US4814760A
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Information display and entry device
Assignee: Wang Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1987-04-30
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Granted: 1989-03-21
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Expires: 2007-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A device for both entering and displaying information includes imaging circuitry in which a plurality of elements each has a visual characteristic which is visible at a writing surface and which depends on electrically stimulating the element via conductive circuitry, the imaging circuitry is arranged to produce electrical manifestations at the conductive circuitry in response to writing stimuli, and the device also includes control circuitry which delivers electrical signals to the conductive circuitry to form an image and converts the electrical manifestations into digital form.
Inventors
- 👤 James P. Johnston
- 👤 Donald L. Russell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:50
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G06F3/0412; G06F3/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
Apparatus for both entering input information into and displaying output information from a data processor, comprising a writing surface on which writing stimuli are applied by depressing said writing surface at locations corresponding to said input information, a plurality of elements associated with said writing surface and each comprising a single material that both produces electrical effects in response to said depressing of said writing surface and exhibits an optical characteristic in response to electrical stimulation of said material, said optical characteristic being visible at said writing surface, conductive means at which said electrical effects are produced in response to said depressing of said writing surface and arranged to deliver said electrical stimulation to said material control circuitry for delivering said electrical stimulation to said conductive means to form an image of said output information visible at said writing surface and for converting said electrical effects to a digital form representative of said input information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
Apparatus for both entering input information into and displaying output information from a data processor, comprising a writing surface on which writing stimuli are applied by depressing said writing surface at locations corresponding to said input information, a plurality of elements associated with said writing surface and each comprising a single material that both produces electrical effects in response to said depressing of said writing surface and exhibits an optical characteristic in response to electrical stimulation of said material, said optical characteristic being visible at said writing surface, conductive means at which said electrical effects are produced in response to said depressing of said writing surface and arranged to deliver said electrical stimulation to said material control circuitry for delivering said electrical stimulation to said conductive means to form an image of said output information visible at said writing surface and for converting said electrical effects to a digital form representative of said input information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said material comprises a fluid material contained between said writing surface and a support layer parallel to and spaced from said writing surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said fluid material comprises a liquid crystalline material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said conductive means comprise a pair of electrodes associated with each said element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said writing surface comprises a resilient layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said conductive means comprises a set of row conductors and a set of column conductors, said two sets intersecting to define a grid of locations each corresponding to one of said elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said control circuitry comprises driver circuitry for scanning selected said row conductors and said column conductors to form said image, and sensor circuitry for sensing said electrical effects at selected said column conductors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising control circuitry for interlacing the operation of said driver and sensor circuitries.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said electrodes and the associated said material are arranged so that said electrical manifestations correspond to changes in conductance of said element resulting from said stimuli.
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