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	Patent 6703924: Tactile display apparatus
		The tactile display 10 comprises a panel 12 carrying tactile output means 14 comprising a plurality of tactile output elements collectively referred to by the reference numeral 16, arranged in a 2-dimensional array.
		Accordingly, the tactile display 10 of the main display 40 comprises a panel 12 carrying tactile output means 14 in turn comprising a plurality of tactile output elements 16, that is, elements 16.1, 16.2, and so forth, arranged in a 2-dimensional array, as already described.
		The interface 62 provides output drive signals to the tactile output elements 16 and 46 of the main and supplemental displays 40 and 42, respectively, to move the elements to one of their plurality of discrete, predetermined positions indicative of the values of the properties of the associated screen pixel or pixel zone.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6703924.html (3270 words)

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		Abstract: A paradigm for studying oral sensory tactile function through use of single frequency vibration applied to the dorsal surface of the tongue was administered to 10 young Black women (aged 19-22 yrs) and 10 young White women (aged 19-25 yrs).
		Auditory and tactile tasks, analogous to traditional visual OP tasks, were presented to the Subjects at monthly intervals, and their 1st 50 words and the context in which the words were said were recorded by their mothers and collected monthly.
		Tactile perception, optical-spatial perception, visual perception and search, speech processes, auditory-speech memory, visual memory, and cerebral organization of mental processes were assessed.
	mambo.ucsc.edu /psl/tactile_speech.txt (13083 words)

	Patent 6734785: Tactile display system
		A tactile pin 42 is received in the transverse bore 36 and movable along its longitudinal axis in directions transverse of the reference surface 24, as indicated by a double-headed arrow 43 between raised and lowered positions.
		The longitudinal axes of the tactile pin 42 and the of the electromagnet 46 are mutually aligned.
		Movement of the tactile pin 42 engaged with the rotatable positioning member 40 is responsive to the positioning of the rotatable positioning member and is thereby raised or lowered accordingly.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6734785.html (5979 words)

	Welcome to Fine Arts Center of Colorado Springs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The founders of the Tactile Gallery showed a remarkable love of beauty, people, and sharing as they set about creating a space where patrons with disabilities could learn to be self-sufficient and capable of enjoying the full experience of art.
		A Tactile Gallery Committee was established to oversee user outreach, the purchase of artwork, the solicitation of gifts, obtain advice from the disabled community or specialists in dealing with the disabled, fundraising, and the coordination of all public relations efforts with appropriate Fine Arts Center staff.
		School tours have a tendency to begin or end in the Tactile Gallery where they are able to pass their hands over the works as are simultaneously introduced to art in a whole new light.
	www.csfineartscenter.org /tactile.htm (1411 words)

	Systems Biophysics - Research - Robotics - Hardware - Tactile Sensor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Detecting deformations and vibrations during the tactile contact with an object is the aim of this project.
		The parallel jaws of the gripper are equipped with tactile sensors for enabling tactile feedback during grasping movements.
		tactile grasping skill and confirms us to submit this tactile method for a patent.The analog sensors are coupled to an 8-bit controller, which uses a multiplexer, a sample-hold circuit and analog-digital converter for storing the latest sensor data.
	www.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de /VDM/research/robotics/Hardware/TactileSensor/contents.html (448 words)

	Clark Synthesis Tactile Sound U.S.A.
		Tactile Transducers are electromechanical devices designed to drive large surfaces, such as seats and floors, with auditory information ranging from 1hz to 800hz.
		Tactile sound reproduction has a solid basis in psychophysiological research and is used extensively in military and other applications.
		Tactile transducers have been used under Wenger portable stage floors (risers) at concerts for the hearing impaired, and many participants have described the results as "a miracle".
	www.clarksynthesis.com /whatis.php (2657 words)

