ANTENNA MODULE FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE THAT INCORPORATES AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DIGITIZING TABLET FUNCTION

• US 20090040185A1
• Filed: 08/06/2007
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huo-Lu Tsai
• Original Assignee: Huo-Lu Tsai
• Inventors: TSAI, Huo-Lu
• Application Number:
  US11/834,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20090040185A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means

Abstract

An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, x-axis and y-axis antennas, a plurality of contact units, and an interconnecting unit. The dielectric substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. Each of the x-axis and y-axis antennas is formed an a respective one of the first and second surfaces of the dielectric substrate. Each of the contact units is formed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. The interconnecting unit interconnects the contact units.

Claims

1. An antenna module for a display device that incorporates an electromagnetic digitizing tablet function, comprising:

a dielectric substrate has opposite first and second surfaces;

an x-axis antenna including a plurality of parallel antenna traces, each of which is formed on said first surface of said dielectric substrate and extends in a first direction;

a y-axis antenna including a plurality of parallel antenna traces, each of which is formed on said second surface of said dielectric substrate and extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction;

a plurality of contact units, each of which is formed on said first surface of said dielectric substrate and includes an array of first contacts and an array of second contacts; and

an interconnecting unit formed on said first surface of said dielectric substrate, and including

a plurality of first interconnecting lines, each of which interconnects said first contacts of a respective one of said contact units, and

a plurality of second interconnecting lines, each of which interconnects said second contacts of the respective one of said contacts units;

wherein said first surface of said dielectric substrate defines a plurality of regions, each of which is bounded by an adjacent pair of said antenna traces of said x-axis antenna, and

wherein each of said contact units being disposed S within a respective one of said regions.

2. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said second contacts corresponds to a respective one of said first contacts, said antenna module further comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes, each of which is coupled electrically to a corresponding pair of said first and second contacts.

3. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said contact units are disposed without overlapping said antenna traces of said y-axis antenna.

4. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first interconnecting lines of said interconnecting unit extends in the first direction.

5. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said second interconnecting lines of said interconnecting unit extends in the first direction.

6. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a connecting unit including

a first electrical connector coupled electrically to said antenna traces of said x-axis and y-axis antennas;

and

a second electrical connector coupled electrically to said first and second interconnecting lines of said interconnecting unit.

7. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield covering said second surface of said dielectric substrate and said antenna traces of said y-axis antenna.

8. The antenna module as claimed in claim 7, wherein said EMI shield is in the form of a metallic film.