Acoustic wave touch panel for use with a non-active stylus
First Claim
1. An acoustic wave touch panel responsive to a non-active stylus touch thereon comprising:
- an acoustic wave propagating substrate having a touch responsive surface and at least one acoustic wave generator mounted on said substrate to propagate acoustic waves along a plurality of generally parallel paths each representing a different axial touch position, a Z-axis force over a localized area of said touch surface by an acoustic wave perturbating material forming a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave intersecting said force;
an elastomeric layer overlying said touch responsive surface of said acoustic wave propagating substrate, said elastomeric layer being elastically deformable in response to a Z-axis force to transmit said Z-axis force to said acoustic wave propagating substrate to cause a perturbation in said acoustic wave; and
a load spreading plate with a stylus contacting surface, said plate overlying said elastomeric layer and transmitting to said elastomeric layer a Z-axis force generated by a non-active stylus contacting said load spreading plate surface to cause a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave propagating in said acoustic wave substrate.
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Abstract
An acoustic wave touch panel is shown for use with a non-active stylus. The acoustic wave touch panel includes an acoustic wave touch position sensor with an elastomeric substrate 20 overlying the touch position sensor and further including a stiff substrate overlying the elastomeric substrate. When a non-active stylus contacts a surface of the stiff substrate exerting a Z-axis force thereon, the Z-axis force is transmitted through the stiff substrate to the elastomeric substrate. The elastomeric substrate deforms in response to the Z-axis force and transmits the force to the acoustic wave touch sensor, the deformation of the elastomeric substrate absorbing or damping acoustic wave energy like a finger touch on the acoustic wave touch sensor.
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56 Claims
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1. An acoustic wave touch panel responsive to a non-active stylus touch thereon comprising:
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an acoustic wave propagating substrate having a touch responsive surface and at least one acoustic wave generator mounted on said substrate to propagate acoustic waves along a plurality of generally parallel paths each representing a different axial touch position, a Z-axis force over a localized area of said touch surface by an acoustic wave perturbating material forming a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave intersecting said force; an elastomeric layer overlying said touch responsive surface of said acoustic wave propagating substrate, said elastomeric layer being elastically deformable in response to a Z-axis force to transmit said Z-axis force to said acoustic wave propagating substrate to cause a perturbation in said acoustic wave; and a load spreading plate with a stylus contacting surface, said plate overlying said elastomeric layer and transmitting to said elastomeric layer a Z-axis force generated by a non-active stylus contacting said load spreading plate surface to cause a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave propagating in said acoustic wave substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An acoustic wave touch panel responsive to a non-active stylus touch thereon comprising:
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an acoustic wave propagating substrate having a touch responsive surface and at least one acoustic wave generator mounted on said substrate to propagate an acoustic wave along a path, a Z-axis force by an acoustic wave perturbating material on said touch surface at a position along said path forming a detectable perturbation in said acoustic wave; an elastomeric layer overlying said touch responsive surface of said acoustic wave propagating substrate, said elastomeric layer being elastically deformable in response to a Z-axis force to transmit said Z-axis force to said acoustic wave propagating substrate to cause a perturbation in said acoustic wave; and a load spreading plate with a stylus contacting surface, said load spreading plate overlying said elastomeric layer and transmitting to said elastomeric layer a Z-axis force generated by a non-active stylus contacting said load spreading plate surface to cause a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave propagating in said acoustic wave substrate. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An acoustic wave touch panel responsive to a non-active stylus touch thereon comprising:
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a transparent acoustic wave propagating substrate having a touch responsive surface and at least one acoustic wave generator mounted on said substrate to propagate acoustic waves along a plurality of generally parallel paths each representing a different axial touch position, a Z-axis force on said touch surface by an acoustic wave perturbating material forming a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave intersecting said touch; a transparent elastomeric layer overlying said touch responsive surface of said acoustic wave propagating substrate, said elastomeric layer being elastically deformable in response to a Z-axis force to transmit said Z-axis force to said acoustic wave propagating substrate to cause a perturbation in said acoustic wave; a transparent load spreading plate with a stylus contacting surface, said load spreading plate overlying said elastomeric layer and transmitting to said elastomeric layer a Z-axis force generated by a non-active stylus contacting said load spreading plate surface to cause a detectable perturbation in an acoustic wave propagating in said acoustic wave substrate; and an anti-reflective coating on at least one of said elastomeric layer, load spreading plate or substrate. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An acoustic wave touch panel responsive to a non-active stylus touch thereon, comprising:
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an acoustic wave propagating substrate having a touch responsive surface and at least one acoustic wave generator mounted on said substrate to propagate an acoustic wave along a path, a Z-axis force by an acoustic wave perturbating material on said touch surface at a position along said path forming a detectable perturbation in said acoustic wave; an overlay mounted on said touch responsive surface of said acoustic wave propagating substrate, said overlay including an acoustic wave perturbating material disposed adjacent said touch responsive surface, said acoustic wave perturbating material being responsive to a non-active stylus contact on said overlay creating a Z-axis force for transmitting to said acoustic wave propagating substrate a Z-axis force over a localized area that is greater than said stylus contact area. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. An acoustic wave touch panel comprising:
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an acoustic wave propagating substrate having a touch responsive surface and at least one acoustic wave generator mounted on said substrate to propagate an acoustic wave along a path, a Z-axis force by an acoustic wave perturbating material on said touch surface at a position along said path forming a detectable perturbation in said acoustic wave; an overlay mounted on said touch responsive surface of said acoustic wave propagating substrate, said overlay including an acoustic wave perturbating material disposed adjacent said touch responsive surface and having a Youngs Modulus in the approximate range of 1×
106 Newtons/meter2 to 1×
109 Newtons/meter2, said acoustic wave perturbating material being responsive to a Z-axis force on said overlay for transmitting a Z axis force to said acoustic wave propagating substrate. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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Specification