Electronic device with an elevated and texturized display

Abstract

An electronic device may have a multi-touch display device and a texturizing polymer layer. The texturizing polymer layer can elevate a surface portion of the texturizing polymer layer to a level to texturize information displayed on the multi-touch display device. A gesture may be detected for the elevated surface portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a multi-touch display device, wherein a texturizing polymer layer is arranged above the multi-touch display device and the multi-touch display device is substantially rigid;   a controller further configured to control the texturizing polymer layer to elevate a surface portion to a level to texturize a key on a keyboard displayed on the multi-touch display device; and   a sensor configured to detect a gesture on the elevated surface portion, wherein the gesture applies pressure or force to a part of the elevated surface portion and the gesture includes a touch input of the elevated surface portion.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the gesture is further based on a finger force applied to a top of the elevated surface portion. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the gesture is further based on a detected pull by a pinch input or a detected scrolling input of the elevated surface portion. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a motion sensor or an orientation sensor configured to detect an orientation change; and 
 circuitry configured to update the elevation of the elevated surface portion based on the detected orientation change. 
 
     
     
         5 . A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a multi-touch display device of the electronic device, an input, wherein a texturizing polymer layer is arranged above the multi-touch display device and the multi-touch display device is substantially rigid;   controlling, by a controller, the texturizing polymer layer to elevate a surface portion to a level to texturize a key on a keyboard displayed on the multi-touch display device; and   detecting a gesture on the elevated surface portion, wherein the gesture applies pressure or force to a part of the elevated surface portion and the gesture includes a touch input of the elevated surface portion.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the gesture is further based on a finger force applied to a top of the elevated surface portion. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the gesture is further based on a detected pull by a pinch input or a detected scrolling input of the elevated surface portion. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising:
 detecting, by a motion sensor or an orientation sensor, an orientation change; and 
 updating the elevation of the elevated surface portion based on the detected orientation change.