ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING A TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR STARTING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20080117177A1
• Filed: 08/23/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: KO, CHUNG-YANG, CHIEN, YUAN-HUNG, LIN, TAY-YANG, CHEN, CHIN-FENG
• Application Number:
  US11/843,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20080117177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers

Abstract

An exemplary electronic device (10) comprises a display (11), a chip controller (131), a power supply (14) and a main processor (12). The display has a capacitive touch screen (111). The power supply is electrically connected with and controlled by the chip controller. The main processor is electrically connected to the chip controller. The main processor is used to store a start operational input and calculate a touched signal that the touch screen is touched. The main processor further compares the touched signal with the start operational input to decide whether to send a start instruction to the chip controller to start the electronic device. The present invention further provides a method for starting the electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display having a capacitive touch screen, the touch screen comprising a substrate, an electricity conductive layer, and a linear layer, stacked on one another in that order, at least two electrodes being coated on two perpendicular sides of the linear layer, the electrodes are electrically connected to the main processor, voltages of the electrodes being the same;

a chip controller;

a power supply electrically connected with and controlled by the chip controller; and

a main processor electrically connected to the touch screen, and the chip controller, the main processor being used to store a start operational input including at least one of a predetermined touched area, a predetermined touched duration, and a predetermined number of touched times and calculate a touched signal including at least one of touched position, touched duration, and number of touched times that the touch screen is touched, the main processor being used to further compare the touched signal with the start operational input to decide whether to send a start instruction to the chip controller to start the electronic device.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of glass, and the conductive layer is an antimony tin oxide film coated on the substrate.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display further comprises a protective layer located on the linear layer.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display further comprises a frame for confining the touch screen.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch screen is rectangular in shaped and the linear layer has four sides, four electrodes are disposed at the four sides of the linear layer respectively.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrodes generates an alternating current field on the conductive layer, while the main processor monitors the current flow through each electrode, when a conductive object touches the touch screen, capacitive coupling between the conductive layer and the conductive object draws a small current from the electrodes, a value of the current from each of the electrodes is in direct ratio to a distance from the conductive object to the electrode, the main processor calculates a touched signal including touched area, touched duration, and number of touched times according to the currents.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the conductive object is a finger or a conductive stylus.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch screen comprises several areas defined by the main processor.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a circuit board, the main processor and the chip controller are electrically connected with the circuit board.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a circuit board, the chip controller is electrically connected with the circuit board, and the main processor is positioned inside the display.

11. A method for starting an electronic device comprising:

providing an electronic device comprising a display, a chip controller, a power supply and a main processor, the power supply electrically connected with and controlled by the chip controller, the main processor electrically connected with the chip controller, the display having a capacitive touch screen, the touch screen comprising a substrate, an electricity conductive layer, and a linear layer, lying on one another in that order, at least two electrodes being coated on two perpendicular sides of the linear layer, the electrodes are electrically connected to the main processor, voltages of the electrodes being the same;

inputting a start operational input including at least one of a predetermined touched area, a predetermined touched duration, and a predetermined number of touched times into the main processor;

touching the touch screen with a conductive object;

a current generated and flowing through each of the electrodes because of capacitive coupling between the conductive layer and the conductive object, and the main processor receiving signals of the currents generated and flowing through the electrodes;

the main processor calculating a touched signal including touched areas, touched duration and number of touched times according to the signals of the currents, and the main processor comparing the touched signal with the start operational input;

the main processor sending a start instruction to the chip controller and the chip controller making the power supply applying power to start the electronic device if the touched signal being consistent with the start operational input.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the substrate is made of glass, the conductive layer is an antimony tin oxide film coated on the substrate, and the display further comprises a protective layer located on the linear layer.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display further comprises a frame for confining the touch screen.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the touch screen is rectangular shaped and the linear layer has four sides, four electrodes are disposed at the four sides of the linear layer respectively.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electrodes generates an alternating current field on the conductive layer, while the main processor monitors the current flow through each electrode, when the conductive object touches the touch screen, capacitive coupling between the conductive layer and the conductive object draws a small current from the electrodes, a value of the current from each of the electrodes is in direct ratio to a distance from a finger or stylus to the electrode.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the touch screen comprises several areas defined by the main processor.

17. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a circuit board, the main processor and the chip controller are electrically connected with the circuit board.