Patent · US Expired

Pen input to liquid crystal display

US5610629A · kind A · utility

120Cited by
27References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 1994
Grant dateMar 11, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 14, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/046
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A liquid crystal display comprises multiple capacitors which apply electric fields to liquid crystal material located between the capacitor plates. In the invention, each capacitor is associated with a sensor which detects the presence of a hand-held stylus. The detection can be done optically, acoustically, by pressure, by temperature, or by other means.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.