CONTACT SENSING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED EDGE POSITION RECOGNITION CHARACTERISTICS
First Claim
1. A touch sensing apparatus having a touch position determination function, the touch sensing apparatus comprising:
- a panel unit comprising a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a line along a first axis;
a sensor unit to collect sensor data indicating a change in electrical characteristics occurring in each of the plurality of sensor electrodes, the sensor unit being connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes; and
a computing unit to determine a touch position on the panel unit, to which a touch of a user is applied, based on sensor data collected from at least one sensor electrode among the plurality of sensor electrodes,wherein, among the plurality of sensor electrodes, an edge sensor electrode is located on an edge in a first axis direction, and is formed narrower in width in the first axis direction than the sensor electrodes other than the edge sensor electrode.
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Abstract
A touch sensing apparatus with improved edge touch position recognition characteristics is provided. The touch sensing apparatus includes a panel unit including a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a line along a first axis, a sensor unit to collect sensor data indicating a change in electrical characteristics occurring in each of the plurality of sensor electrodes, the sensor unit being connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes, and a computing unit to determine a touch position on the panel unit, to which a touch of a user is applied, based on sensor data collected from at least one sensor electrode among the plurality of sensor electrodes, wherein, among the plurality of sensor electrodes, an edge sensor electrode is located on an edge in a first axis direction, and is formed narrower in width in the first axis direction than the sensor electrodes other than the edge sensor electrode. When this configuration is employed, an invalid input region formed on an edge of an input region may be removed or reduced and thus, touch position recognition characteristics of the touch sensing apparatus may be enhanced.
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28 Claims
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1. A touch sensing apparatus having a touch position determination function, the touch sensing apparatus comprising:
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a panel unit comprising a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a line along a first axis; a sensor unit to collect sensor data indicating a change in electrical characteristics occurring in each of the plurality of sensor electrodes, the sensor unit being connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes; and a computing unit to determine a touch position on the panel unit, to which a touch of a user is applied, based on sensor data collected from at least one sensor electrode among the plurality of sensor electrodes, wherein, among the plurality of sensor electrodes, an edge sensor electrode is located on an edge in a first axis direction, and is formed narrower in width in the first axis direction than the sensor electrodes other than the edge sensor electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A touch sensing apparatus having a touch position determination function, the touch sensing apparatus comprising:
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a panel unit comprising a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a line along a first axis; a sensor unit to collect sensor data indicating a change in electrical characteristics occurring in each of the plurality of sensor electrodes, the sensor unit being connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes; and a computing unit to determine a first axis direction component of a touch position on the panel unit, based on sensor data collected from at least one of the plurality of sensor electrodes and a representative position on the first axis corresponding to each of the plurality of sensor electrodes, wherein the computing unit determines a representative position of an edge sensor electrode located on an edge in a first axis direction, among the plurality of sensor electrodes, to correspond to an edge side of the panel unit, rather than corresponding to a central position in the first axis direction, and determines the first axis direction component of the touch position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of manufacturing a touch sensing panel, the method comprising:
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forming a plurality of sensor electrodes in a line along a first axis on a plane, using conductive materials on a surface of a first non-conductive substrate, the plane forming the first non-conductive substrate, wherein the forming comprises forming an edge sensor electrode that is located in an edge in a first axis direction and is narrower in width in the first axis direction than the sensor electrodes other than the edge sensor electrode among the plurality of sensor electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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