Optical scanning-type touch panel
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1. An optical scanning-type touch panel comprising:
- a light retro-reflecting member disposed outside a predetermined area;
at least two light transmitting and receiving sections, each having an optical scanner for angularly scanning light in a plane substantially parallel to the predetermined area and a light receiving element for receiving reflected light from a portion of the light retro-reflecting member, which portion was illuminated with light;
a measuring section for measuring a scanning light cut-off region formed in the predetermined area by an indicator, based on a scanning angle of said optical scanner and a result of receiving light by said light receiving element;
a calculating section for calculating a position and size of the indicator according to a result of the measurement performed by said measuring section;
an angle detecting section for detecting an angle of the scanning light; and
a memory section for storing a plurality of reference values of different levels, wherein said measuring section measures the scanning light cut-off region by comparing the result of receiving light by said light receiving element with one reference value selected from the plurality of reference values stored in said memory section according to the angle of the scanning light detected by said angle detecting section.
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Abstract
In order to measure a scanning light cut-off region, an output of a light receiving element and a threshold value set by an MPU are compared by a comparator and a region where the former is smaller than the latter is measured as the scanning light cut-off region. During one cycle of optical scanning, this threshold value is switched in a plurality of stages according to the scanning angle. By accurately measuring the scanning light cut-off region, the correct position and size of an indicator such as a finger or pen are calculated.
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1. An optical scanning-type touch panel comprising:
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a light retro-reflecting member disposed outside a predetermined area;
at least two light transmitting and receiving sections, each having an optical scanner for angularly scanning light in a plane substantially parallel to the predetermined area and a light receiving element for receiving reflected light from a portion of the light retro-reflecting member, which portion was illuminated with light;
a measuring section for measuring a scanning light cut-off region formed in the predetermined area by an indicator, based on a scanning angle of said optical scanner and a result of receiving light by said light receiving element;
a calculating section for calculating a position and size of the indicator according to a result of the measurement performed by said measuring section;
an angle detecting section for detecting an angle of the scanning light; and
a memory section for storing a plurality of reference values of different levels, wherein said measuring section measures the scanning light cut-off region by comparing the result of receiving light by said light receiving element with one reference value selected from the plurality of reference values stored in said memory section according to the angle of the scanning light detected by said angle detecting section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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