Bezel sensitive touch screen system
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1. A touch screen comprising:
- a panel comprising a display area, a non-display bezel area having a left bezel area, a right bezel area, a top bezel area, and a bottom bezel area, and a gap area between the display area and the non-display bezel area of the panel, the non-display bezel area at least partially surrounding the display area, and wherein the gap area has a non-infinitesimal width;
a first pattern of conducting material arranged on the display area of the panel, the first pattern of conducting material being transparent and being formed as a geometric shaped lattice with a first pitch; and
a second pattern of conducting material arranged on the bottom bezel area of the panel and being formed as a diamond shaped lattice with a second pitch;
a third pattern of conducting material arranged on the left bezel area and being formed as a diamond shaped lattice with a third pitch;
and a fourth pattern of conducting material arranged on the right bezel area and being formed as a diamond shaped lattice with a fourth pitch,wherein the gap area includes a fifth pattern of conducting material and forms an insensitive area that separates the first pattern of conducting material from at least the second pattern of conducting material,and wherein the first pitch is different from the second, third and fourth pitches.
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Abstract
A touch screen and machine-implemented method for providing a touch screen panel are provided. The touch screen is formed on a panel including a display area and a bezel area that at least partially surrounds the display area. The touch screen includes a first pattern of conducting material arranged on the display area of the panel and a second pattern of conducting material arranged on the bezel area of the panel, where the first pattern of conducting material is transparent.
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1. A touch screen comprising:
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a panel comprising a display area, a non-display bezel area having a left bezel area, a right bezel area, a top bezel area, and a bottom bezel area, and a gap area between the display area and the non-display bezel area of the panel, the non-display bezel area at least partially surrounding the display area, and wherein the gap area has a non-infinitesimal width; a first pattern of conducting material arranged on the display area of the panel, the first pattern of conducting material being transparent and being formed as a geometric shaped lattice with a first pitch; and a second pattern of conducting material arranged on the bottom bezel area of the panel and being formed as a diamond shaped lattice with a second pitch; a third pattern of conducting material arranged on the left bezel area and being formed as a diamond shaped lattice with a third pitch; and a fourth pattern of conducting material arranged on the right bezel area and being formed as a diamond shaped lattice with a fourth pitch, wherein the gap area includes a fifth pattern of conducting material and forms an insensitive area that separates the first pattern of conducting material from at least the second pattern of conducting material, and wherein the first pitch is different from the second, third and fourth pitches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing a touch screen panel, the method comprising:
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providing a first pattern of conducting material as a geometric shaped lattice with a first pitch in a display area of the touch screen panel, the first pattern of conducting material being transparent; providing a second pattern of conducting material as a geometric shaped lattice with a second pitch in a non-display bezel area of the touch screen panel, wherein the second pattern is different from the first pattern; and providing a third pattern of conducting material in a gap area between the display area and the non-display bezel area of the touch screen panel, wherein the gap area has a non-infinitesimal width; providing a fourth pattern of conducting material as a geometric shaped lattice with a fourth pitch in the non-display bezel area of the touch screen panel; and providing a fifth pattern is provided as a geometric shaped lattice with a fifth pitch in the non-display bezel area of the touch screen panel, and wherein the first pitch is different from the second, fourth, and fifth pitches, wherein the gap area forms an insensitive area that separates the first pattern of conducting material from the second pattern of conducting material, and wherein the first pitch is different from the second, fourth, and fifth pitches. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a panel comprising a display area, a bezel area, and a gap area between the display area and the bezel area, wherein the gap area has a non-infinitesimal width; a first pattern of conducting material arranged on the display area of the panel as a diamond shaped lattice with a first pitch, the first pattern of conducting material being transparent; a second pattern of conducting material arranged on the bezel area of the panel as a diamond shaped lattice with a second pitch; a third pattern of conducting material in the gap area between the display area and the bezel area of the panel, wherein the third pattern of conducting material forms an insensitive area that separates the first pattern of conducting material from the at least second pattern of conducting material; a fourth pattern of conducting material arranged on the bezel area of the panel as a diamond shaped lattice with a fourth pitch; a fifth pattern of conducting material arranged on the bezel area of the panel as a diamond shaped lattice with a fifth pitch wherein the first pitch is different from the second, fourth and fifth pitches; and a controller configured for sensing changes in capacitances of the first pattern of conducting material and configured for sensing changes in capacitances of the second pattern of conducting material as a result of a user interaction with the touch screen panel, the controller being further configured to determine whether the user interaction is located in the display area of the panel or in the bezel area of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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