US Patent 7184009 Display circuit with optical sensor

A combined input/output device having a display mode in which it operates as a matrix display and sensing mode in which it receives optical input, comprising multiple picture element circuits arranged as a matrix display and multiple optical sensors arranged as a sensor matrix. The optical sensors and pixel circuits are integrated on the same substrate and the control lines used for controlling the pixel circuits are advantageously re-used for controlling the optical sensors. A plurality of optical sensors are enabled at a time, thereby allowing for the discrimination of inputs by gesture.