US5835080A
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Touch sensitive display
Assignee: AUO Corp
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Filing: 1992-05-12
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Granted: 1998-11-10
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Expires: 2012-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A touch screen display is presented which comprises a display screen, a plate of a rigid transparent material, mounting apparatus for mounting the plate on the display screen, touch sensing transducers cooperating with the mounting apparatus for producing a plurality of electrical signals in response to, and representative of, a force applied to the plate; the force results from tactile stimulus of the plate while the mounting apparatus includes a film composed of a transparent, elastic, adhesive compound, having a similar refractive index to that of the display screen; the adhesive compound being applied to one surface of the plate for bonding that surface to the display screen.
Inventors
- 👤 John Stuart Beeteson
- 👤 Adrian Mark Clitheroe
- 👤 Griffith John Lewis
- 👤 Edward Trevor Shepherd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G06F3/0414; G06F3/04144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A display comprising a display screen, a plate of a substantially rigid transparent material, mounting means for mounting the plate on the display screen, force sensing transducer means receiving forces via the mounting means for producing a plurality of electrical signals in response to and representative of a force applied to the plate by a tactile stimulus of the plate, wherein: said mounting means comprises a film composed of a transparent, elastic, adhesive compound, having a similar refractive index to that of the display screen; said adhesive compound being applied to one surface of said plate for bonding that surface to the display screen and transmitting said force applied to said force sensing transducer means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A display comprising a display screen, a plate of a substantially rigid transparent material, mounting means for mounting the plate on the display screen, force sensing transducer means receiving forces via the mounting means for producing a plurality of electrical signals in response to and representative of a force applied to the plate by a tactile stimulus of the plate, wherein: said mounting means comprises a film composed of a transparent, elastic, adhesive compound, having a similar refractive index to that of the display screen; said adhesive compound being applied to one surface of said plate for bonding that surface to the display screen and transmitting said force applied to said force sensing transducer means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The display as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said adhesive compound is of a viscosity which prevents a net flow of volume of the film during the operational lifetime of the display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The display as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said film is of a thickness which is resistant to a permanent set from repeated tactile stimulus of the plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The display as claimed in claim 3, wherein: said film is of sufficient thickness to allow movement of said plate both sufficiently towards and sufficiently away from said display screen in response to tactile stimuli and for registration of such tactile stimuli by said force sensing transducer means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The display as claimed in claim 4, wherein: said force sensing transducer means comprises an array of force sensitive transducers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The display as claimed in claim 5, wherein: said adhesive compound is a silicone dielectric gel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The display as claimed in claim 6, wherein: said gel is a copolymer of first and second compounds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The display as claimed in claim 7, wherein: said array of force sensitive transducers are arranged to detect tactile stimuli by receiving forces via tensile stressing of said gel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The display as claimed in claim 7, wherein: said array of force sensitive transducers are arranged to detect tactile stimuli by receiving forces via torsional stressing of said gel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a display comprising a display screen, a method for electrically detecting a tactile stimulus comprising, mounting means comprising a film composed of a transparent, elastic, adhesive compound, having a similar refractive index to that of said display screen; and a plate of a substantially rigid transparent material on the display screen; said adhesive compound being applied to one surface of said plate for bonding that surface to said display screen, and force sensing transducers receiving forces via said mounting means for producing a plurality of electrical signals in response to, and representative of, a force applied to said plate by the tactile stimulus of said plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a display comprising a display screen, a method for electrically detecting a tactile stimulus comprising, mounting means comprising a film composed of a transparent, elastic, adhesive compound, having a similar refractive index to that of said display screen; and a plate of a substantially rigid transparent material on the display screen; said adhesive compound being applied to one surface of said plate for bonding that surface to said display screen, and force sensing transducers receiving forces via said mounting means for producing a plurality of electrical signals in response to, and representative of, a force applied to said plate by the tactile stimulus of said plate.
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