Samsung Invents Backside Touch Controls for Future Devices with Transparent Displays
Earlier in the quarter the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Samsung relating to a future transparent display. More specifically, the focus of the invention is on providing a future smartphone with a transparent display that is able to accept touch controls on both the front and back side of the transparent display separately or simultaneously to control actions, move icons, control video playback and more.
Samsung's Patent Background
Next generation display devices including transparent displays have recently been developed. A transparent display has a degree of transparency that enables a viewer to see through the display and view objects behind the display.
A device that includes the transparent display may be any device that that performs operations including recognizing information, processing information, and transferring information. The operations may also be performed by using transparent electronic elements.
The availability of transparent displays has created a need for new and innovative methods of interacting with devices including a transparent display and for expanding the functionality of a user interfaces on devices including the transparent display.
Samsung Invents a Transparent Display and Method for Controlling On Screen Objects
Samsung's invention relates to providing an object control method based on input such as touches on a front side, a rear side, and both sides of a device including a transparent display, the device, and a computer readable recording medium thereof.
Opening App Folders with a Backside Touch
In Samsung's patent FIG. 4 noted below you're able to see an example screen of an object control process. In some ways, the backside touch control process shown in patent FIG. 4 really acts like a zoom in and out feature without obscuring the face screen with your finger. In the example shown, the user is expanding a folder to see the contents using a backside touch. This way the user's finger isn't obscuring their view of the contents of the folder.
http://www.patentbolt.com/2013/12/samsung-invents-backside-touch-controls-for-future-devices-with-transparent-displays.html
Samsung's Patent Background
Next generation display devices including transparent displays have recently been developed. A transparent display has a degree of transparency that enables a viewer to see through the display and view objects behind the display.
A device that includes the transparent display may be any device that that performs operations including recognizing information, processing information, and transferring information. The operations may also be performed by using transparent electronic elements.
The availability of transparent displays has created a need for new and innovative methods of interacting with devices including a transparent display and for expanding the functionality of a user interfaces on devices including the transparent display.
Samsung Invents a Transparent Display and Method for Controlling On Screen Objects
Samsung's invention relates to providing an object control method based on input such as touches on a front side, a rear side, and both sides of a device including a transparent display, the device, and a computer readable recording medium thereof.
Opening App Folders with a Backside Touch
In Samsung's patent FIG. 4 noted below you're able to see an example screen of an object control process. In some ways, the backside touch control process shown in patent FIG. 4 really acts like a zoom in and out feature without obscuring the face screen with your finger. In the example shown, the user is expanding a folder to see the contents using a backside touch. This way the user's finger isn't obscuring their view of the contents of the folder.
http://www.patentbolt.com/2013/12/samsung-invents-backside-touch-controls-for-future-devices-with-transparent-displays.html
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