Electronic force-based input devices, namely those that function to determine the location and magnitude of a force being applied to an input portion of the device by measuring the forces transmitted through the input portion to a mounting configuration or arrangement for a given purpose; computer touch screens; display monitors equipped with touch screens; human input devices; electronic sensory devices; electronic force-based input devices having a plate or screen with tranparent portion through which to view and manipulate a display via a force input; electronic force-based input devices cabable of being integrated into a supporting structure or object; sensor technology used to create force-based input devices that measure and determine the magnitude and location of a force applied to the device by an object