Sunvision Technology has selected a 22-inch version of Zytronic's capacitive touch sensors, Zybrid, as the enabling technology for an innovative restaurant application. Interactive dining tables offer customers a new, entertaining dining experience at the exclusive Mojo restaurant in Taipei. Interactive functionality is provided by embedding the Zybrid touch sensors in the restaurant's tabletops.
Each touchscreen operates in conjunction with a computer-controlled projector mounted over the table, which presents interactive menus on the surface of the table. Customers can then select dishes by simply touching the table, and they are able to scroll through the menu to preview and order their food. Once food orders have been placed, they are recorded and submitted to the kitchen.
Additional interactive services are also available via the touchscreen, enabling customers to engage in instant messaging with diners at other tables, access images, and play games while they wait for their meals to arrive.
Zybrid is based on Zytronic's proprietary projected capacitive touch sensing technology, where the sensing element comprises an array of 10-micrometer diameter copper capacitors arranged in an X/Y grid and embedded in a laminated substrate behind a durable glass panel. This allows the sensor to be completely sealed into its enclosure, protecting it from liquid ingress. The matrix of capacitors is nearly invisible when the display is activated.
A unique feature of all PCT sensors is the ability to adjust Z axis touch sensitivity using the driver supplied by Zytronic, allowing users to operate the touch sensors while wearing heavy work gloves or through thick protective glass or polycarbonate overlays.
Source: Zytronic
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