Scribd
Upload
87 views

Touch Screen Technology

Touch screens detect touch input on a display screen. There are three main types of touch screen technologies: resistive, capacitive, and surface acoustic wave. A basic touch screen consists of a touch sensor, controller, and software driver. Touch screens are now commonly used in devices like smartphones, tablets, ATMs, and more to allow for direct input on the display without other input devices like a keyboard. They provide an intuitive interface but can cause fatigue and have issues with precision and dirt/smudges on the screen.

Uploaded by

kumaransh
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
87 views

Touch Screen Technology

Touch screens detect touch input on a display screen. There are three main types of touch screen technologies: resistive, capacitive, and surface acoustic wave. A basic touch screen consists of a touch sensor, controller, and software driver. Touch screens are now commonly used in devices like smartphones, tablets, ATMs, and more to allow for direct input on the display without other input devices like a keyboard. They provide an intuitive interface but can cause fatigue and have issues with precision and dirt/smudges on the screen.

Uploaded by

kumaransh
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 32

Touch Screen technology

Touch Screen
• A touchscreen is a display which
can detect the presence and location
of a touch within the display area.

• The term generally refers to touch or contact to the display of


the device by a finger or hand.
Ex: Touch Screen monitor
History

• In 1971, the first "touch sensor" was developed by Doctor Sam


Hurst (founder of Elographics).

• This sensor called the "Elograph“ .

• The "Elograph" was not transparent like modern touch screens;


however, it was a significant milestone in touch screen
technology.

• On February 24, 1994, the company officially changed its


name from Elographics to Elo Touch Systems.
Elograph–Electronic Graphing Device
Touch Screen Technology

• A basic touchscreen has three main components:

1. Touch sensor
2. Controller
3. Software driver.
1.Touch Sensor
• A touch screen sensor is a clear glass panel with a touch responsive
surface.

• The sensor generally has an electrical current or signal going


through it and touching the screen causes a voltage or signal
change.

• This voltage change is used to determine the location of the touch to


the screen. 
2.Controller

• The controller is a small PC card that connects between the


touch sensor and the PC.

• It takes information from the touch sensor and translates it


into information that PC can understand.
3.Software Driver
• The driver is a software update for the PC system that allows
the touchscreen and computer to work together.

• It tells the computer's operating system how to interpret the


touch event information that is sent from the controller.
Types of Technologies

• There are three basic systems that are used to recognize a


person's touch:

Resistive
Capacitive
Surface acoustic wave
Resistive Touch Screen technology

• The resistive system consists of a normal glass panel that is


covered with a conductive and a resistive metallic layer.

• These two layers are held apart by spacers.

• An electrical current runs through the two layers while the


monitor is operational.
Continue…
• The change in the electrical field is noted and the coordinates
of the point of contact are calculated by the computer.

• Once the coordinates are known, a special driver translates


the touch into something that the Operating System.
Capacitive Touch Screen Technology
Surface acoustic wave Touch Screen
Technology
Comparing Touch Screen
Technologies
• A resistive system registers a touch as long as the two layers
make contact, which means that it doesn't matter if you touch
it with your finger or a rubber ball.

• A capacitive system, on the other hand, must have a


conductive input, usually your finger, in order to register a
touch.

• The surface acoustic wave system works much like the


resistive system, allowing a touch with almost any object --
except hard and small objects like a pen tip.
Building Touch Screens
• The key goals are to recognize one or more fingers touching a
display, to interpret the command that this represents, and to
communicate the command to the appropriate application.
The Latest in Touch-Screen Technology

NextWindow Optical Touch Screens

• NextWindow is an international leader in the development of


optical multi-touch technology and the manufacture of optical
multi-touch screens, overlays and OEM touch components.
Multi-Touch
• Multi-touch denotes a set of interaction techniques which allow
computer users to control graphical applications with several
fingers.
• Multi-touch consists of a touch screen  or touchpad, as well as
software that recognizes multiple simultaneous touch points.
What's Next for Computer Interfaces?
• Touch tricks for small and large displays could be the next big
thing.

• Tiny touch:
 A device called nanoTouch has a touch-sensitive back to make
it easier to view the front-side display. Here, a credit-card-size
gadget shows an image of a person’s finger on the back to help
him move a cursor around the screen. 
Touch-Screen Technologies
Palm Pre
• The struggling smart phone vendor is betting the Pre will help
lead it back to glory.
• Like the iPhone, Pre's interface
can be controlled through
gestures made on the gizmo's
touch-sensitive screen.
Windows 7

• The next version of Windows, Windows 7, will boast


support for touch-screen interfaces.
iPhone

• Apple's iPhone kicked off the latest touch-screen fad.


Microsoft Surface
• Microsoft Surface was the star of the Consumer Electronics
Show in 2008.
Touch screens have become common on ATMs and kiosk machines.

ATMs
• Touch screens have become common on ATMs and kiosk
machines.
Samsung P3

Samsung P3
• Unlike the iPod or iPhone, however, Samsung uses haptic
feedback to give a user a little reassuring vibration whenever a
menu item is selected.
LG's Watch Phone

• LG's Touch Watch Phone with touch-screen interface .


Coke machines

• Samsung's interactive uVend machine has a touch screen


display to let users pick out a refreshing beverage.
What Are Touchscreens Used For?
• Public Information Displays 

• Retail and Restaurant Systems 

• Customer Self-Service 

• Control and Automation Systems 

• Computer Based Training 

• And many more uses... 


Pros and Cons of Touchscreens
Touchscreen Pros

• Direct

• Fast 

• Finger is usable, any pen is usable (usually no cable needed).

• No keyboard necessary for applications that need menu selections only ->


saves desk space

• Suited to: novices, applications for information retrieval, high-use


environments.
Touchscreen Cons

• Low precision (finger)

• Sitting/Standing

• Dirt

• Screen coverage

• Fatigue

You might also like