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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Evan G. Colgan, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Eisuke Kanzaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Satoshi Karube, Kamakura, JP;
Mikio Kurihara, Yamato, JP;
James L. Levine, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A liquid crystal display, in accordance with the present invention, includes a first substrate having a first conductive layer formed thereon. A linearization pattern is formed on the first conductive layer for applying voltage gradients across the first conductive layer. A flexible polarizer is included having a second conductive layer formed thereon facing the first conductive layer across a gap formed therebetween, the polarizer providing a contact surface such that a touched position on the polarizer causes contact between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer thereby identifying a location of the touched position.