WO2006134552A3 - Flexible displays and user input means therefor - Google Patents

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WO2006134552A3
WO2006134552A3 PCT/IB2006/051878 IB2006051878W WO2006134552A3 WO 2006134552 A3 WO2006134552 A3 WO 2006134552A3 IB 2006051878 W IB2006051878 W IB 2006051878W WO 2006134552 A3 WO2006134552 A3 WO 2006134552A3
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flexible display
display substrate
light
user input
input means
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Berkel Cornelis Van
James Bateman
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Koninkl Philips Electronics Nv
Berkel Cornelis Van
James Bateman
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • G06F3/042—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
    • G06F3/0421—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • G06F3/042—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/00 - G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/041—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/041 - G06F3/045
    • G06F2203/04109—FTIR in optical digitiser, i.e. touch detection by frustrating the total internal reflection within an optical waveguide due to changes of optical properties or deformation at the touch location

Abstract

A flexible display device (1 ), and method of sensing user input, comprising: a flexible display substrate (20); a light emitter (34) positioned to emit visible and/or infra-red light (38) into the flexible display substrate (20) via an edge of the flexible display substrate (20); and a light sensor (36) positioned to sense light (38) emitted from the light emitter (34) that exits the flexible display substrate (20) at an edge of the flexible display substrate (20) having been internally reflected in the flexible display substrate (20); wherein the amount of the light (38) emitted from the light emitter (34) that reaches the light sensor (36) is dependent upon how much of the light (38) escapes from the flexible display substrate (20) dependent upon the physical deformation of the flexible display substrate (20), the user input being provided by a user physically deforming the flexible display substrate (20). In other embodiments, a flexible lightguide (50), e.g. a fibre-optic cable, is attached to the flexible display substrate (20).
PCT/IB2006/051878 2005-06-14 2006-06-13 Flexible displays and user input means therefor WO2006134552A2 (en)

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