Patent ID: 8537122
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A touchscreen adapter for converting a monitor to a touchscreen input device, said monitor having a horizontal display axis and a vertical display axis, said monitor having a monitor-side mechanical interface for coupling to a matched mount-side mechanical interface on a monitor mount, the touchscreen adapter comprising: a monitor-facing mechanical interface for coupling to said monitor-side mechanical interface of said monitor, said monitor-facing mechanical interface having the same gender as said mount-side mechanical interface; a mount-facing mechanical interface for coupling to said mount-side mechanical interface on said monitor mount, said mount-facing mechanical interface having the same gender as said monitor-side mechanical interface; and a mechanical framework situated between said monitor-facing mechanical interface and said mount-facing mechanical interface, the mechanical framework including a monitor-side plate closer to said monitor-facing mechanical interface and a mount-side plate closer to said mount-facing mechanical interface, and further including: one or more components configured to resolve a position of a touch on said monitor with respect to said horizontal display axis and said vertical display axis based on a difference in sensed force between said monitor-side plate and said mount-side plate when said touch is detected; and an output interface configured to transmit said position of said touch.