Electrode touch display
A smartwatch includes a multiresolution touch interface, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The transparent conductive screen includes a first electrode, a display layer, and an array of IR sensors. The display layer of the transparent conductive screen includes a plurality of display pixels, and is positioned beneath a bottom surface of the transparent conductive screen. The array of IR sensors of the transparent conductive screen is configured to detect infrared light transmitted through the transparent conductive screen. The second electrode is communicatively coupled to the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode together are configured to measure a bioimpedance of a user of the smartwatch. The third electrode is coupled to a bottom portion of the smartwatch, and is configured to contact an extremity of the user. The first electrode and the third electrode together are configured to measure ECG data associated with the user.
1. A smartwatch comprising:
a multiresolution touch interface including:
a transparent conductive screen usable as a first electrode;
a display layer having a plurality of display pixels and positioned beneath a bottom surface of the transparent conductive screen;
an electrode contact coupled to the first electrode, the electrode contact positioned at the bottom surface of the transparent conductive screen and above the display layer; and
an array of IR sensors configured to detect infrared light transmitted through the transparent conductive screen;
a second electrode communicatively coupled to the first electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode together being configured to measure a bioimpedance of a user of the smartwatch; and
a third electrode coupled to a bottom portion of the smartwatch and configured to contact an extremity of the user, the first electrode and the third electrode together being configured to measure ECG data associated with the user.
2. The smartwatch of claim 1 , wherein the third electrode of the smartwatch is configured to contact a wrist of the user, and wherein the first electrode and the third electrode together are configured to measure lead I ECG data associated with the user.
3. The smartwatch of claim 1 , wherein the third electrode of the smartwatch is configured to contact a torso of the user, and wherein the first electrode and the third electrode together are configured to measure lead II or lead III ECG data associated with the user.
4. A multiresolution touch interface comprising:
a transparent conductive screen usable as a first electrode;
a display layer having a plurality of display pixels, the display layer being positioned beneath a bottom surface of the transparent conductive screen;
an electrode contact positioned between at least a portion of the transparent conductive screen and at least a portion of a transparent adhesive for facilitating conductivity from the first electrode to a printed circuit board;
an array of IR sensors configured to detect infrared light transmitted through the transparent conductive screen;
a transistor layer between the display layer and the array of IR sensors, wherein the transistor layer is configured to operate the plurality of display pixels; and
an insulating opaque substrate between the transistor layer and a PCB of the multiresolution touch interface.
5. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , wherein the transistor layer includes a transparent thin-film transistor.
6. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , wherein each of at least a portion of the plurality of display pixels includes an IR emitter for emitting infrared light detectable by the array of infrared sensors.
7. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 6 , wherein each of at least the portion of the plurality of display pixels further includes an IR sensor of the array of IR sensors.
8. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , further comprising an IR emitter layer positioned above or below the display layer.
9. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , wherein the electrode contact is coupled to the first electrode to facilitate conductivity from the first electrode to the PCB of the multiresolution touch interface.
10. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , wherein the array of IR sensors is configured to detect a fingerprint of the user.
11. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , wherein the transparent conductive screen further includes a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode.
12. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 11 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are separately connected to the PCB of the multiresolution touch interface.
13. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 4 , wherein the first electrode of the multiresolution touch interface and a second electrode external to the multiresolution touch interface together are configured to generate ECG data associated with the user of the multiresolution touch interface.
14. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 13 , wherein the first electrode of the multiresolution touch interface is configured to contact a finger of a first extremity of the user, and the second electrode external to the multiresolution touch interface is configured to contact a portion of a second extremity of the user.
15. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 14 , wherein the multiresolution touch interface is coupled to or integrated in a top interface of an electronic device, and the second electrode is coupled to or integrated in a lateral sidewall of the electronic device.
16. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 14 , wherein the multiresolution touch interface is coupled to or integrated in a lateral interface of an electronic device, and the second electrode is coupled to or integrated in a bottom portion of the electronic device.
17. The multiresolution touch interface of claim 16 , wherein the electronic device is a smartwatch configured to be worn on a wrist of the user such that the bottom portion of the electronic device contacts the wrist of the user.