Display device specifying temperature distribution of display surface
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a display unit that displays an image;
a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in a first direction along a display surface of the display unit, the electrodes being a plurality of touch detection electrodes to perform touch detection;
a touch detection circuit that detects a touch operation based on capacitance changes of the electrodes;
a detecting unit that detects, to perform temperature distribution detection, one of an electric resistance of the electrodes, a voltage, and a current, the voltage and the current corresponding to the electric resistance;
an applying unit that applies an electrical signal for touch detection to the electrodes;
a plurality of switches each including a first switch and a second switch; and
a specifying unit that specifies temperature distribution of the display surface based on the one of the electric resistance of the electrodes, the voltage, and the current, whereinthe electrodes include;
a first electrode tapered toward one side in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and that is along the display surface; and
a second electrode tapered toward the other side opposite to the one side in the second direction, the first and second electrodes being alternately arranged side by side in the first direction,wherein the switches couple the electrodes to the touch detection circuit when the touch detection is performed, andwherein the switches couple to the electrodes to the applying unit and the detecting unit when the temperature distribution detection is performed.
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Abstract
According to an aspect, a display device comprising: a display unit; a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in a first direction along a display surface of the display unit; a detecting unit that detects one of an electric resistance of the electrodes, a voltage, and a current; and a specifying unit that specifies temperature distribution of the display surface based on the one of the electric resistance of the electrodes, the voltage, and the current. The electrodes are tapered in a second direction along the display surface and orthogonal to the first direction, and the electrodes include a first electrode tapered toward one side in the second direction and a second electrode tapered toward the other side opposite to the one side. The first and second electrodes are alternately arranged side by side in the first direction.
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5 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a display unit that displays an image; a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in a first direction along a display surface of the display unit, the electrodes being a plurality of touch detection electrodes to perform touch detection; a touch detection circuit that detects a touch operation based on capacitance changes of the electrodes; a detecting unit that detects, to perform temperature distribution detection, one of an electric resistance of the electrodes, a voltage, and a current, the voltage and the current corresponding to the electric resistance; an applying unit that applies an electrical signal for touch detection to the electrodes; a plurality of switches each including a first switch and a second switch; and a specifying unit that specifies temperature distribution of the display surface based on the one of the electric resistance of the electrodes, the voltage, and the current, wherein the electrodes include; a first electrode tapered toward one side in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and that is along the display surface; and a second electrode tapered toward the other side opposite to the one side in the second direction, the first and second electrodes being alternately arranged side by side in the first direction, wherein the switches couple the electrodes to the touch detection circuit when the touch detection is performed, and wherein the switches couple to the electrodes to the applying unit and the detecting unit when the temperature distribution detection is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A display device comprising:
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a display unit that displays an image; a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in a first direction along a display surface of the display unit; a detecting unit that detects temperature information including one of an electric resistance of the electrodes, a voltage, and a current, the voltage and the current corresponding to the electric resistance; and a specifying unit that specifies temperature distribution of the display surface based on the temperature information, wherein the electrodes include; a first electrode tapered toward one side in a second direction that orthogonal to the first direction and that is along the display surface; a second electrode tapered toward the other side opposite to the one side in the second direction, the first and second electrodes being alternately arranged side by side in the first direction; and a reference electrode having a uniform shape in the second direction, wherein the specifying unit that specifies; the temperature distribution in the second direction based on the temperature information of the electrodes including the first electrodes tapered toward one side in the second direction and the second electrode tapered toward the other side in the second direction, and the temperature distribution in the first direction based on the temperature information of the electrodes including the reference electrodes having a uniform shape in the second direction, the reference electrodes being arranged at a predetermined intervals to specify the temperature distribution in the first direction.
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