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- Patent Title: Touch input device with pathogen transmission mitigation
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Application No.: US15198254Application Date: 2016-06-30
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Publication No.: US09772714B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Guy Cohen , James R. Kozloski , Clifford A. Pickover
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini Bianco PL
- Agent Jose Gutman
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; A61L2/10 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/042 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/044 ; A61L2/24 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/0484

Abstract:
This disclosure provides methods and systems for mitigating pathogen transmission via a touch surface of a touch input device. Mitigation is accomplished through selective touch surface sterilization and through touchscreen user interface reorganization. The touch surface includes a pixel array for illuminating selected portions of the touch surface with ultraviolet light of a sterilization wavelength based upon the received touch inputs. The selective illumination may occur while receiving a touch input or after an accumulation of touch inputs have been received. The user interface may also be reorganized based on received touch inputs in order to locate user interface icons to lesser touched locations of the touch surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160303267A1 TOUCH INPUT DEVICE WITH PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION MITIGATION Public/Granted day:2016-10-20
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