POINTER DETECTION APPARATUS AND POINTER DETECTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A pointer detection apparatus for detecting a pointer positioned on a conductor pattern, the conductor pattern including a plurality of first conductors disposed in a first direction and a plurality of second conductors disposed in a second direction which crosses the first direction, the pointer detection apparatus comprising:
- a code supplying circuit having a plurality of code strings of different codes from each other, the code supplying circuit being configured to supply predetermined ones of the code strings to the first conductors disposed in the first direction;
a correlation calculation code supplying circuit configured to supply correlation calculation codes that respectively correspond to the code strings;
a correlation calculation circuit configured to carry out correlation calculation between signals produced in the second conductors disposed in the second direction and the correlation calculation codes; and
a detection circuit configured to detect the pointer positioned on said conductor pattern based on a level curve that results from the correlation calculation, the detection circuit being further configured to discriminatingly detect the pointer in contact with the conductor pattern and the pointer hovering over the conductor pattern.
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Abstract
A pointer detection apparatus and a pointer detection method of the cross point electrostatic coupling type are disclosed, by which a pointer on a conductor pattern can be detected at a higher speed. The pointer detection apparatus includes a conductor pattern, a spread code supplying circuit, a reception conductor selection circuit, an amplification circuit, an analog to digital conversion circuit, and a correlation value calculation circuit. The spread code supplying circuit supplies a plurality of spread codes at the same time. The correlation value calculation circuit determines correlation values between signals output from the analog to digital conversion circuit and the correlation calculation codes respectively corresponding to the spread codes. A pointer is detected based on the determined correlation values.
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1. A pointer detection apparatus for detecting a pointer positioned on a conductor pattern, the conductor pattern including a plurality of first conductors disposed in a first direction and a plurality of second conductors disposed in a second direction which crosses the first direction, the pointer detection apparatus comprising:
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a code supplying circuit having a plurality of code strings of different codes from each other, the code supplying circuit being configured to supply predetermined ones of the code strings to the first conductors disposed in the first direction; a correlation calculation code supplying circuit configured to supply correlation calculation codes that respectively correspond to the code strings; a correlation calculation circuit configured to carry out correlation calculation between signals produced in the second conductors disposed in the second direction and the correlation calculation codes; and a detection circuit configured to detect the pointer positioned on said conductor pattern based on a level curve that results from the correlation calculation, the detection circuit being further configured to discriminatingly detect the pointer in contact with the conductor pattern and the pointer hovering over the conductor pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A pointer detection apparatus for detecting a pointer positioned on a conductor pattern, the conductor pattern including a plurality of first conductors disposed in a first direction and a plurality of second conductors disposed in a second direction which crosses the first direction, the pointer detection apparatus comprising:
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a code supplying circuit having a plurality of code strings of different codes from each other, the code supplying circuit being configured to supply predetermined ones of the plurality of code strings to the first conductors disposed in the first direction; a correlation calculation circuit configured to carry out correlation calculation between signals produced in the second conductors disposed in the second direction and correlation calculation codes that respectively correspond to the code strings; and a detection circuit configured to detect the pointer positioned on said conductor pattern based on a level curve that results from the correlation calculation, the detection circuit being further configured to discriminatingly detect the pointer in contact with the conductor pattern and the pointer hovering over the conductor pattern.
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13. A pointer detection method for detecting a pointer positioned on a conductor pattern, the conductor pattern including a plurality of first conductors disposed in a first direction and a plurality of second conductors disposed in a second direction which crosses the first direction, the method comprising:
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a code supplying step for supplying predetermined ones of a plurality of code strings of different codes to the first conductors disposed in the first direction; a correlation calculation code supplying step for supplying correlation calculation codes that respectively correspond to the code strings; a correlation calculation processing step for carrying out correlation calculation between signals produced in the second conductors disposed in the second direction and the correlation calculation codes; a position detection step for detecting the pointer positioned on the conductor pattern based on a level curve resulting from the correlation calculation and for discriminatingly detecting the pointer in contact with the conductor pattern and the pointer hovering over the conductor pattern.
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