Touch-Sensitive Display
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1. A touch-sensitive display device, comprising:
- a display system configured to generate substantially planar output display images;
a capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system that includes one or more electrodes disposed in one or more planes that are substantially parallel to the plane in which output display images are displayed, the capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system being configured to change one or more capacitances associated with one or more of the electrodes in response to a change in relative position between an input mechanism and the touch-sensitive display device and the capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system being configured to generate an output representation of the one or more capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes; and
a photo-sensitive sensing system configured to sense light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system and generate an output representation of the sensed light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system, the touch-sensitive display device being configured to;
identify changes in capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes based on output representations of the capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes generated by the capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system;
detect one or more identified changes in capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes; and
in response to detecting the one or more identified changes in capacitances, adapt parameters of the photo-sensitive sensing system to facilitate observation, within output representations of the sensed light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system generated by the photo-sensitive sensing system, of effects on the light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system that occur when the one or more identified changes in capacitances are detected.
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Abstract
A display system is configured to generate output display images. In addition, the display system includes a touch-sensitive sensing system and a photo-sensitive sensing system configured to sense light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system and generate an output representation of the sensed light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system.
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1. A touch-sensitive display device, comprising:
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a display system configured to generate substantially planar output display images; a capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system that includes one or more electrodes disposed in one or more planes that are substantially parallel to the plane in which output display images are displayed, the capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system being configured to change one or more capacitances associated with one or more of the electrodes in response to a change in relative position between an input mechanism and the touch-sensitive display device and the capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system being configured to generate an output representation of the one or more capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes; and a photo-sensitive sensing system configured to sense light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system and generate an output representation of the sensed light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system, the touch-sensitive display device being configured to; identify changes in capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes based on output representations of the capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes generated by the capacitive touch-sensitive sensing system; detect one or more identified changes in capacitances associated with the one or more electrodes; and in response to detecting the one or more identified changes in capacitances, adapt parameters of the photo-sensitive sensing system to facilitate observation, within output representations of the sensed light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system generated by the photo-sensitive sensing system, of effects on the light directed to the photo-sensitive sensing system that occur when the one or more identified changes in capacitances are detected. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A touch-sensitive display device, comprising:
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a light emitting layer including light emitting elements configured to generate an output display image and light detecting elements; a capacitive touch-sensitive layer including one or more electrodes; driving circuitry for driving the light emitting elements to generate an output display image; and one or more electronic processing elements configured to; identify output received from one or more of the light detecting elements; identify output received from at least one of the electrodes; and based on at least one of the identified outputs, determine a position of an input mechanism in proximity to the touch-sensitive display device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of operating a touch-sensitive display device that includes a capacitive touch-sensitive layer having one or more electrodes, a light emitting layer having light emitting elements, and one or more light detecting elements, the method comprising:
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monitoring one or more electric fields associated with one or more of the electrodes of the capacitive touch-sensitive layer; based on monitoring the one or more electric fields associated with one or more of the electrodes of the capacitive touch-sensitive layer, identifying at least one change to at least one electric field associated with at least one of the one or more electrodes of the capacitive touch-sensitive layer; as a consequence of having identified at least one change to at least one electric field associated with at least one of the one or more electrodes of the capacitive touch-sensitive layer, determining a position of the input mechanism relative to the light emitting layer based on the one or more electrodes of the capacitive touch-sensitive layer for which changes to the electric fields associated with the one or more electrodes were identified; increasing an intensity of light emitted by one or more of the light emitting elements of the light emitting layer located in positions within the light emitting layer that correspond to the determined position of the input mechanism relative to the light emitting layer; receiving, from one or more of the light detecting elements, input conveying information about light that is incident on the one or more light detecting elements; and monitoring light reflected from the input mechanism based on the received input from the one or more light detecting elements. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A display device, comprising:
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a display apparatus including light emitting elements and light detecting elements; a touch-sensitive sensor layer configured to transmit light emitted by the light emitting elements; and an electronic processing element coupled to the display apparatus and the touch-sensitive layer, wherein the electronic processing element is configured to; receive input from the sensor layer; determine a position of an input mechanism in proximity to the device based on the input received from the sensor layer; and adjust an operating parameter of the display apparatus based on the position of the input mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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