	Tactile Sensors
		Touch and tactile sensor are devices which measures the parameters of a contact between the sensor and an object.
		Tactile sensors can be used to sense a diverse range of stimulus ranging from detecting the presence or absence of a grasped object to a complete tactile image.
		A tactile sensor using magnetoelastic material has been developed, where the material was bonded to a substrate, and then used as a core for an inductor.
	www.soton.ac.uk /~rmc1/robotics/artactile.htm (3512 words)

	Tactile Defensiveness
		The root cause is neurological disorganization in the midbrain region of the brain, which is largely responsible for filtering incoming stimuli, and, may not adequately screen out all extraneous tactile stimulation causing the child to perceive the input as extreme and uncomfortable.
		He may be unable to concentrate on school work because his filtering system is not screening out the feel of the hard chair, the bumps on the pencil, the sharp edges of the paper, the air current blowing through the room, etc. This child may dread art projects that include finger-painting, glue and clay.
		The individual who is tactile defensive may also experience other problems such as coordination problems, wet the bed, speech and language delays, gets dizzy easy, easily confused, overwhelmed, experience hand-eye coordination difficulties, and motor planning issues.
	www.healthcaresouth.com /pages/tactile.htm (823 words)

	How to make tactile pictures understandable to the blind reader - 65th IFLA Council and General Conference
		In tactile images of different materials, the material is chosen in such a way that the overall tactile impression of an object will be as similar as possible to the visual impression it makes.
		In order for tactile picture books of different materials to be also suitable for the partially sighted reader, the pictures are done in highly contrasting colours: usually a dark background with bright figures standing out from it.
		The discussion of what a tactile image means can be roughly summarised by saying that, by and large, colour and shades of light are all that distinguish the tactile image from the visual one.
	www.ifla.org /IV/ifla65/65ye-e.htm (5546 words)

	Tactile Defensiveness
		The root cause is neurological dysorganization in the midbrain region of the brain which is largely responsible for filtering incoming stimuli, and, may not adequately screen out all extraneous tactile stimulation causing the child to perceive the input as extreme and uncomfortable.
		Their brain may register even the most subtle sensations as extreme irritation or even painful and he may respond in an abnormally reactive way such as grimacing or pulling away from the stimulus.
		A neurological evaluation can be done which looks at the level of function in the receptive areas of tactility, auditory and visual processing as well as the expressive areas of fine and gross motor skills, speech and language competence, social/behavior and cognition levels.
	www.kidscanlearn.net /tactile.htm (1193 words)

	Research Topic : Tactile Communication System
		The purpose of our research is to make tactile feeling as a kind of sensation which can be recorded, reproduced, and transmitted, just like vision and auditory sensations.
		Most previous works on tactile display are variations of pin-head type, or belt type displays, which vibrate vertically or horizontally on the skin.
		To develop tactile sensor that gathers contact information and sends it to the tactile display, we utilize the fact that our tactile display is capable of stimulating each type of mechanoreceptors separately.
	www.star.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp /projects/tactile-display (898 words)

	Seismicaudio.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The use of a tactile is not a new concept in reproducing audio.
		A tactile is similar to a speaker in that it's an electromechanically device that vibrates, but this is where the similarities stop.
		The result is that when a tactile transducer is used in a sound system a person can actually hear and feel audio like never before.
	www.seismicaudio.com (404 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Fingertips 'read' text messages
		Future users of tactile mobiles are not expected to spend ages though, memorising preset fingertip melodies.
		By providing the user with a selection of tactile terms for each word they wish to use, the software will be able to create further variations till the word is transformed into satisfactory pin movements.
		Pieces of art could be developed solely to be touched, by 'tactile composers' akin to music for the ear and paintings for the eye.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/3649093.stm (633 words)

	Metal domes, snap domes & tactile dome switches for membrane & momentary switches.
		Our products, tactile metal domes and tactile metal dome arrays, are momentary switch contacts that, when used in conjunction with a printed circuit board, flex circuit, or membrane, become normally-open tactile switches.
		Our tactile metal dome switches give the user a positive tactile feedback when depressed, allowing the user to know that the switch has made contact without the aid of visual confirmation.
		Our tactile metal domes are used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to: mobile phone, pager, automotive, consumer electronics, appliance, membrane and keypads.
	www.snaptron.com (270 words)

