Pressure sensing display device
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1. A pressure sensing display device, comprising:
- a cover layer;
a base layer;
a plurality of display pixels provided above the base layer and below the cover layer;
a plurality of pressure sensing elements provided above the base layer, wherein each of the pressure sensing elements comprises an electrode and at least a portion of a layer of piezoelectric material; and
at least one detection circuit comprising;
an integrator having an integrator input coupled to the electrode of at least one of the plurality of pressure sensing elements and an integrator output, wherein the integrator provides an integrated value of a sensed output of the at least one of the plurality of pressure sensing elements on the integrator output;
and,a controller, wherein the controller detects a blanking interval of the display pixels, and wherein each pressure sensing element is addressed during the blanking interval.
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Abstract
A pressure sensing architecture for use with liquid crystal (LC), organic light emitting diode (OLED), electrophoretic, or other similarly fabricated displays. The described architecture includes a bottom TFT structure and a top structure with color filter material, and with liquid crystal, electrophoretic or OLED material provided in between. A piezoelectric or equivalent material is provided within the display assembly. Transmitting and receiving electrodes can be used to electrically bias the piezoelectric or equivalent material, which provides an analog electrical signal in response to incident touch pressure.
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1. A pressure sensing display device, comprising:
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a cover layer; a base layer; a plurality of display pixels provided above the base layer and below the cover layer; a plurality of pressure sensing elements provided above the base layer, wherein each of the pressure sensing elements comprises an electrode and at least a portion of a layer of piezoelectric material; and at least one detection circuit comprising; an integrator having an integrator input coupled to the electrode of at least one of the plurality of pressure sensing elements and an integrator output, wherein the integrator provides an integrated value of a sensed output of the at least one of the plurality of pressure sensing elements on the integrator output; and, a controller, wherein the controller detects a blanking interval of the display pixels, and wherein each pressure sensing element is addressed during the blanking interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of pressure sensing in a display device including a plurality of display pixels provided above a base layer and below a cover layer of the display device and a plurality of pressure sensing elements above the base layer, wherein each of the pressure sensing elements comprises an electrode and at least a portion of a layer of piezoelectric material, the method comprising:
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converting a pressure of a force applied to at least one pressure sensing element of the plurality of pressure sensing elements into a sensed force output at the electrode of the at least one pressure sensing element, wherein the sensed force output is generated by a piezoelectric effect from deformation of the layer of piezoelectric material; integrating the sensed force output of the at least one pressure sensing element using an integrator to provide an integrated value of the sensed force output on an output of the integrator; detecting a blanking interval of the display pixels using a controller; and
,addressing each pressure sensing element during the blanking interval. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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