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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Lisa C. Thomas, Kirkland, WA (US);

Michael E. Foster, Bellingham, WA (US);

Mark I. Nikolic, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 1/1601 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
Abstract

A touch screen bezel design that is optimized for use by a pilot during in-flight operations, which include vibrations, turbulence, and other factors affecting direct interaction with a touch screen. The bezel is further designed to include bezel indices which support touch interaction by a finger when a pilot's arm is near full extension as well as in other suboptimal postures. The bezel is also designed to elicit understanding that the screen it surrounds is touch-enabled, providing a common interface look and feel for all touch-enabled screens on the flight deck.


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