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Drive control device for a display having display elements and touch detection electrodes

  • US 10,642,405 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2017
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A panel driver configured to control a panel having display elements and touch detection electrodes, comprising:

  • a display controller configured to select a display line out of the display elements and provide a display signal to the display line during a display interval;

    a touch controller configured to control the touch detection electrodes during a non-display interval,wherein the display controller includes a control circuit to control first and second frame modes, and a clock pulse generator (“

    CPG”

    ) to generate a display line clock signal synchronized with a display line switching signal;

    wherein;

    in the first frame mode, the non-display interval and the display interval are alternately created generated multiple times during a time interval between opposing blanking intervals of each display frame period, and the touch controller is configured to accept touch detection directive during the non-display interval;

    in the second frame mode, the non-display interval and the display interval subsequent thereto are generated in a time interval between opposing blanking intervals of each display frame period, and the touch controller does not accept a touch detection directive during the non-display interval; and

    in the first frame mode, the control circuit is further configured to change the display interval and the subsequent non-display interval to start timing on an individual display frame period basis for every plurality of display frame periods;

    wherein the CPG is configured to output a display line clock signal of a first cycle in the first frame mode, and output a display line clock signal of a second cycle longer than the first cycle in the second frame mode;

    wherein the control circuit comprises a first control logic configured to;

    count the cycle number of the display line clock signal in each display frame period and, in parallel, sequentially generate produce status signals when the count value reaches the start timing of each of the display and non-display drive intervals in the display frame period, andoutput a mode-determination signal indicating whether the status signals are for the first frame mode or the second frame mode; and

    wherein;

    the touch controller is further configured to receive the status signals and generate touch control signals for touch detection according to the received status signals; and

    the control circuit further comprises a second control logic configured to receive the mode-determination signal from the first control logic and, based at least in part on the mode-determination signal, supply the CPG with;

    a first control signal when the mode-determination signal indicates the first frame mode, anda second control signal when the mode-determination signal indicates the second frame mode.

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