Computer science
project.
Touch Screen
And
Graphical Tablet
Group members
Basit Ali Bukhari (Group Leader)
Ahsan Iqbal
Muhammad Ahmed
Yousuf Shah
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Touch Screen
Graphical Tablet
Questions n Answers
Graphical tablet
Whats a graphical tablet?
Agraphics tabletis a
Agraphics tabletis a
computerinput
devicethat enables a
user to hand-draw
images, animations and
graphics, similar to the
way a person draws
images with a pencil
and paper.
How does it work?
The tablet works when a user draws a line
with the stylus, the drawing does not show up
on the tablet. Instead the action generates a
signal that goes to a vertical grid of wires
running across the tablet. By using
electromagnetic signals, the tablet is able to
transfer the lines to the computer screen or
display being used.
Where is it used?
Educators make use of tablets in
classrooms to project handwritten notes or
lessons and to allow students to do the
same, as well as providing feedback on
student work submitted electronically.
Online teachers may also use a tablet for
marking student work or for solving
mathematical equations.
Graphics tablets are very commonly
found in the artistic world. Using a pen
on a graphics tablet combined with a
graphics-editing program, such as Adobe
Photoshop, gives artists a lot of precision
while creating digital drawings.
Photographers can also find working with
a graphics tablet during their post
processing.
Benefits
A benefit for graphics artists.
More effective than mouse input.
Natural to use for anyone familiar with a pen.
Can record levels of pressure unlike other
point and click devices.
Can come in different sizes.
Drawbacks
Slower then paper drawing.
Can be awkward to access menus and make
selections.
Larger designs (A4 for example) are
expensive.
Mouse feels cheap, tricky to get the hang of.
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Touch screen
Whats a touch
screen?
A touch screen is an
electronic
visualdisplaythat the
usercancontrol through
simple or multitouchgestures
bytouchingthescreenwit
h a special stylus/pen andor one or more fingers.
Where is it used?
Touch screens are
used almost
everywhere, like in
restaurants, many
phones consist of
touchscreens as well
as tablets and
laptops & ATM
machines also have
touch screens.
Types of
Touchscreens
One of the main uses of
touchscreen technology is in
mobile phones. There are three
major types of touchscreen
technologies:
Capacitive
Infra-red
Resistive
Capacitive
This is made up of many layers of glass that
act like a capacitor, creating electric fields
between the glass plates in layer.
When the top glass layer is touched, the
electric current changes and the coordinates
where the screen was touched is determined
by an on-board microprocessor.
Benefits
This is a medium cost technology.
Scree visibility is good even in strong sunlight.
It permits multi-touch compatibility.
The screen is very durable; it takes a major
impact to break the glass.
Drawback
Allows only the use of bare fingers as the form
of input; although the latest screens permit
stylus to be used.
Infra-red (heat and
optical)
Heat-sensitive
Uses glass as the screen material.
Needs a warm object (e.g. fingers) to carry out an input
operation.
Optical
Uses glass as a screen material.
Uses an array of sensors (in the form of grid); the point
of contact is based on which grid coordinate is touched.
Benefits
Both systems allow multi-touch capabilities.
The optical system allows the use of bare
fingers, glove fingers or stylus for input.
Both systems have good screen durability; it
takes a major impact to break the glass.
Drawbacks
It is relatively expensive technology.
Heat-sensitive system only allows bare fingers
to be used for input.
Both systems have fairly good screen visibility
in strong sunlight.
Resistive
This makes use of an upper layer of polyester
and a bottom layer of glass.
When the top polyester layer id touched, the
top layer and the bottom layer complete a
circuit.
Signals are then sent out which are
interpreted by a microprocessor, the
calculations determine the coordinates of
where the screen was touched.
Benefits
It is relatively inexpensive technology.
It is possible to use bare fingers, gloved
fingers or a stylus to carry out an input
operation.
Drawbacks
Screen visibility is poor in strong sunlight.
It doesnt permit multi-touch capability.
The screen durability is only fair; it is
vulnerable to scratches and the screen wears
out tough time.
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