The touch screen has attracted people's attention since its birth. In 1982, the Knoxville Company of Tennessee exhibited 33 TV sets using a new transparent touch-sensitive control panel for the first time in the US Pavilion at the World Trade Fair. For many people, this was the first time. Watch and use the touch screen.
In 1991, touch screens entered our country. At that time, it was only an agent of infrared and capacitive touch screen products from abroad. In 1993, my country's infrared touch screen technology was basically mature. During this period, the prototype of Kiosk, a touch self-service all-in-one machine, was gradually produced. Although touch screen technology has only been applied in my country for more than 20 years, it has become the most acceptable computer input method for ordinary people after keyboard, mouse, handwriting pad, and voice input. Because using this technology, the user can operate the host by lightly touching the icon or text on the computer display with his finger, which makes the human-computer interaction more straightforward. This technology greatly facilitates the user. Suitable for multimedia information query. At the same time, this kind of human-computer interaction gives multimedia a new look, and it is an extremely attractive new multimedia interactive device. In 19 percent of the year, my country's first self-developed touch self-service kiosk was born.
The launch of the iPhone in 2007 has become a milestone in the development of the touch screen industry. Apple designed a mobile phone that requires at least 20 buttons to require only three or four buttons, and all the remaining operations are completed by the touch screen. In addition to giving users a more direct and convenient operation experience, it also makes the appearance of the mobile phone more fashionable and thinner, increasing the intimacy of direct human-machine interaction, triggering a enthusiastic pursuit of consumers, and opening the touch screen to the mainstream. The control interface moves forward.
With the development of computer technology and network technology, touch screens are now widely used in point-of-sale POS self-service machines, information query equipment, entertainment equipment, computer-based training and simulation, medical equipment, mobile and handheld systems, industrial control It has penetrated into all aspects of people's lives in various fields such as equipment, office automation equipment, and information appliances.
В даний час діапазон додатків для сенсорних екранів стає все більш і більш широким, від керування промисловим обладнанням, операційних систем, засобів електронних запитів для запиту публічної інформації, банкоматів для комерційного використання до мобільних телефонів, КПК та цифрових пристроїв для побутової електроніки. . Сенсорний екран видно з камери. Звичайно, найпоширенішим із них все ще є мобільні телефони. Згідно зі звітом дослідницької організації ABIResearch, відвантаження мобільних телефонів з сенсорними екранами в 2008 році перевищить 100 мільйонів, а в 2012 році очікується, що поставки мобільних телефонів з сенсорними екранами перевищать 500 мільйонів.
There are signs that the application range of touch screens in consumer electronic products is expanding from small size areas such as mobile phone screens to notebook computers with larger screen sizes. Currently, first-tier notebook computer brand manufacturers such as Dell, HP, Fujitsu, and Asus are planning to launch notebook computers or UMPCs with touch screens. Of course, there is still debate in the industry as to whether notebook computers equipped with touch screens can expand from low-priced notebook computers or UMPCs below 10 inches to mainstream notebook computer markets above 14 inches. Because for mainstream laptops or desktops, consumers have become accustomed to using keyboards and mice for input. Unlike small laptops, which can accommodate a limited number of keyboards, they need to be assisted by a touch screen to achieve a more intuitive The purpose of man-machine communication.
Microsoft officially launched the Wind〇WS7 operating system to bring up the multi-touch demand in the PC market, and joined a number of PC manufacturers to exhibit new touch computer products, and launched multi-touch desktop computers and notebook computers. Many companies believe that the touch screen market will be the future The prospects for development are also very attractive. The vendors that simultaneously displayed the Wind〇wS7 touch computer include Acer, Asus, HP, MSI, etc., using the Wind〇wS7 operating system to support multi-touch, design touch desktop computers and laptop products, and bring the popular touch applications in the mobile phone market. PC market.
The current touch computers are mainly All in one desktop computers, and the industry has also launched a few multi-touch notebook computers to test the market response. Since the Windows 7 operating system directly supports multi-touch applications, compared to ordinary touch computers that only support single-finger operations on the screen, multi-touch computers can flip photos, graffiti, write, and adjust window operations with two fingers.
