Touch controlled display device
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a body having an opening to a display receiving area;
a display joined to the display receiving area;
a generally transparent contact element positioned between the opening and the display so that at least a part of an image presented by the display is viewed through the contact element;
at least two force sensitive elements between the contact element and the display receiving area, each force sensitive element adapted to generate a signal when a force has been applied to the contact element;
a controller to receive the signals and to determine a user input action based upon the signals received; and
wherein the force sensitive elements are adapted to detect the application of force along different axes and to generate signals that the controller can use to determine when a force has been applied to the contact element and along which of the different axes the force has been applied.
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, a display device is provided. The display device comprises a body having an opening to a display receiving area. A display is joined to the display receiving area and a generally transparent contact element positioned between the opening and the display. At least two force sensitive elements are between the contact element and the display receiving area, and each force sensitive element is adapted to generate a signal when a force has been applied to the contact element. A controller receives the signals and determines a user input action based upon the signals received. The force sensitive elements are adapted to detect the application of force along different axes and to generate signals that the controller can use to determine when a force has been applied to the contact element and along which of the different axes the force has been applied.
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26 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a body having an opening to a display receiving area;
a display joined to the display receiving area;
a generally transparent contact element positioned between the opening and the display so that at least a part of an image presented by the display is viewed through the contact element;
at least two force sensitive elements between the contact element and the display receiving area, each force sensitive element adapted to generate a signal when a force has been applied to the contact element;
a controller to receive the signals and to determine a user input action based upon the signals received; and
wherein the force sensitive elements are adapted to detect the application of force along different axes and to generate signals that the controller can use to determine when a force has been applied to the contact element and along which of the different axes the force has been applied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A display device comprising:
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a body having a display receiving area with a display therein;
a generally transparent contact element joined to the body for movement between a neutral position and two separate force applied positions into which the contact element can be moved within the display receiving area when a force is applied and arranged so that images presented by the display are viewed therethrough;
a plurality of force sensitive elements between the contact element and the display receiving area, each force sensitive element adapted to sense movement of the contact element into either of the force applied positions; and
a controller to determine a user input action based upon the force applied to the force sensitive elements by the contact element, wherein movement of the contact element into one of said two separate force applied positions require movement of the display along a different axis than movement of the contact element into the other one of said two force applied positions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A display device comprising:
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a body having a display receiving area;
a display joined to the body within the display receiving area;
a plurality of force sensing elements positioned in the display receiving area in association with the display so as to sense the application of force to the display along at least two separated axes; and
a controller to determine a user input action based upon sensed application of force to the display. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for operating a display device having a contact element positioned within a display receiving area on a body, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing the application of force by the contact element against structures holding the contact element to the display receiving area at least along two different possible axes of movement; and
determining a user input action based upon a sensed application of force to the display. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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