Patent ID: 8373665

Claim:
A computing device, comprising: a device housing comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the second side is an exterior surface of the computer device formed by the device housing; and an interactive display system comprising a display and a digitizer, wherein the display comprises a display screen disposed on the first side of the device housing and the display is exposed to an exterior of the computing device, wherein the digitizer comprises a plurality of conductive electrodes embedded in the device housing extending between the first side and the second side wherein a plurality of first end portions of the conductive electrodes are exposed on the second side of the computing device housing and a plurality of second end portions of the conductive electrodes are exposed to the first side of the device housing electrically connected to a circuit board disposed on the first side of the device housing, and wherein the digitizer is configured to detect user contact at the plurality of first end portions to drive user interaction with a GUI (graphical user interface) displayed on the display screen.