Abstract: A topsheet for a touch screen includes a support layer having a touch surface and a second surface opposite the touch surface; a polarizer layer having a first surface and a second surface with the first surface of the polarizer in contact with the second surface of said support layer; and a first conductive layer in contact with the second surface of said polarizer.

Abstract: A method of applying an edge electrode pattern to a touch screen panel including printing an edge electrode pattern on decal paper; applying a cover coat over the electrode pattern; removing the decal paper; and transferring the edge electrode pattern to a touch screen panel. A decal to be used in accordance with this method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed, particularly, though by no means exclusively, useful in touch—screen computer CRT display systems and the like, and more generally in other force and/or torque measurement systems, as in weighing and the like, in which (1) lineal and/or rotational acceleration of the system is sensed in response to inertial interference effects such as tilt or movement that introduce errors into the force and/or torque measurements, and/or (2) inertial error correction from the force data itself is obtained, such as derivative order corrections; and such data is used to correct the force and/or torque measurements. A novel calibration technique for deriving appropriately descriptive coefficients to the particular system for the correcting data, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of applying an edge electrode pattern to a touch screen panel including printing an edge electrode pattern on decal paper; applying a cover coat over the electrode pattern; removing the decal paper; and transferring the edge electrode pattern to a touch screen panel. A decal to be used in accordance with this method.

Abstract: A system and method of measuring the position of a stylus relative to a computer information display device. The position is used to generate coordinates for the purpose of interacting with the computer. Applications may include pointing to icons on the display, picking menu items, editing of computer generated images, and feedback for input of hand drawn characters and graphics. The system uses the electrodes of the display device as part of the positioning circuit.

Abstract: A touch position sensor is shown in which a transducer or transducer array mounted to a side of a substrate generates pulse shear-mode acoustic wave and receives the partial wave reflected by the finger or other styles. An electronic circuitry connected to the transducers determine the position of the finger or style in geometrical coordinate terms by detecting time interval between the transmitted wave and reflected wave.

Abstract: A host computer system employs a touch sensitive display screen (touchscreen) as an input device. A controller receives positional signals from the touchscreen and transmits positional digital values indicative of (X, Y) coordinates of the point of contact of a touch device upon the touchscreen. The touch device may take the form of a touch pen which is electrically coupled to the controller or a human finger. The controller responds to different commands from the host computer to transmit inputs entered only by finger, only by pen, or by both finger and pen. Additional commands from the computer cause the controller to take a variety of different actions, including resizing the active area on the touchscreen which may be touched by the touch device.

Abstract: A digitizer including a support structure defining a digitizer area and a spacer element; a tensioned membrane disposed in spaced relationship to the support structure on the spacer element; and a peripheral flexible member extending from the support structure and including at least two independently flexible sections attached to the membrane and pretensioned counter to the tension of the membrane for deflecting and maintaining tension on the membrane to sustain the spaced relationship with the membrane relative to the structure.

Abstract: A network based hypertext display system employing a supervisory computer interconnected with one or more information display units and one or more remote document servers via a network, such as the Internet. The supervisory computer controls the content displayed by the display units by transferring to each unit a control information file as well as hypertext document files which are locally stored in the display units. The control file determines the extent to which the display unit can access remotely stored information and provides additional information which is used to alter the presentation to the user. Stored control information is used to rewrite hypertext document such that certain links are disabled, and to suppress the appearance of visual cues associated with the displayed anchor which identifies selected links in the referencing document.

Abstract: An electronic whiteboard is coupled to a computer which receives information from the whiteboard indicative of graphical user inputs entered via a writing region of the whiteboard and control inputs entered via a control region of the whiteboard. A driver executing on the computer receives the information transmitted by the whiteboard, performs certain actions on the received information and causes an application program to retrieve the information and store the information to a session file. The application provides a user interface which allows a user to view images generated on the whiteboard, store such images, view previously stored images and to manipulate the images in a variety of ways.

