System and method for converting crt touchscreen monitor to flat touchscreen monitor

A flat touchscreen monitor, comprising:

• a flatscreen;
• a touchscreen controller;
• a source for generating a drive voltage;
• a first curved-array of connectors disposed on a first printed circuit board (PCB), wherein each of the connectors of the first curved-array is configured to receive the drive voltage;
• a first straight-array of infrared (IR) transmitters attached to a first straight-array of connectors disposed on a second PCB, wherein the first straight-array of IR transmitters are situated substantially vertical along a first side of the flatscreen, and configured to:
• receive the drive voltage via the first curved-array of connectors, respectively;
• and
• generate a set of horizontally-propagating IR signals in response to the drive voltage;
• a first straight-array of IR receivers attached to a second straight-array of connectors disposed on a third PCB, wherein the first straight-array of IR receivers are situated substantially vertical along a second side of the flatscreen, and configured to:
• receive the first set of horizontally-propagating IR signals;
• and
• generate a first set of electrical signals based on the set of horizontally-propagating IR signals, respectively;
• and
• a second curved-array of connectors disposed on a fourth PCB, and configured to receive the first set of electrical signals for routing to the touchscreen controller, respectively;
• a third curved-array of connectors disposed on a fifth PCB, wherein each of the connectors of the third curved-array is configured to receive the drive voltage;
• a second straight-array of infrared (IR) transmitters attached to a third straight-array of connectors disposed on a sixth PCB, wherein the second straight-array of IR transmitters are situated substantially horizontal along a third side of the flatscreen, and configured to:
• receive the drive voltage via the third curved-array of connectors, respectively;
• and
• generate a set of vertically-propagating IR signals in response to the drive voltage;
• a second straight-array of IR receivers attached to a fourth straight-array of connectors disposed on a seventh PCB, wherein the second straight-array of IR receivers are situated substantially horizontal along a fourth side of the flatscreen, and configured to:
• receive the set of vertically-propagating IR signals;
• and
• generate a second set of electrical signals based on the set of vertically-propagating IR signals, respectively;
• and
• a fourth curved-array of connectors disposed on an eight PCB, and configured to receive the second set of electrical signals for routing to the touchscreen controller, respectively;
• wherein the touchscreen controller is configured to determine an object touching the flatscreen based on the first and second sets of electrical signals.