Touch Control Electrophoretic Display Module, and Manufacturing Method and Touch Sensing Method for the same

• US 20100259490A1
• Filed: 06/19/2009
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Prime View International Company Limited (E Ink Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Prime View International Company Limited (E Ink Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: LEE, Cheng-Hao
• Application Number:
  US12/487,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04142 the force sensing means being located peripherally, e.g. disposed at the corners or at the side of a touch sensing plate

Abstract

In a touch control electrophoretic display module, and a manufacturing method and a touch sensing method for the same, the touch control electrophoretic display module includes a flexible electrophoretic display apparatus and a pressure sensing apparatus. The flexible electrophoretic display apparatus has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a display area used for displaying needed images. The pressure sensing apparatus is disposed on the second surface. Furthermore, the pressure sensing apparatus is used for sensing a pressure inputted in the display area through the body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus, so as to calculate the input coordinates of the pressure input.

Claims

1. A touch control electrophoretic display module, comprising:

a flexible electrophoretic display apparatus, having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a displaying area used for displaying needed images; and

a pressure sensing apparatus, disposed on the second surface, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus is used for sensing a pressure inputted in the display area through a body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus, so as to calculate input coordinates of the pressure input.

2. The touch control electrophoretic display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus is attached on the second surface directly.

3. The touch control electrophoretic display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus is implemented by a pressure-sensitive touch panel or a resistive touch panel, the pressure-sensitive touch panel comprises a plurality of force sensors.

4. The touch control electrophoretic display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus further performs a hand gesture recognition through the body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus.

5. The touch control electrophoretic display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus further performs an acceleration detection according to a movement of an input position of the pressure input through the body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus.

6. A manufacturing method for a touch control electrophoretic display module, comprising:

providing a flexible electrophoretic display apparatus and a pressure sensing apparatus, the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a displaying area used for displaying needed images; and

attaching the pressure sensing apparatus on the second surface.

7. The manufacturing method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus is attached on the second surface directly.

8. The manufacturing method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the pressure sensing apparatus is implemented by a pressure-sensitive touch panel or a resistive touch panel, the pressure-sensitive touch panel comprises a plurality of force sensors.

9. A touch sensing method for a touch control electrophoretic display module, wherein the touch control electrophoretic display module comprises a flexible electrophoretic display apparatus and a pressure sensing apparatus, the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface has a displaying area used for displaying needed images, and the pressure sensing apparatus is disposed on the second surface, the method comprises:

employing the pressure sensing apparatus to sense a pressure inputted in the display area through a body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus; and

calculating input coordinates of the pressure input.

10. The touch sensing method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

employing the pressure sensing apparatus to perform a hand gesture recognition through the body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus.

11. The touch sensing method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

employing the pressure sensing apparatus to perform an acceleration detection according to a movement of the input position of the pressure input through the body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus.