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Dual mode touch systems

  • US 8,274,496 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2008
  • Issued: 09/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for detecting a pointer comprising:

  • a waveguide;

    a touch surface over said waveguide on which pointer contacts are to be made;

    at least one reflecting device extending along a first side of said waveguide and touch surface, said reflecting device defining an optical path between the interior of said waveguide and a region of interest above said touch surface;

    at least one imaging device looking across said touch surface and into said waveguide, said at least one imaging device capturing images of said region of interest and within said waveguide including reflections from said reflecting device; and

    a lens constituted by a smoothly curved cutout provided in said waveguide, said at least one imaging device being accommodated by said cutout, said cutout including a highly polished surface through which said at least one imaging device looks into said waveguide.

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