PRESSURE SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A pressure sensing display device, comprising:
- a cover layer;
a base layer;
a plurality of display pixels provided above the base layer and below the cover layer;
a plurality of pressure sensing elements provided above the base layer, wherein each of the pressure sensing elements is addressable to provide an output based on a force applied to the pressure sensing element; and
at least one amplifier configured to detect the output of each addressed pressure sensing element and provide an output pressure value.
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Abstract
A pressure sensing architecture for use with liquid crystal (LC), organic light emitting diode (OLED), electrophoretic, or other similarly fabricated displays. The described architecture includes a bottom TFT structure and a top structure with color filter material, and with liquid crystal, electrophoretic or OLED material provided in between. A piezoelectric or equivalent material is provided within the display assembly. Transmitting and receiving electrodes can be used to electrically bias the piezoelectric or equivalent material, which provides an analog electrical signal in response to incident touch pressure.
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23 Claims
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1. A pressure sensing display device, comprising:
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a cover layer; a base layer; a plurality of display pixels provided above the base layer and below the cover layer; a plurality of pressure sensing elements provided above the base layer, wherein each of the pressure sensing elements is addressable to provide an output based on a force applied to the pressure sensing element; and at least one amplifier configured to detect the output of each addressed pressure sensing element and provide an output pressure value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of pressure sensing in a display device comprising:
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providing a plurality of display pixels provided above a base layer and below a cover layer of the display device; providing a plurality of pressure sensing elements above the base layer; addressing each of the pressure sensing elements is addressable to provide an output based on a force applied to the pressure sensing element; and detecting the output of each addressed pressure sensing element at at least one amplifier to provide an output pressure value.
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