component and have begun to integrate touchscreens into the fundamental design of their products.

History

One predecessor of the modern touchscreen includes stylus based systems.

1946: Direct light pen

A patent was filed by Philco Company for a stylus designed for sports telecasting which, when placed against an intermediate cathode-ray tube (CRT) display would amplify and add to the original signal. Effectively, this was used for temporarily

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