CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL WITH DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATED ELECTRODES
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1. A mutual capacitance touch panel device, comprising:
- a substrate;
an array of electrode elements formed on the substrate, each electrode element including a drive electrode and a pair of dual-function electrodes,wherein the pair of dual-function electrodes of each electrode element are arranged substantially symmetrically around the drive electrode of the respective electrode element such that a first dual-function electrode of the pair is adjacent to the drive electrode and the second dual function electrode of the pair is separated from the drive electrode by the first dual-function electrode.
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Abstract
A mutual capacitance touch panel device includes a substrate and an array of electrode elements formed on the substrate, each electrode element including a drive electrode and a pair of dual-function electrodes. In addition, the pair of dual-function electrodes of each electrode element are arranged substantially symmetrically around the drive electrode of the respective electrode element such that a first dual-function electrode of the pair is adjacent to the drive electrode and the second dual function electrode of the pair is separated from the drive electrode by the first dual-function electrode.
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1. A mutual capacitance touch panel device, comprising:
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a substrate; an array of electrode elements formed on the substrate, each electrode element including a drive electrode and a pair of dual-function electrodes, wherein the pair of dual-function electrodes of each electrode element are arranged substantially symmetrically around the drive electrode of the respective electrode element such that a first dual-function electrode of the pair is adjacent to the drive electrode and the second dual function electrode of the pair is separated from the drive electrode by the first dual-function electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for creating a mutual capacitance touch panel device, comprising:
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forming an array of electrode elements on a substrate, each electrode element including a drive electrode and a pair of dual-function electrodes, arranging the pair of dual-function electrodes substantially symmetrically around the drive electrode such that a first dual-function electrode of the pair is adjacent to the drive electrode and the second dual function electrode of the pair is separated from the drive electrode by the first dual-function electrode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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