DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20080246722A1
• Filed: 04/02/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Japan Display West Incorporated (Japan Display Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Harada, Tsutomu, Yamaguchi, Kazunori, Tateuchi, Mitsuru, Tsuzaki, Ryoichi
• Application Number:
  US12/061,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20080246722A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0842 forming a memory circuit, e.g. a dynamic memory with one capacitor
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/142 the light being detected by light detection means within each pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence

Abstract

A display apparatus includes an input/output unit adapted to display an image and sense light incident thereon from the outside. The input/output unit is capable of accepting simultaneous inputting to a plurality of points on a display screen of the input/output unit. The display screen is covered with a transparent or translucent protective sheet.

Claims

1. A display apparatus including an input/output unit adapted to display an image and sense light incident thereon from the outside, the input/output unit being adapted to accept simultaneous inputting to a plurality of points on a display screen of the input/output unit, the display screen being covered with a transparent or translucent protective sheet.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the protective sheet is partially recessed or raised in a particular shape.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the protective sheet is partially recessed or raised in a particular shape corresponding to a user interface displayed on the display screen.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protective sheet is colored.