Customer Experience

Toppan upgrades aerial touch display

Photo courtesy of Toppan.

September 15, 2021

Toppan, a provider of communication, security, packaging, décor materials and electronics solutions, has developed the next generation of its aerial touch display meeting needs for contactless touch panel operation, according to a press release. The new model offers expanded viewing angle and improved clarity for aerial images.

The new model will be installed in the elevator halls on the office floors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, a building complex scheduled to be opened in central Tokyo in August 2022 which is equipped with a variety of technologies to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and create an office environment in which people can work with peace of mind in the post-COVID-19 era.

Access control systems employing facial recognition and automatic doors for each area will enable office workers to follow routes from the building entrance to their respective offices without having to touch any surfaces.

Until now, users have had to physically press up and down buttons to call elevators and then the buttons for the floors they want to go to. In Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, however, consoles equipped with Toppan's aerial touch display will be installed as the elevator interface in all the elevator halls on office floors.

In addition to maintaining the previous model's 15-degree horizontal viewing angle to both the right and the left, the new model doubles the vertical viewing angle to 30 degrees in each direction. This means that when the display is used in practical settings such as elevator halls, aerial images will be easily visible to a broad spectrum of users, from children to tall adults.

By using a new, original technique for optical design, Toppan has improved resolution and image clarity.

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