions is activated when the server receives the word, this series having a start address that depends on said word, said series of instructions being used to display the successive images together forming the pattern corresponding to the word to be displayed, said series of instructions being repeated to display the same pattern a predefined

Abstract: This tactile interface includes a layer (5) of pins (4) that the user can touch with the fleshy part of one of his fingers. The pins (4) are free to rotate and their spacing can be adjusted using an appropriate system. They can be provided with edges to assist in simulating other textures.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device (10) is characterized in that it is constituted by a stack of layers (1, 4), an insulating layer (2) comprising recesses (21) for the displacement of blades (12) connected to a touch plate (1) being positioned between the touch plate (1) and a layer (3) comprising pancake coils (31) that can be addressed selectively. By modifying the value of currents sent to the different coils (31), the feel of the touch plate (1) can be modified.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device (10) is characterised in that it is constituted by a stack of layers (1, 4), an insulating layer (2) comprising recesses (21) for the displacement of blades (12) connected to a touch plate (1) being positioned between the touch plate (1) and a layer (3) comprising pancake coils (31) that can be addressed selectively. By modifying the value of currents sent to the different coils (31), the feel of the touch plate (1) can be modified.