PRESSURE-SENSITIVE TOUCH SCREEN
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1. A pressure-sensitive touch screen comprising:
- a housing;
at least one light receiver rigidly mounted in said housing;
a display flexibly mounted in said housing substantially above said at least one receiver, which depresses in response to pressure of a touch; and
a calculating unit connected to said at least one light receiver for receiving outputs indicating amounts of received light by said at least one receiver, and for determining that said display is being depressed based on an increase in an output of said at least one receiver.
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A pressure-sensitive touch screen including a housing, at least one light receiver rigidly mounted in the housing, a display flexibly mounted in the housing substantially above the at least one receiver, which depresses in response to pressure of a touch, and a calculating unit connected to the at least one light receiver for receiving outputs indicating amounts of received light by the at least one receiver, and for determining that the display is being depressed based on an increase in an output of the at least one receiver.
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1. A pressure-sensitive touch screen comprising:
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a housing; at least one light receiver rigidly mounted in said housing; a display flexibly mounted in said housing substantially above said at least one receiver, which depresses in response to pressure of a touch; and a calculating unit connected to said at least one light receiver for receiving outputs indicating amounts of received light by said at least one receiver, and for determining that said display is being depressed based on an increase in an output of said at least one receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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