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US 12,169,339 B2Granted
Touch screen for privacy display
AssigneeRealD Spark, LLC
InventorsJonathan Harrold, Graham J. Woodgate
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Abstract
A display comprises a polarised output spatial light modulator, switchable liquid crystal retarder, absorbing polariser and touch panel electrodes. The electrodes of the switchable liquid crystal retarder shield the touch panel electrodes from the electrical noise of the spatial light modulator addressing. The touch panel control and sensing may be synchronised with the driving signal of the switchable liquid crystal retarder. The touch panel may be operated independently of the timing of the data addressing of the spatial light modulator.
Claims26
A touch input display device comprising:
- a spatial light modulator (SLM) arranged to output light;
- a display polariser arranged on the output side of the SLM, wherein the display polariser is a linear polariser;
- an additional polariser arranged on the output side of the display polariser wherein the additional polariser is a linear polariser;
- a switchable liquid crystal retarder comprising a layer of liquid crystal material arranged between the display polariser and the additional polariser;
- switchable retarder control electrodes arranged to apply a voltage for controlling the state of the switchable liquid crystal retarder;
- at least one passive retarder arranged between the display polariser and the additional polariser;
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- at least one touch electrode array arranged in a layer on the output side of the switchable retarder control electrodes.
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