Patent ID: 9019240
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G02B,G02F,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting touch events on a touch screen, the method comprising: receiving light directed from a pixilated light-turning layer at a light sensor location on a light sensor, the pixilated light-turning layer including pixels configured to redirect at least a portion of incident light scattered by an object above a light guide to the light sensor location; mapping the light sensor location receiving the incident light with a location of the object, wherein the light sensor location is correlated with at least one single pixel of the pixilated light-turning layer; determining a position of a touch event based on mapping the light sensor location with the location of the object; receiving light directed from the pixilated light-turning layer at a second light sensor location; mapping the second light sensor location with a location of a second object above the light guide, wherein the second light sensor location is correlated with a pixel of the pixilated light-turning layer that is not correlated with the first light sensor location; and determining a position of another touch event based on mapping the second light sensor location with the location of the second object, wherein the touch event and the other touch event are simultaneous.