	Assoc Prof Andy Russell
		Tactile sensing is not as well developed as computer vision, in part, because of the lack of suitable sensors.
		Giving a tactile sensor a compliant surface enlarges the area of contact and thus increases the information that can be gathered from non-planer surfaces.
		The processing of tactile sensory data and sensory control of robotic mechanisms are other current research topics.
	www.ecse.monash.edu.au /staff/rar (1666 words)

	ATPM 10.09 - Review: Tactile Pro
		Tactile Pro and Apple Extended Keyboard II Choosing a keyboard is a personal matter, but most people who think about such things favor keys that are “clicky.” At one extreme, consider a standard 5-function calculator.
		The tactile and audible feedback improves typing accuracy, and when you do make errors, chances are that you’ll have felt them.
		The Micro Connectors keyboard was made in the same factory as the Tactile Pro, but it uses a fourth type of switch, which I think is between the Extended Keyboard II and the Tactile Pro (closer to the Tactile Pro).
	www.atpm.com /10.09/tactile.shtml (2782 words)

	Tactile - Recurrence & Intervention review #1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The original material on that album showed a definite kinship with (as the "file under" sticker on the front declares) Coil and Throbbing Gristle: musicians fascinated more with the shamanistic or ritualistic power of electronic instruments and the 'otherness' of their tone selections.
		Tactile's ancestry seems to come not just from friends like Coil, but also from composers like Lamonte Young with his insistence on the 'drone state of mind' opening up new ways of perceiving frequencies.
		Recurrence and Intervention is an interesting entry from Tactile in the remix album sweepstakes, with the band being less concerned about preserving the identity of the tracks on Inscape as some artists would be about their work.
	www.uta.fi /~mm56195/plotkin/tactile_rev_1.htm (354 words)

	© ElectroShops Tactile Transducers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tactile Sound is the most significant addition you can make to the performance of your home theater.
		By adding tactile transducers to your seating or floor, you experience an emotional impact that conventional loudspeakers and subwoofers are not capable of providing.
		Clark Synthesis® is the leader in tactile sound, originally developing their transducers for flight simulators and amusement parks.
	www.electroshops.com /consumers/tactrans.htm (1011 words)

	Tactile Transducers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I've been thinking about adding "tactile" transducers to my home theater ever since I first saw them in a catalog some years ago.
		Tactile transducers are supposed to augment the bass and add to viewer immersion by "shaking" the floor or furniture as if the viewer were actually experiencing the action.
		I've always thought they were just a gimmick, but after reading on many forums about how wonderful they are, I decided to experiment with them.
	www.myhometheater.homestead.com /tactile.html (507 words)

	Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard
		The Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard is built from the same premium keyswitch technology that Apple used in its original Apple Extended Keyboard, widely viewed as the best keyboard Apple ever made.
		The Tactile Pro Keyboard uses high-quality Alps mechanical keyswitches, with enhanced tactile feedback for greater comfort and faster typing speeds.
		For quick and easy reference, the Tactile Pro's key caps are clearly labeled with the international characters, accents, punctuation, and currency symbols that are available by holding down the Option or Shift+Option keys.
	matias.ca /tactilepro/index.php (335 words)

	Tactile Maps and Graphics
		Geographers at the University of Michigan have created a set of tactile maps of their campus using the Repro-tronics Tactile Image Enhancer to create the maps and a Nomad electronic tablet to store the keys and captions as well as other information too extensive to be captured in Braille on the map itself.
		PRINT is a European project to develop a tactile printer that adds material to paper, rather than embossing it, in order to increase access to braille, Moon and, especially, tactile graphics materials.
		Tactile Audio Graphics : "includes an integrated CAD system that can be used by blind, low vision and sighted people: a tactile graphics reading system with digitised sound facilities: a real time trip preview system and a tracing system for sighted users.
	blindreaders.info /mapgraph.html (1984 words)

