Advances in interactive display technologies

Abstract

How we interface and interact with computing, communications, and entertainment devices is going through revolutionary changes, with natural user inputs based on touch, gesture, and voice replacing or augmenting the use of traditional user interfaces based on the keyboard, mouse, trackballs, joysticks, and so forth. In particular, mobile devices have rapidly transitioned to adopt touch screen technologies as the primary means of user interface during recent years, enabling fun new interactive applications and experiences for the users. We have dedicated this special section of the Journal of the Society for Information Display to present an overview of recent developments and trends in the emerging field of interactive display technologies.

Compact and high resolution virtual mouse using lens array and light sensor

“…In this paper, all the design will be implemented for working area size of 10cm by 10cm and working distance of 12cm. (2) Resolution of virtual mouse should be no lower than that of current device. Specifically, to replace touchpad/touchscreen or opto-mechanical mouse, the minimum requirement of resolution in the working area is 25ppi or 200pi respectively.…”

“…The concept of virtual mouse refers to a way users move their finger in free space instead of real mouse or on-device touch for notebook, tablet or other consumer electronics, as shown in Figure 1 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . Virtual mouse device provides positional information of human finger to consumer electronics to play the role that is originally played by real mouse or touchpad/touchscreen.…”

Sensor applications of thin‐film devices originating in display technologies

“…Therefore, thin‐film devices are promising also for sensor applications . Moreover, it is required to equip sensor devices in FPDs to realize interactive displays . Conventionally, touch panels are equipped outside the FPDs .…”

“…4 Moreover, it is required to equip sensor devices in FPDs to realize interactive displays. 5,6 Conventionally, touch panels are equipped outside the FPDs. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] However, if the sensor devices can be made by thin-film devices that have been already utilized for FPDs, they can be made without additional cost.…”

High‐resolution and compact virtual mouse using lens arrays to capture finger images on light sensors

“…The concept of virtual mouse refers to a way users move their finger(s) in a free space instead of using a real mouse or on‐device touch for an electronic device, such as notebook and tablet, as shown in Fig. . The positional information of human finger(s) is detected by the virtual mouse and provided to the device.…”