Display with an optical sensor
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1. A display system comprising:
- a display panel to display images on a front side of the display panel;
a bezel extending from and outside the perimeter of the display panel;
a designated area on the bezel;
a three dimensional optical sensor to generate information that determines if an object is in contact with the designated area on the bezel; and
a light source to project a plurality of patterns onto the designated area on the bezel, each pattern of the plurality of patterns to indicate a respective function to be performed if contact is made between the object and the designated area;
wherein the designated area is to indicate multiple functions, each function of the multiple functions visually indicated by a different pattern of the plurality of patterns projected onto the designated area by the light source; and
wherein a first pattern of the plurality of patterns is a slider, and a second pattern of the plurality of patterns is a scroll wheel.
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Abstract
A display system can include a panel 110. The panel 110 can include a perimeter 117 and can display images on a front side. A bezel 170 can extend from the perimeter of the panel. The display system can include a designated area 140 on the bezel. A three dimensional optical sensor 115 can generate information to determine if an object is in contact with the designated area on the bezel.
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1. A display system comprising:
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a display panel to display images on a front side of the display panel; a bezel extending from and outside the perimeter of the display panel; a designated area on the bezel; a three dimensional optical sensor to generate information that determines if an object is in contact with the designated area on the bezel; and a light source to project a plurality of patterns onto the designated area on the bezel, each pattern of the plurality of patterns to indicate a respective function to be performed if contact is made between the object and the designated area; wherein the designated area is to indicate multiple functions, each function of the multiple functions visually indicated by a different pattern of the plurality of patterns projected onto the designated area by the light source; and wherein a first pattern of the plurality of patterns is a slider, and a second pattern of the plurality of patterns is a scroll wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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illuminating a first designated area on a bezel with a first light pattern comprising a slider to indicate a first function, the bezel extending from and outside a perimeter of a display panel; detecting the first designated area with a three dimensional optical sensor; determining from first information provided by the three dimensional optical sensor if an object is less than a contact distance from the first designated area; performing the first function corresponding to the slider in response to determining that the object is less than the contact distance from the first designated area; illuminating a second designated area with a second light pattern comprising a scroll wheel to indicate a second function; detecting the second designated area with the three dimensional optical sensor; determining from second information provided by the three dimensional optical sensor if the object is less than the contact distance from the second designated area; and performing the second function corresponding to the scroll wheel in response to determining that the object is less than the contact distance from the designated area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that upon execution cause a processor to:
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cause a plurality of light patterns to be projected onto a designated area of a bezel that extends from and is outside a perimeter of a display panel, each light pattern of the plurality of light patterns associated with a different function to be performed upon an object contacting the designated area, and wherein a first light pattern of the plurality of light patterns includes a slider, and a second light pattern of the plurality of light patterns includes a scroll wheel; receive information from a three dimensional optical sensor; determine from the information if an object is contacting the designated area, wherein the object is determined to be contacting the designated area in response to the object being less than a contact distance from the designated area of the bezel; and perform a particular function associated with a light pattern of the plurality of light patterns in response to determining that the object is contacting the designated area. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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