LCD DISPLAY WITH PHOTO SENSOR TOUCH FUNCTION
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1. A liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:
- (a) a panel having a display region and a peripheral region adjacent the display region, the panel having a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in the form of a matrix in the display region for displaying an image;
(b) a first photosensor member formed in the display region for sensing a change of incident light caused by a touch on the display region, wherein the first photosensor member comprises at least one photo transistor having a gate, a source and a drain, and is characterized with a sensitivity for sensing the change of the incident light;
(c) a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region for measuring an intensity of ambient light and generating an ambient light sensing signal corresponding to the measured intensity of the ambient light; and
(d) a sensor controller electrically coupled to the first photosensor member and the second photosensor member for receiving the ambient light sensing signal from the second photosensor member and regulating voltages Vg and Vs respectively applied to the gate and the source of the at least one photo transistor of the first photosensor member according to the measured intensity of the ambient light, so as to operate the first photosensor member at an optimal sensitivity.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for driving a display device having a panel having a display region and a peripheral region, a first photosensor member formed in the display region, and a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of measuring an intensity of ambient light by the second photosensor member, and driving the first photosensor member according to the measured intensity of the ambient light, so as to sense a change of incident light caused by a touch on the display region.
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1. A liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:
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(a) a panel having a display region and a peripheral region adjacent the display region, the panel having a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in the form of a matrix in the display region for displaying an image; (b) a first photosensor member formed in the display region for sensing a change of incident light caused by a touch on the display region, wherein the first photosensor member comprises at least one photo transistor having a gate, a source and a drain, and is characterized with a sensitivity for sensing the change of the incident light; (c) a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region for measuring an intensity of ambient light and generating an ambient light sensing signal corresponding to the measured intensity of the ambient light; and (d) a sensor controller electrically coupled to the first photosensor member and the second photosensor member for receiving the ambient light sensing signal from the second photosensor member and regulating voltages Vg and Vs respectively applied to the gate and the source of the at least one photo transistor of the first photosensor member according to the measured intensity of the ambient light, so as to operate the first photosensor member at an optimal sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for driving a liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an LCD comprising; (i) a panel having a display region and a peripheral region that is adjacent the display region, the panel having a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in the form of a matrix in the display region for displaying an image; (ii) a first photosensor member formed in the display region for sensing a change of incident light caused by a touch on the display region, wherein the first photosensor member comprises at least one photo transistor having a gate, a source and a drain, and is characterized with a sensitivity for sensing the change of the incident light; (iii) a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region; and (iv) a sensor controller electrically coupled to the first photosensor member and the second photosensor member; (b) measuring the intensity of ambient light member and generating an ambient light sensing signal corresponding to the measured intensity of the ambient light by the second photosensor member; (c) receiving the ambient light sensing signal from the second photosensor member by the sensor controller; (d) regulating voltages Vg and Vs according to the measured intensity of the ambient light by the sensor controller; and (e) applying the regulated voltages Vg and Vs respectively to the gate and the source of the at least one photo transistor of the first photosensor member, so as to operate the first photosensor member at an optimal sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for driving a display device having a panel having a display region and a peripheral region, a first photosensor member formed in the display region, and a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region, comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring an intensity of ambient light by the second photosensor member; and (b) driving the first photosensor member according to the measured intensity of the ambient light, so as to sense a change of incident light caused by a touch on the display region.
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14. The method of claim 14, wherein the first photosensor member comprises at least one photo transistor having a gate, a source and a drain, and is characterized with a sensitivity for sensing the change of the incident light.
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15. The method of claim 15, wherein the driving step comprises the steps of:
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(a) looking up a lookup table (LUT) containing a number of intensities values of the ambient light, and corresponding values of the voltage difference Vgs for which the first photosensor member operates at the optimal sensitivity, wherein Vgs=(Vg−
Vs);(b) regulating voltages Vg and Vs according to the measured intensity of the ambient light; and (c) applying the regulated voltages Vg and Vs respectively to the gate and the source of the at least one photo transistor of the first photosensor member, so as to operate the first photosensor member with an optimal sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. The method of claim 17, wherein the driving step comprises the step of comparing the measured intensity of the ambient light with a threshold.
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18. The method of claim 18, wherein when the measured intensity of the ambient light is substantially greater than the threshold, the driving step further comprises the steps of:
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(a) looking up a lookup table (LUT) containing a number of intensities values of the ambient light, and corresponding values of the voltage difference Vgs for which the first photosensor member operates at the optimal sensitivity, wherein Vgs=(Vg−
Vs);(b) regulating voltages Vg and Vs according to the measured intensity of the ambient light; and (c) applying the regulated voltages Vg and Vs respectively to the gate and the source of the at least one photo transistor of the first photosensor member, so as to operate the first photosensor member with an optimal sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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