LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH A LIQUID CRYSTAL TOUCH PANEL HAVING PHOTO-SENSING ELEMENTS

• US 20080055262A1
• Filed: 04/16/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Yi-pai, Chang, Ting-jui, Wu, Jeng-fang, Tsao, Cheng-han, Chen, Yen-ting
• Granted Patent: US 8,049,739 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes a light source for emitting light, a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to and facing the first substrate, and a plurality of pixel units formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one pixel unit comprises a reflecting element disposed on the first substrate for reflecting light from the light source, and a photo-sensing element, formed on the second substrate, for outputting a sensing parameter based on light reflected from the reflecting member. Each reflecting element is extended out of the first substrate and faces to one of the plurality of photo-sensing elements. A position of the force applied on the first substrate is determined by detecting a variation of the sensing parameter outputted by the photo-sensing element.

Claims

1. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a light source for emitting light;

a first substrate;

a second substrate parallel to and facing the first substrate; and

a plurality of pixel units formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, at least one of the pixel units comprising;

a reflecting element, disposed on the first substrate, for reflecting light from the light source; and

a photo-sensing element, formed on the second substrate, for outputting a sensing parameter based on light reflected from the reflecting member, wherein each reflecting element is extended out of the first substrate and faces one of the plurality of photo-sensing elements.

2. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a decision unit for receiving the sensing parameter outputted from the photo-sensing element.

3. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 2, wherein the decision unit comprises:

a plurality of integrating circuits, each for outputting a sensing voltage according to the sensing voltage; and

a decision-making unit for comparing the sensing voltages of the plurality of integrating circuits and thus determining the source of the sensing voltage.

4. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, wherein each photo-sensing element comprises a photo transistor for generating the sensing parameter based on the light intensity of the light reflected from the reflecting element.

5. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of transistors, each transistor being formed on the second substrate and coupled to one of the plurality of the photo-sensing elements, for delivering the sensing parameter to the decision unit.

6. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a black matrix layer formed on the first substrate without facing the plurality of photo-sensing elements, for blocking the light emitted from the light source.

7. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 6, wherein each photo-sensing element comprises a photo transistor for generating the sensing parameter based on the light intensity of the light reflected from the reflecting element.

8. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 7, wherein the decision unit comprises:

a plurality of integrating circuits, each for outputting a sensing voltage based on the sensing parameter; and

a decision-making unit for comparing the sensing voltages of the integrating circuits and thus determining the position of the force applied on the first substrate.

9. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and the second substrates are transparent substrates.