Patent ID: 8553012

Claim:
An active matrix display comprising an optic medium having a viewing surface through which an observer can view said optic medium and on which said observer can press, said optic medium being changeable between first and second display states differing in at least one optical property on application of a stimulus thereto, said display further comprising a plurality of select lines and a plurality of data lines are provided, such that each pixel is defined uniquely by an intersection of a specific select line with a specific data line, each pixel having a transistor associated therewith, one of the source and drain electrodes of the transistor being connected to a pixel electrode arranged to apply an electric field to the optic medium, and the other of the source and drain electrodes being connected to a data line, while the gate of the transistor is connected to a select line, said display further comprising a touch screen disposed on the opposed side of said optic medium from said viewing surface, said optic medium being deformable such that pressure applied to said viewing surface is transmitted to said touch screen.