DUAL MODE TOUCH SENSING MODULE AND DUAL MODE TOUCH SENSING DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A dual mode touch sensing module comprising:
- a plurality of first conductors that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a first direction;
a plurality of second conductors that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, said second conductors crossing said first conductors at an angle;
an insulating layer that is disposed at intersections of said first conductors and said second conductors to space said first conductors apart from said second conductors; and
a switch unit including a first switch circuit coupled to said first conductors, and a second switch circuit coupled to said second conductors; and
wherein said first switch circuit is capable of interconnecting at least a portion of said first conductors to form sensing loops, and said second switch circuit is capable of interconnecting at least a portion of said second conductors to form sensing loops.
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Abstract
A dual mode touch sensing display includes a display module, and a dual mode touch sensing module disposed at the display module. The dual mode touch sensing module includes a plurality of first conductors, a plurality of second conductors, and a switch unit. The first conductors extend in a first direction. The second conductors extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The switch unit includes a first switch circuit coupled to the first conductors and capable of interconnecting at least a portion of the first conductors to form sensing loops, and a second switch circuit coupled to the second conductors and capable of interconnecting at least a portion of the second conductors to form sensing loops.
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20 Claims
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1. A dual mode touch sensing module comprising:
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a plurality of first conductors that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a first direction; a plurality of second conductors that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, said second conductors crossing said first conductors at an angle; an insulating layer that is disposed at intersections of said first conductors and said second conductors to space said first conductors apart from said second conductors; and a switch unit including a first switch circuit coupled to said first conductors, and a second switch circuit coupled to said second conductors; and wherein said first switch circuit is capable of interconnecting at least a portion of said first conductors to form sensing loops, and said second switch circuit is capable of interconnecting at least a portion of said second conductors to form sensing loops. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dual mode touch sensing module comprising:
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a sensing unit including a first sensing circuit and a second sensing circuit; a switch unit including a first switch circuit electrically coupled to said first sensing circuit, and a second switch circuit electrically coupled to said second sensing circuit; a capacitive sensing unit including a plurality of first electrode patterns that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a first direction, and a plurality of second electrode patterns that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a second direction, each of said first electrode patterns having an end electrically coupled to said first switch circuit, each of said second electrode patterns having an end electrically coupled to said second switch circuit; and an electromagnetic sensing unit including a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors, each of said first conductors forming a sensing loop, and having two ends electrically coupled to said first switch circuit, each of said second conductors forming a sensing loop, and having two ends electrically coupled to said second switch circuit; and wherein, through switching control of said first switch circuit and said second switch circuit, each of said first sensing circuit and said second sensing circuit is capable of sensing changes in at least one of current, frequency, magnetic flux, and electromagnetic induction on said sensing loops formed by a respective group of said first conductors and said second conductors, and is further capable of sensing changes in at least one of electric charge, capacitance, and voltage on adjacent ones of said first and second electrode patterns.
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9. A dual mode touch sensing display comprising:
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a display module; and a dual mode touch sensing module disposed at said display module and including; a plurality of first conductors that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a first direction, a plurality of second conductors that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, said second conductors crossing said first conductors at an angle, an insulating layer that is disposed at intersections of said first conductors and said second conductors to space said first conductors apart from said second conductors, and a switch unit including a first switch circuit coupled to said first conductors, and a second switch circuit coupled to said second conductors; and said first switch circuit is capable of interconnecting at least a portion of said first conductors to form sensing loops, and said second switch circuit is capable of interconnecting at least a portion of said second conductors to form sensing loops. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dual mode touch sensing display comprising:
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a display module; and a dual mode touch sensing module disposed at said display module and including; a sensing unit including a first sensing circuit and a second sensing circuit, a switch unit including a first switch circuit electrically coupled to said first sensing circuit, and a second switch circuit electrically coupled to said second sensing circuit, a capacitive sensing unit including a plurality of first electrode patterns that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a first direction, and a plurality of second electrode patterns that are disposed parallel to each other and that extend in a second direction, each of said first electrode patterns having an end electrically coupled to said first switch circuit, each of said second electrode patterns having an end electrically coupled to said second switch circuit, and an electromagnetic sensing unit including a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors, each of said first conductors forming a sensing loop, and having two ends electrically coupled to said first switch circuit, each of said second conductors forming a sensing loop, and having two ends electrically coupled to said second switch circuit, and through switching control of said first switch circuit and said second switch circuit, each of said first sensing circuit and said second sensing circuit is capable of sensing changes in at least one of current, frequency, magnetic flux, and electromagnetic induction on said sensing loops formed by a respective group of said first conductors and said second conductors, and is further capable of sensing changes in at least one of electric charge, capacitance, and voltage on adjacent ones of said first and second electrode patterns. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification