TOUCH PANEL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A touch panel, comprising:
- a controller;
at least one pixel which comprisesa touch choosing switch coupled to and controlled by the controller to turn on during a first time period and turn off during a second time period;
a read switch coupled to and controlled by the controller to turn off during the first time period and turn on during the second time period; and
a sensing capacitor having a touch-sensitive capacitance and being electrically connected with the touch choosing switch and the read switch to be charged, via the touch choosing switch, with a sensing charge during the first time period and to discharge the sensing charge, via the read switch during the second time period; and
a sense reading unit electrically connected with the sensing capacitor via the read switch for outputting a sensed output value during the second time period;
wherein the sensed output value is indicative of the whether the capacitance of the sensing capacitor has changed between the first and second periods, thereby indicating whether said pixel of the touch panel has been touched.
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Abstract
In a touch panel having at least one pixel and/or in accordance with a method of controlling the touch panel, a first bias signal is sent to a touch-sensitive sensing capacitor of the pixel during a first time period to charge the sensing capacitor with a sensing charge. The charged sensing capacitor discharges the sensing charge, as an outputted second bias signal, during a second time period. Based on the second bias signal, a determination is made as to whether the capacitance of the sensing capacitor has changed between the first and second periods, thereby indicating whether the pixel of the touch panel has been touched.
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20 Claims
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1. A touch panel, comprising:
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a controller; at least one pixel which comprises a touch choosing switch coupled to and controlled by the controller to turn on during a first time period and turn off during a second time period; a read switch coupled to and controlled by the controller to turn off during the first time period and turn on during the second time period; and a sensing capacitor having a touch-sensitive capacitance and being electrically connected with the touch choosing switch and the read switch to be charged, via the touch choosing switch, with a sensing charge during the first time period and to discharge the sensing charge, via the read switch during the second time period; and a sense reading unit electrically connected with the sensing capacitor via the read switch for outputting a sensed output value during the second time period; wherein the sensed output value is indicative of the whether the capacitance of the sensing capacitor has changed between the first and second periods, thereby indicating whether said pixel of the touch panel has been touched. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A touch panel, comprising at least one pixel having a first scan line, a second scan line, and a bias line, said at least one pixel further comprising:
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a touch choosing switch, a read switch, and a sensing capacitor having a touch-sensitive capacitance, wherein the touch choosing switch is electrically connected with the first scan line and the bias line, the read switch is electrically connected with the second scan line, and the sensing capacitor is electrically connected with both the touch choosing switch and the read switch, for receiving a first bias signal from the bias line through the touch choosing switch during a first period and for outputting a second bias signal through the read switch during a second period different from the first period, wherein the second bias signal is indicative of the whether the capacitance of the sensing capacitor has changed between the first and second periods, thereby indicating whether said pixel of the touch panel has been touched. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A control method of a touch panel, the touch panel having at least one pixel that comprises a sensing capacitor having a touch-sensitive capacitance, the control method comprising:
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transmitting a first bias signal to the sensing capacitor during a first time period to charge the sensing capacitor with a sensing charge; causing the sensing capacitor to discharge the sensing charge as an outputted second bias signal during a second time period different from the first time period; and based on the second bias signal, determining whether the capacitance of the sensing capacitor has changed between the first and second periods, thereby indicating whether said pixel of the touch panel has been touched. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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