Infrared touch system for flexible displays
First Claim
1. A touch interface moveable in multiple dimensions between a first state and a second state, the touch interface comprising:
- a plurality of emitters arranged along a first edge of a flexible display component to emit light that propagates across a surface of the flexible display component, wherein when the touch interface is in the first state, the plurality of emitters are in a first position, and when the touch interface is in the second state, at least one of the plurality of emitters is in a second position different from the first position;
a plurality of receivers arranged along a second edge of the flexible display component to detect light, wherein when the touch interface is in the first state, the plurality of receivers are in a third position, and when the touch interface is in the second state, at least one of the plurality of receivers is in a fourth position different from the third position;
a touch controller coupled to the plurality of emitters and the plurality of receivers, the touch controller configured to;
cause one or more of the plurality of emitters to emit light,receive, from the plurality of receivers, one or more signals indicative of detected light at the plurality of receivers, anddetermine at least one of a user interaction with the flexible display component or a current state of flexing of the flexible display component based on the one or more signals indicative of light detected at the plurality of receivers.
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Abstract
A touch interface includes a plurality of emitters arranged along a first edge of a flexible electronics component to emit light that propagates across a surface of the flexible electronics component and a plurality of receivers arranged along a second edge of the flexible electronics component to detect light. The touch interface further includes a touch controller coupled to the plurality of emitters and the plurality of receivers. The touch controller is configured to cause one or more of the plurality of emitters to emit light, receive one or more signals indicative of detected light at the plurality of receivers, and determine at least one of a user interaction with the flexible electronics component or a current state of flexing of the flexible electronics component.
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19 Claims
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1. A touch interface moveable in multiple dimensions between a first state and a second state, the touch interface comprising:
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a plurality of emitters arranged along a first edge of a flexible display component to emit light that propagates across a surface of the flexible display component, wherein when the touch interface is in the first state, the plurality of emitters are in a first position, and when the touch interface is in the second state, at least one of the plurality of emitters is in a second position different from the first position; a plurality of receivers arranged along a second edge of the flexible display component to detect light, wherein when the touch interface is in the first state, the plurality of receivers are in a third position, and when the touch interface is in the second state, at least one of the plurality of receivers is in a fourth position different from the third position; a touch controller coupled to the plurality of emitters and the plurality of receivers, the touch controller configured to; cause one or more of the plurality of emitters to emit light, receive, from the plurality of receivers, one or more signals indicative of detected light at the plurality of receivers, and determine at least one of a user interaction with the flexible display component or a current state of flexing of the flexible display component based on the one or more signals indicative of light detected at the plurality of receivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A flexible electronics assembly comprising:
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a flexible display component movable in two dimensions between a first state and a second state; a support structure component adhered to the flexible display component; and a touch interface, the touch interface including; a plurality of emitters mounted to the support structure component and arranged along a first edge of the flexible display component to emit light that propagates across a surface of the flexible display component, wherein when the flexible display component is in the first state, the plurality of emitters are in a first position, and when the flexible display component is in the second state, at least one of the plurality of emitters is in a second position different from the first position; a plurality of receivers mounted to the support structure component and arranged along a second edge of the flexible display component to detect light, wherein when the flexible display component is in the first state, the plurality of receivers are in a third position, and when the flexible display component is in the second state, at least one of the plurality of receivers is in a fourth position different from the third position; and a touch controller coupled to the plurality of emitters and the plurality of receivers, the touch controller configured to; cause one or more of the plurality of emitters to emit light, receive, from the plurality of receivers, one or more signals indicative of detected light at the plurality of receivers, and determine at least one of a user interaction with the flexible display component or a current state of flexing of the flexible display component based on the one or more signals indicative of light detected at the plurality of receivers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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