Patents by Inventor Umut Aley

Umut Aley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090102805
    Abstract: A multi-sensory experience is provided to a user of a device that has a touch screen through an arrangement in which audio, visual, and tactile feedback is utilized to create a sensation that the user is interacting with a physically-embodied, three-dimensional (“3-D”) object. Motion having a particular magnitude, duration, or direction is imparted to the touch screen so that the user may locate objects displayed on the touch screen by feel. In an illustrative example, when combined with sound and visual effects such as animation, the tactile feedback creates a perception that a button on the touch screen moves when it is pressed by the user like a real, physically-embodied button. The button changes its appearance, an audible “click” is played by the device, and the touch screen provides a tactile feedback force against the user's finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Meijer, Umut Aley, Sinan Ussakali