METHOD OF SCANNING TOUCH PANEL
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1. A method of scanning a touch panel, wherein the touch panel has a plurality of sensor areas, the method comprising:
- (a) scanning the touch panel to detect whether the sensor areas are touched;
(b) when a first touch signal is detected, defining a scan area according to coordinates of the first touch signal, wherein the coordinates of the first touch signal are located within the scan area, and the scan area is smaller than a sensing range of the touch panel;
(c) scanning the scan area during a predetermined period to detect whether the sensor areas within the scan area are touched; and
(d) returning to step (a) after the predetermined period to re-scan the sensor areas of the touch panel.
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Abstract
A method of scanning a touch panel is provided. The present method includes following steps. First, a scan area is defined according to the coordinates of a detected touch signal. Next, the scan area is scanned during a predetermined period to detect a next touch panel. After the predetermined period, a sensing range of the touch panel is scanned to re-define the scan area. Because the scan area is smaller than the sensing range of the touch panel, the time and power consumed by the scanning operation can be both reduced by detecting the touch signals within the scan area.
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1. A method of scanning a touch panel, wherein the touch panel has a plurality of sensor areas, the method comprising:
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(a) scanning the touch panel to detect whether the sensor areas are touched; (b) when a first touch signal is detected, defining a scan area according to coordinates of the first touch signal, wherein the coordinates of the first touch signal are located within the scan area, and the scan area is smaller than a sensing range of the touch panel; (c) scanning the scan area during a predetermined period to detect whether the sensor areas within the scan area are touched; and (d) returning to step (a) after the predetermined period to re-scan the sensor areas of the touch panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of scanning a touch panel, wherein the touch panel has a plurality of sensor areas, the method comprising:
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(a) scanning the touch panel to detect whether the sensor areas are touched; (b) when a first touch signal is detected, defining a scan area according to coordinates of the first touch signal, wherein when the first touch signal is corresponding to a single sensor area, the scan area is smaller than a sensing range of the touch panel, when the first touch signal is corresponding to multiple sensor areas, the scan area is equal to the sensing range of the touch panel, and the coordinates of the touch signal are located within the scan area; (c) scanning the scan area during a predetermined period to detect whether the sensor areas within the scan area are touched; and (d) returning to step (a) after the predetermined period to re-scan the sensor areas of the touch panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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