Touch input device, portable device using the same and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. A touch input device comprising:
- a touch panel having a plurality of electrically separated upper electrode strips formed on one side thereof and touched by a pointing object;
a first switch electrically connecting the plurality of upper electrode strips to form a single electrode or two electrodes; and
an information generator generating at least one of information on a touch point of the pointing object and information on the magnitude of touch force of the pointing object and information on whether the pointing object approaches the touch panel on the basis of a signal received from the touch panel according to a switched state of the first switch.
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Abstract
Provided are a touch input device capable of acquiring information on whether a pointing object touches a touch panel, information on a touch point of the pointing object touching the touch panel and information on the magnitude of touch force of the pointing object and a method of controlling the same. The touch input device includes a touch panel having a plurality of electrically separated upper electrode strips formed on one side thereof and touched by a pointing object, a first switch electrically connecting the plurality of upper electrode strips to form a single electrode or two electrodes, and an information generator generating at least one of information on a touch point of the pointing object and information on the magnitude of touch force of the pointing object and information on whether the pointing object approaches the touch panel on the basis of a signal received from the touch panel according to a switched state of the first switch.
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19 Claims
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1. A touch input device comprising:
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a touch panel having a plurality of electrically separated upper electrode strips formed on one side thereof and touched by a pointing object; a first switch electrically connecting the plurality of upper electrode strips to form a single electrode or two electrodes; and an information generator generating at least one of information on a touch point of the pointing object and information on the magnitude of touch force of the pointing object and information on whether the pointing object approaches the touch panel on the basis of a signal received from the touch panel according to a switched state of the first switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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a touch panel having a plurality of electrically separated upper electrode strips formed on one side thereof and touched by a pointing object; a first switch electrically connecting the plurality of upper electrode strips to form a single electrode or two electrodes; an information generator generating at least one of information on a touch point of the pointing object and information on the magnitude of touch force of the pointing object and information on whether the pointing object approaches the touch panel on the basis of a signal received from the touch panel according to a switched state of the first switch; and a display located under the touch panel to provide a screen to a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a touch input device, comprising the steps of:
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switching a first switch to electrically connect a plurality of upper electrode strips to form two electrodes; sensing a variation in capacitance between the two electrodes, which is caused by a pointing object; switching the first switch to electrically connect the plurality of upper electrode strips to form a single electrode when the pointing object touches a touch panel; acquiring the magnitude of touch force of the pointing object based on a capacitance variation between the single electrode and the pointing object; switching the first switch such that the plurality of upper electrode strips respectively function as individual electrodes; and acquiring information on the touch point of the pointing object according to the individual electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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