Displays and information input devices
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1. An integrated display and input device, comprising:
- a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output;
at least one sensor operative to sense a position of an object with respect to the pixel array when the object is within a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array;
at least one illuminator that provides backlighting and illuminates the object within the predetermined degree of propinquity; and
circuitry that receives an output from the at least one sensor and provides a non-imagewise input representing the position of the object relative to the pixel array to utilization circuitry.
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An integrated display and input device including a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output, at least one sensor operative to sense at least a position of at least one object with respect to the pixel array when the at least one object has at least a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array and circuitry receiving an output from the at least one sensor and providing a non-imagewise input representing the position of the at least one object relative to the pixel array to utilization circuitry.
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1. An integrated display and input device, comprising:
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a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output; at least one sensor operative to sense a position of an object with respect to the pixel array when the object is within a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array; at least one illuminator that provides backlighting and illuminates the object within the predetermined degree of propinquity; and circuitry that receives an output from the at least one sensor and provides a non-imagewise input representing the position of the object relative to the pixel array to utilization circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An integrated display and input device, comprising:
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a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output; at least one illuminator that illuminates an object, the at least one illuminator is located substantially in a same plane as at least one backlighting illuminator associated with the pixel array; at least one sensor operative to sense a position of the object with respect to the pixel array when the object has a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array; and circuitry for receiving an output from the at least one sensor and providing a non-imagewise input representing the position of the object relative to the pixel array.
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44. An integrated display and input device, comprising:
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a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output; a detector assembly arranged at an edge of a viewing plane defining plate, the detector assembly includes a support substrate and an arrangement of sensor elements, wherein at least one sensor element in the arrangement of sensor elements detects electromagnetic radiation at a baseline level and senses the position of the object with respect to the pixel array when the object is within a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array; and circuitry that receives an output from the detector assembly and provides a non-imagewise input to utilization circuitry, the non-imagewise input represents the position of the object relative to the pixel array and corresponds to a location of the at least one sensor element in the arrangement when an amount of electromagnetic radiation or a change in the amount of electromagnetic radiation detected by the at least one sensor element exceeds a first predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A position sensing assembly comprising:
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a plate defining a surface; at least one pixel array including a plurality of detector elements detecting electromagnetic radiation at a baseline level, said at least one pixel array being operative to sense a position of an object with respect to said surface according to locations of ones of said plurality of detector elements at which at least one of the amount of electromagnetic radiation detected or the change in the amount of electromagnetic radiation detected exceed a predetermined threshold, said at least one pixel array being operative to sense at least a position of at least one object with respect to said at least one pixel array when said at least one object has at least a predetermined degree of propinquity to said at least one pixel array; and circuitry receiving an output from said at least one pixel array and providing a non-imagewise input representing the position of said at least one object relative to said at least one pixel array to utilization circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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