Abstract: A network based hypertext display system employing a supervisory computer interconnected with one or more information display units and one or more remote document servers via a network, such as the Internet. The supervisory computer controls the content displayed by the display units by transferring to each unit a control information file as well as hypertext document files which are locally stored in the display units. The control file determines the extent to which the display unit can access remotely stored information and provides additional information which is used to alter the presentation to the user. Stored control information is used to rewrite hypertext document such that certain links are disabled, and to suppress the appearance of visual cues associated with the displayed anchor which identifies selected links in the referencing document.

Abstract: A network based hypertext display system employing a supervisory computer interconnected with one or more information display units and one or more remote document servers via a network, such as the Internet. The supervisory computer controls the content displayed by the display units by transferring to each unit a control information file as well as hypertext document files which are locally stored in the display units. The control file determines the extent to which the display unit can access remotely stored information and provides additional information which is used to alter the presentation to the user. Stored control information is used to rewrite hypertext document such that certain links are disabled, and to suppress the appearance of visual cues associated with the displayed anchor which identifies selected links in the referencing document.

Abstract: A system for using a touch-sensitive computer input touchpad for computer cursor control and keypad emulation in which the system senses a touch on the touchpad surface, resolves lateral touch movement after the touch, and establishes cursor control on resolution of sufficient lateral movement.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed, particularly, though by no means exclusively, useful in touch--screen computer CRT display systems and the like, and more generally in other force and/or torque measurement systems, as in weighing and the like, in which (1) lineal and/or rotational acceleration of the system is sensed in response to inertial interference effects such as tilt or movement that introduce errors into the force and/or torque measurements, and/or (2) inertial error correction from the force data itself is obtained, such as derivative order corrections; and such data is used to correct the force and/or torque measurements. A novel calibration technique for deriving appropriately descriptive coefficients to the particular system for the correcting data, is also disclosed.

Abstract: An improved tablet for a digitizer including a stylus and a tablet for digitizi An 5 Vt pV:stylus position on the tablet as a function of the stylus current distribution over the tablet includes a first resistive coating on the face of the tablet for conducting stylus current to a plurality of current sensors about the periphery of the tablet; and one or more additional resistive coatings covering the first resistive coating and connected electrically in parallel with the first resistive coating for providing an additional wearing layer to protect and prolong the life of the first reactive coating, the additional resistive coatings having resistance values higher than the first resistive coating.

Abstract: A frontally shielded capacitive touch sensor system includes a capacitive touch sensor having a touch sensitive surface; a front shield mounted in front of the touch sensor and extending peripherally about the surface surrounding an exposed accessible area of the touch sensitive surface; a device for providing a first voltage on the touch sensor and detecting a change in capacitance representative of a touch to the touch sensor and for providing a second voltage on the front shield for controlling the capacitance between the touch sensor and the front shield and shielding the system from stray capacitance occurring at the front shield.

Abstract: A position sensing computer input device including a sensor with a sensing surface including a conductive sheet on which a human touch and the touch of an inanimate object may both be sensed. The device is able to discriminate between the two types of touch for allowing input with at least one of an inanimate object and a human touch.

Abstract: A system and method for emulating a mouse input device with a touchpad input device having a drag switch and touch device in which the direction of movement of the touch device across the touchpad surface is determined, a display cursor is caused to move in the same relative direction as the direction determined by the touch device, and the cursor movement is continued in that same relative direction either in or out of a drag mode, even after the touch device stops moving so as to allow the cursor to be moved a greater distance than the touch device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to augment keyboard input to a computer: the apparatus including a sensor mounted on the keyboard which is responsive to physical contact by the user's hand and which emits signals corresponding to changes in pressure and position on the sensor. The apparatus also includes a controller card including an analog to digital converter to convert the position and pressure information into digital form for input into the computer. The sensor is located so that the user's thumb has access to the surface of the sensor without the need to move his or her fingers from the keyboard. A method of entering data into a computer includes sensing the pressure applied by the user's hand on a sensor, converting the sensor signal into digital form, and entering the digital information as an input to the computer.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel computer-operated touch screen video display system in which the human operator by first touching a sub-area or chamber of the screen containing predetermined graphic information and then pointing on the screen to a different sub-area or chamber where it is desired to display said information may cause the processing equipment automatically to effect the transfer of said graphic information to and display of the same at the different sub-area, while also storing the information in the memory of the processing equipment.