OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE

• US 20110242053A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHIU, CHI-WEI
• Application Number:
  US12/903,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20110242053A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0428 by sensing at the edges of the touch surface the interruption of optical paths, e.g. an illumination plane, parallel to the touch surface which may be virtual sensing beam interruptions in a planar beam grid of an optical touch-screen G06F3/0421

Abstract

An optical touch screen device includes a display panel, a light source module, an image capture module, a sound detecting member, and a processing unit. The display panel includes a display screen. The light source module is configured for emitting light to illuminate an input device on the display screen. The image capture module is configured for capturing images of the illuminated input device, determining coordinates of a position of the input device on the display screen based on the images, and generating a first input signal associated with the coordinates of the input device. The sound detecting member is configured for detecting a stroke of the input device on the display screen, and generating a second input signal associated with the stroke of the input device. The processing unit is configured for generating a command signal based on the first input signal and the second input signal.

Claims

11. An optical touch screen device comprising:

a display panel comprising a display screen;

a light source module configured for projecting an infrared light grid or an infrared light pattern over the display screen;

an infrared light capture module configured for capturing images of an input device entry in the infrared light grid or in the infrared light pattern, determining coordinates of a position of the input device based on the images, and generating a first input signal associated with the coordinates of the input device; and

a sound detecting member configured for detecting a stroke of the input device on the display screen, and generating a second input signal associated with the stroke of the input device.

12. The optical touch screen device of claim 11, wherein the sound processing member comprises a piezoelectric microphone.

13. The optical touch screen device of claim 12, further comprising a processing unit configured for analyzing the first input signal and the second input signal.

14. The optical touch screen device of claim 11, wherein the light source module comprises a plurality of first direction infrared emitters oriented in a first direction and a plurality of second direction infrared emitters oriented in a second direction, the infrared light capture module comprises a plurality of first direction infrared detectors opposite to the respective first direction infrared emitters and a plurality of second direction infrared detectors opposite to the respective second direction infrared emitters, the first direction infrared emitters and the first direction infrared detectors being disposed on opposite sides of the display screen, the second direction infrared emitters and the second direction infrared detectors being disposed on the other opposite sides of the display screen.

15. The optical touch screen device of claim 11, wherein the light source module comprises at least one infrared light emitting diode.

16. An optical touch screen device comprising:

a display panel comprising a display screen;

a light source module configured for emitting infrared light to form an infrared light grid or an infrared light pattern over the display screen;

an infrared light capture module configured for capturing images of an input device entry in the infrared light grid or in the infrared light pattern, determining a movement track of the input device based on the images, and generating a first input signal associated with the movement track of the input device;

a sound detecting member configured for detecting a stroke of the input device on the display screen, and generating a second input signal in response to the stroke of the input device; and

a processing unit configured for generate a command signal based on the first input signal and the second input signal.

1. An optical touch screen device comprising:

a display panel comprising a display screen;

a light source module configured for emitting light to illuminate an input device on the display screen;

an image capture module configured for capturing images of the illuminated input device, determining coordinates of a position of the input device on the display screen based on the images, and generating a first input signal associated with the coordinates of the input device;

a sound detecting member configured for detecting a stroke of the input device on the display screen, and generating a second input signal associated with the stroke of the input device; and

a processing unit configured for generating a command signal based on the first input signal and the second input signal.

2. The optical touch screen device of claim 1, wherein the light source is configured to emit infrared light to illuminate the input device, and the image capture module is configured for capturing infrared images of the illuminated input device.

3. The optical touch screen device of claim 2, wherein the image capture module comprises a lens module facing the input device.

4. The optical touch screen device of claim 2, wherein the display panel comprises a securing frame surrounding the display screen, and the optical touch screen device further comprises a plurality of elongated reflective plates around the display screen, the infrared light capture module comprises two image capture devices arranged on a common edge of the securing frame.

5. The optical touch screen device of claim 1, wherein the sound detecting member comprises a first sound detecting unit, a second sound detecting unit, and a sound processing unit, each of the first sound detecting unit and the second sound detecting unit is selected from one of a capacitor microphone and a moving-coil microphone, and the first sound detecting unit is oriented toward the display screen to detect sound of the stroke, thereby generating a first detection signal associated therewith, the second sound detecting unit is oriented in a direction away from the display screen to detect sound of the stroke, thereby generating a second detection signal associated therewith, the sound processing unit is configured for filtering out noise and generating the second input signal based on the first and the second detection signals.

6. The optical touch screen device of claim 5, wherein the sound processing unit comprises a digital signal processor.

7. The optical touch screen device of claim 1, wherein the sound processing member comprises a piezoelectric microphone.

8. The optical touch screen device of claim 7, wherein the securing frame has a recess receiving the piezoelectric microphone.

9. The optical touch screen device of claim 1, wherein the light source module comprises a plurality of first direction infrared emitters oriented in a first direction and a plurality of second direction infrared emitters oriented in a second direction, the infrared light capture module comprises a plurality of first direction infrared detectors opposite to the respective first direction infrared emitters and a plurality of second direction infrared detectors opposite to the respective second direction infrared emitters, the first direction infrared emitters and the first direction infrared detectors being disposed on opposite sides of the display screen, the second direction infrared emitters and the second direction infrared detectors being disposed on the other opposite sides of the display screen.

10. The optical touch screen device of claim 1, wherein the light source module comprises at least one infrared light emitting diode.

17. The optical touch screen device of claim 16, wherein the infrared light capture module comprises a lens module facing the infrared light grid or the infrared light pattern.

18. The optical touch screen device of claim 17, wherein the display panel comprises a securing frame surrounding the display screen, and the optical touch screen device further comprises a plurality of elongated reflective plates around the display screen, the infrared light capture module comprises two image capture devices arranged on a common edge of the securing frame.

19. The optical touch screen device of claim 16, wherein the sound detecting member comprises a first sound detecting unit, a second sound detecting unit, and a sound processing unit, each of the first sound detecting unit and the second sound detecting unit is selected from one of a capacitor microphone and a moving-coil microphone, and the first sound detecting unit is oriented toward the display screen to detect sound of the stroke, thereby generating a first detection signal associated therewith, the second sound detecting unit is oriented in a direction away from the display screen to detect sound of the stroke, thereby generating a second detection signal associated therewith, the sound processing unit is configured for filtering out noise and generating the second input signal based on the first and the second detection signals.

20. The optical touch screen device of claim 16, wherein the light source module comprises a plurality of first direction infrared emitters oriented in a first direction and a plurality of second direction infrared emitters oriented in a second direction, the infrared light capture module comprises a plurality of first direction infrared detectors opposite to the respective first direction infrared emitters and a plurality of second direction infrared detectors opposite to the respective second direction infrared emitters, the first direction infrared emitters and the first direction infrared detectors being disposed on opposite sides of the display screen, the second direction infrared emitters and the second direction infrared detectors being disposed on the other opposite sides of the display screen.

19-1. The optical touch screen device of claim 18, wherein the sound processing unit comprises a digital signal processor.