CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME
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1. A capacitive touch panel, comprising:
- a plurality of driving electrodes, {Xn}, n=1, 2, . . . , N, spatially arranged along a row direction;
a plurality of sensing electrodes, {Ym}, m=1, 2, . . . , M, spatially arranged crossing over the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} along a column direction perpendicular to the row direction, such that the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} define a touch sensor matrix having N rows and M columns, each of N and M being a positive integer; and
a driver electrically coupled to the touch sensor matrix and configured to generate a driving signal to synchronically drive one of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and (M-j) sensing electrodes of the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym}, wherein j=1, 2, 3, . . . , or M-1, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal, and wherein the remaining driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} are grounded.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a capacitive touch panel. In one embodiment, the capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes spatially arranged in a matrix, and a driver electrically coupled to the touch sensor matrix and configured to generate a driving signal to synchronically drive one or more driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal. The remaining driving electrodes are grounded. The not-driven sensing electrodes sense and transmit a sensing signal of a touch.
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18 Claims
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1. A capacitive touch panel, comprising:
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a plurality of driving electrodes, {Xn}, n=1, 2, . . . , N, spatially arranged along a row direction; a plurality of sensing electrodes, {Ym}, m=1, 2, . . . , M, spatially arranged crossing over the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} along a column direction perpendicular to the row direction, such that the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} define a touch sensor matrix having N rows and M columns, each of N and M being a positive integer; and a driver electrically coupled to the touch sensor matrix and configured to generate a driving signal to synchronically drive one of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and (M-j) sensing electrodes of the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym}, wherein j=1, 2, 3, . . . , or M-1, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal, and wherein the remaining driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} are grounded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of driving a capacitive touch panel comprising a plurality of driving electrodes, {Xn}, n=1, 2, . . . , N, spatially arranged along a row direction, and a plurality of sensing electrodes, {Ym}, m=1, 2, . . . , M, spatially arranged crossing over the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} along a column direction perpendicular to the row direction such that the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} define a touch sensor matrix having N rows and M columns, each of N and M being a positive integer, the method comprising the steps of:
- synchronically driving one of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and (M-j) sensing electrodes of the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} with a driving signal, wherein j=1, 2, 3, . . . , or M-1, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal; and
grounding the remaining driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn}. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- synchronically driving one of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and (M-j) sensing electrodes of the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} with a driving signal, wherein j=1, 2, 3, . . . , or M-1, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal; and
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8. A capacitive touch panel, comprising:
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a plurality of driving electrodes, {Xn}, n=1, 2, . . . , N, spatially arranged along a row direction; a plurality of sensing electrodes, {Ym}, m=1, 2, . . . , M, spatially arranged crossing over the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} along a column direction perpendicular to the row direction such that the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} define a touch sensor matrix having N rows and M columns, each of N and M being a positive integer; and a driver electrically coupled to the touch sensor matrix and configured to generate a driving signal to synchronically drive a group of driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and (M-j) sensing electrodes of the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym}, wherein j=1, 2, 3, . . . , or M-1, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal, and wherein the remaining driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} are grounded. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of driving a capacitive touch panel comprising a plurality of driving electrodes, {Xn}, n=1, 2, . . . , N, spatially arranged along a row direction, and a plurality of sensing electrodes, {Ym}, m=1, 2, . . . , M, spatially arranged crossing over the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} along a column direction perpendicular to the row direction such that the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} define a touch sensor matrix having N rows and M columns, each of N and M being a positive integer, the method comprising the steps of:
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synchronically driving a group of driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {Xn} and (M-j) sensing electrodes of the plurality of sensing electrodes {Ym} with a driving signal, wherein j=1, 2, 3, . . . , or M-1, such that at least one sensing electrode is not driven by the driving signal; and grounding the remaining driving electrodes of the plurality of driving electrodes {XN}. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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