Touch sensing
Abstract
A touch - screen device includes a radiation source (202), a waveguide (204) configured to receive radiation (210) emitted by the source and to cause some of the radiation (A) to undergo total internal reflection within the waveguide, a pliable frustrating layer (206) disposed relative to the waveguide to enable the frustrating layer to contact (201) the waveguide when the frustrating layer is physically deformed, the frustrating layer being configured to cause frustration of the total internal reflection of the received radiation within the waveguide when the frustrating layer is physically deformed to contact the waveguide such that some of the received radiation (A,B) escapes from the waveguide at the contact point, an imaging sensor 8208) configured to detect some of the radiation that escapes from the waveguide, and a structure (309,409, 509, 609,709, 809,909, 1009, 1109, 1209, 1309, 1409) disposed relative to the frustrating layer, the structure configured to steer at least a portion of the radiation (A) that escapes from the waveguide toward the imaging sensor (208).
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| US2010302185A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US2010302196A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US2010302210A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| WO2010141372A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| WO2010141380A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| WO2010141453A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| WO2010141380A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| WO2010141372A3This record | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
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| WO2010141453A8 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A8 | |
| EP2438502A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| CN102576265A | China | A | |
| KR20120090020A | Republic of Korea | A | |
| EP2438502B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| US8624853B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US8736581B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
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| Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase122 | 122 | WO | |
| Non-entry into the national phaseNENP | NENP | DE | |
| Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application121 | 121 | WO |
Numbers
- Publication
- 2010/141372
- Publication, DOCDB
- 2010141372
- Publication, EPODOC
- WO2010141372
- Application
- 36684
- Application, DOCDB
- 2010036684
- Application, EPODOC
- WO2010US36684
Titles2
- English
- TOUCH SENSING
- French
- DÉTECTION TACTILE
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- G06F3/0412
- G06F3/0317
- G06F3/042
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- G06F2203/04808
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- G06F3 042
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