	Applelinks.com: Review - Tactile Pro Keyboard
		Matias also claims their new Tactile Pro Keyboard is nothing less than the Apple Extended resurrected, as it's built from the same keyswitch technology that Apple used on the Extended.
		As Matias explains, "the Tactile Pro Keyboard uses high-quality Alps mechanical key switches with enhanced tactile feedback for greater comfort and faster typing speeds." Like many of you out there, I have no idea what "high-quality Alps mechanical key switches" are or why they're good, so I'll describe it this way; they click.
		After using the Tactile Pro Keyboard for just about fifteen minutes, one of my coworkers was stopping just short of demanding I take it home to evaluate it as the noise produced by the keys was distracting her from her work.
	www.applelinks.com /reviews/tactilepro.shtml (1186 words)

	Stewart Dickson: Tactile Mathematics
		This paper proposes the thesis that a richer, synergistic tactile experience can be afforded by combining the abstract information on a mathematical surface with the surface itself in-the-round in physical form.
		Tactile texture, and possibly also tactile (Braille) captions fall into the class of 'mesostructure', which we would like to express more compactly than in an explicit geometrical representation (e.g., in polygons).
		The appropriate venue for this is probably an educational curriculum using mathematical and scientific tactile pedagogical models in a classroom laboratory.
	emsh.calarts.edu /~mathart/MA_dickson.html (3275 words)

	Tactile Sensing and Teletaction Research
		To implement tactile feedback, we are considering the problems of tactile transduction, signal processing, tactile display, and human perception.
		We have developed a prototype 5 by 5 pressure display with 3 bits of resolution and are developing a 1 mm square tactile sensor with 8 by 8 elements.
		While the utility of shear stress display is application dependent, for applications such as surgery, where tissue is quite slippery, we have shown in a series of experiments that finer details are resolved when shear stress is not transmitted.
	robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu /~ronf/tactile.html (607 words)

	Braille Writing Methods
		Another disadvantage of paper braille is directly related to the tactile nature of reading braille: tactile skimming of text is much more difficult than visual skimming.
		There are several informative articles on tactile displays in a recently published book on the past, present, and future of braille.
		This short article includes a description of embossing and thermoforming along with the less well-known methods of "producing raised dots and lines by superimposing one material upon another." Both thermoforming and some of the latter methods are less acceptable to the braille reader due to their plastic, sticky, or rubbery tactile properties.
	www.dotlessbraille.org /tactiledisplays.htm (785 words)

	ARG: Tactile Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Yet we are beginning to see digital semblances of intelligence migrating into the environment and physical objects; ones which acknowledge the human physique, the tactility of existence.
		The Tactile Video project investigates and expands artistic practice in the use of interactive, computer-controlled video and "live" processing techniques using readily available desktop video systems.
		Tactile Video is presented by InterAccess, and the Art & Robotics Group.
	interaccess.org /arg/tv (1118 words)

	NCTD: Making Tactile Graphics
		There are various organisations including the NCTD who provide a design and production process, if you do wish to create your own tactile graphics we strongly recommend you seek advice and where possible attend a training course.
		There are basic principles of tactile graphic design which can be applied to any method of production, and without condiseration to these principles the graphics produced are typically unusable.
		There are many methods of producing tactile graphics, some of which apply themselves to certain types of graphics better than others.
	www.nctd.org.uk /MakingTG/index.asp (274 words)

	Australian College of Tactile Therapies, South Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After 20 years in the massage and allied tactile therapy business the ACTT has decided to change its name to reflect more of what of what we are going to do in the future as the Natural Health Academy of Australia.
		The Australian College Of Tactile Therapies (ACTT) for the past 20 years has specialised in teaching a wide variety of Massage Therapies to the South Australian Public.
		The Australian College of Tactile Therapies has arranged for those who complete the Advanced Diploma in Musculo-Skeletal Therapy to apply for status towards a Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Complementary Medicine from Charles Sturt University.
	www.tactilecollege.com (238 words)

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