IEC 62908-1-2:2017

Touch and interactive displays - Part 1-2: Generic - Terminology and letter symbols

IEC 62908-1-2:2017(E) provides a list of terminological entries that are frequently used in the literature related to touch and interactive displays in the IEC 62908 series. Terms for various input methods such as touch, hovering, proximity, gesture, eye tracking, and motion recognition are included. This document is applicable to touch displays, interactive displays and their components.

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Sep-2017
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.140.20 - Incandescent lamps
• ICS: 31.120 - Electronic display devices
• Technical Committee: TC 110 - Electronic displays
• Drafting Committee: WG 9 - TC 110/WG 9
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 07-Oct-2017
• Completion Date: 15-Sep-2017

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IEC 62908-1-2 ®
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INTERNATIONAL
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Touch and interactive displays –
Part 1-2: Generic – Terminology and letter symbols

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IEC 62908-1-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Touch and interactive displays –

Part 1-2: Generic – Terminology and letter symbols

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 31.120 ISBN 978-2-8322-4800-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.1 Classification of terms . 5
3.2 Touch displays . 6
3.3 Components of touch displays . 6
3.4 Structure types of touch displays . 6
3.5 Sensor types of touch displays . 7
3.6 Input operations of touch displays . 7
3.7 Measurement elements of touch displays . 7
3.8 Measurement performances of touch displays . 7
3.9 Interactive displays . 9
3.10 Components of interactive displays . 9
3.11 Sensor types of interactive displays . 10
3.12 Input operations of interactive displays . 10
3.13 Actuator types of interactive displays . 11
3.14 Feedback operations of interactive displays . 11
3.15 Measurement performances of interactive displays . 11
Annex A (normative) Structure of touch display module . 13

Figure A.1 – Touch display module structure . 13

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TOUCH AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS –

Part 1-2: Generic – Terminology and letter symbols

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International Standard IEC 62908-1-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 110:
Electronic display devices.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
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This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 62908 series, under the general title Touch and interactive
displays, can be found on the IEC website.

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TOUCH AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS –

Part 1-2: Generic – Terminology and letter symbols

1 Scope
This part of IEC 62908 provides a list of terminological entries that are frequently used in the
literature related to touch and interactive displays in the IEC 62908 series. Terms for various
input methods such as touch, hovering, proximity, gesture, eye tracking, and motion
recognition are included. This document is applicable to touch displays, interactive displays
and their components.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Classification of terms
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
Terms for touch and interactive displays are classified as follows (see also Annex A):
– touch displays (3.2);
– components of touch displays (3.3);
– structure types of touch displays (3.4);
– sensor types of touch displays (3.5);
– input operations of touch displays (3.6);
– measurement elements of touch displays (3.7);
– measurement performances of touch displays (3.8);
– interactive displays (3.9);
– components of interactive displays (3.10);
– sensor types of interactive displays (3.11);
– input operations of interactive displays (3.12);
– actuator types of interactive displays (3.13);
– feedback operations of interactive displays (3.14); and
– measurement performances of interactive displays (3.15).

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3.2 Touch displays
3.2.1
touch display
touch display module
electronic device that allows the users to input by using touch objects corresponding to the
displayed information
3.3 Components of touch displays
3.3.1
touch sensor
sensor which recognizes input through touch
3.3.2
touch display panel
combination of a touch sensor module and a display panel
3.3.3
touch sensor module
touch screen panel
combination of a touch sensor and touch controller that creates an integrated module capable
of sensing and processing touch
Note 1 to entry: A cover window is sometimes attached to the touch sensor.
3.3.4
test pattern cell
test sample with patterned electrodes that is made for reliability measurement
3.3.5
cover window
transparent window that covers and protects the touch screen panel and display panel
3.3.6
touch controller
integrated circuit that converts analogue input signals to digital output signals in the touch
screen panel
3.3.7
receive electrode array
Rx
array of electrodes used for receiving the electrical signal
3.3.8
transmit electrode array
Tx
array of electrodes with changing voltage used for transmitting the electrical signal
3.4 Structure types of touch displays
3.4.1
add-on type
out-cell type
structure that has touch sensors which are separately fabricated and attached to the display
panel
3.4.2
in-cell type
structure that has touch sensors which are integrated inside the display panel
3.4.3
on-cell type
structure that has touch sensors which are integrated on the outside of the display panel
3.4.4
hybrid-cell type
structure that has touch sensors which are both inside and outside the display panel
3.5 Sensor types of touch displays
3.5.1
capacitive touch sensor
sensor for detecting the change of capacitance
3.5.2
resistive touch sensor
sensor for detecting the change of resistance
3.5.3
optical touch sensor
sensor that senses the change of light intensity by using light emitter and detector pairs
arranged around the perimeter of the touch screen
3.5.4
surface acoustic wave touch sensor
sensor for detecting the change of surface acoustic wave which is generated by the touch
input operations of the touch displays
3.6 Input operations of touch disp
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