METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCH AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TOUCH USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A touch detecting apparatus comprising:
- a signal source configured to generate a variable phase signal including a reference phase signal and an out-of-phase signal that is out of phase with the reference phase signal;
a touch panel including a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein the variable phase signal is applied to one of the plurality of driving electrodes, and the sensing electrode outputs a touch signal modulated by the variable phase signal;
a demodulation circuit unit configured to demodulate the touch signal modulated by the variable phase signal using the variable phase signal; and
an accumulator configured to accumulate the demodulated touch signal to detect the touch.
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Abstract
A touch detecting apparatus includes a signal source configured to generate a variable phase signal including a reference phase signal and an out-of-phase signal that is out of phase with the reference phase signal, a touch panel including a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein, if the variable phase signal is applied to one of the plurality of driving electrodes, the sensing electrode outputs a touch signal that is modulated using the variable phase signal, a signal conversion circuit unit configured to detect the touch signal modulated using the variable phase signal, and output the touch signal in the form of a voltage signal, a demodulation circuit unit configured to demodulate the signal output from the signal conversion circuit unit using the variable phase signal, and an accumulator configured to accumulatively output the signal output from the demodulation circuit unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A touch detecting apparatus comprising:
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a signal source configured to generate a variable phase signal including a reference phase signal and an out-of-phase signal that is out of phase with the reference phase signal; a touch panel including a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein the variable phase signal is applied to one of the plurality of driving electrodes, and the sensing electrode outputs a touch signal modulated by the variable phase signal; a demodulation circuit unit configured to demodulate the touch signal modulated by the variable phase signal using the variable phase signal; and an accumulator configured to accumulate the demodulated touch signal to detect the touch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of detecting touch, the method comprising:
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generating a variable phase signal including a reference phase signal and an out-of-phase signal that is out of phase with respect to the reference phase signal; applying the variable phase signal to a touch panel and outputting a touch signal modulated by the variable phase signal; demodulating the touch signal modulated by the variable phase signal using the variable phase signal; and accumulating the demodulated touch signal to detect touch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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