TOUCH PANEL DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING CONTACT POSITION THEREOF
First Claim
1. A touch panel device comprising:
- a touch panel having a surface on which at least one pair of touch patterns formed of a conductive material are formed; and
a touch sensor for generating a contact signal corresponding to a contact position of a contact object using impedances of a pair of touch patterns when the pair of touch patterns are contacted by the contact object.
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Abstract
Provided are a touch pad device and a method of detecting a contact position thereof. The touch panel device includes: a touch panel having a surface on which at least one pair of touch patterns formed of a conductive material are formed; and a touch sensor for generating a contact signal corresponding to a contact position of a contact object using impedances of a pair of touch patterns when the pair of touch patterns are contacted by the contact object. The touch panel device includes a plurality of pairs of touch patterns formed of a conductive material. A first axis position of a contact object is determined depending on whether or not the touch patterns are contacted by the contact object, and a second axis position of the contact object is determined by detecting variations in capacitance of the touch patterns or delay times by which a reference signal applied to the touch patterns is delayed. Thus, a contact position of the contact object can be detected using the first and second axis positions. Since the touch panel uses a one-layer ITO film, manufacturing the touch panel device with improved transparency can be easy and economical.
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1. A touch panel device comprising:
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a touch panel having a surface on which at least one pair of touch patterns formed of a conductive material are formed; and a touch sensor for generating a contact signal corresponding to a contact position of a contact object using impedances of a pair of touch patterns when the pair of touch patterns are contacted by the contact object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of detecting a contact position using a touch panel device having a surface on which at least one pair of touch patterns formed of a conductive material are formed, comprising:
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detecting varied impedances of a pair of touch patterns contacted by a contact object; determining a first-axis coordinate value using the impedances of the pair of touch patterns; setting a position of the pair of touch patterns contacted by the contact object among the pairs of touch patterns to a second-axis coordinate value; and generating a contact signal corresponding to the first- and second-axis coordinate values. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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