HYBRID TOUCH-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An electronic device capable of detecting a touch and a pressure, comprising:
- a display interposed between a transparent protective window and a pressure sensing panel;
a touch panel contacted on the transparent protective window and electrically connected to a first control circuit, the touch panel is configured to sense a touch input and the first control circuit identifies a location of the touch input;
a black sheet directly adhered onto a back surface of the display;
an insulating layer configured to be laminated to a conductive pattern; and
the conductive pattern, included in the pressure sensing panel and disposed under the black sheet, uniformly disposed across an area of the pressure sensing panel substantially aligned with the view area of the display and electrically connected to a second control circuit, the second control circuit identifies a pressure of the touch input;
wherein the location of the touch input and the pressure of the touch input are provided to a main control circuit as a user input.
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Abstract
An electronic device capable of detecting a touch and a pressure is provided. The electronic device includes a display interposed between a transparent protective window and a pressure sensing panel, a touch panel on the transparent protective window and electrically connected to a first control circuit to sense a touch input and identify a location of the touch input, a black sheet directly adhered onto a back surface of the display, an insulating layer laminated to a conductive pattern included in the pressure sensing panel under the black sheet, uniformly disposed across an area of the pressure sensing panel substantially aligned with the view area of the display and electrically connected to a second control circuit, wherein the second control circuit identifies a pressure of the touch input and wherein the location and the pressure of the touch input are provided to a main control circuit as a user input.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic device capable of detecting a touch and a pressure, comprising:
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a display interposed between a transparent protective window and a pressure sensing panel; a touch panel contacted on the transparent protective window and electrically connected to a first control circuit, the touch panel is configured to sense a touch input and the first control circuit identifies a location of the touch input; a black sheet directly adhered onto a back surface of the display; an insulating layer configured to be laminated to a conductive pattern; and the conductive pattern, included in the pressure sensing panel and disposed under the black sheet, uniformly disposed across an area of the pressure sensing panel substantially aligned with the view area of the display and electrically connected to a second control circuit, the second control circuit identifies a pressure of the touch input; wherein the location of the touch input and the pressure of the touch input are provided to a main control circuit as a user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction, and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite from the first direction; a glass plate forming at least a portion of the first surface of the housing; a display interposed between the glass plate and the second surface of the housing, the display including a first surface including a screen and facing in the first direction, and a second surface facing in the second direction; a touch panel integrated into the display; a conductive pattern interposed between the second surface of the display and the second surface of the housing, the conductive pattern is formed substantially parallel to the second surface of the housing, and is spaced apart from the second surface of the display; a first control circuit electrically connected to the touch panel; and a second control circuit electrically connected to the conductive pattern, wherein the first control circuit is configured to detect a touch input for selecting a position on the display, based at least partially on a change in capacitance associated with the touch panel, wherein the second control circuit is configured to detect pressure of the touch input against the glass plate, based at least partially on a change in capacitance associated with the conductive pattern, wherein the conductive pattern includes a repeating pattern of polygons across an area between the second surface of the display and the second surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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24. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction, and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite from the first direction; a window member forming at least a portion of the first surface of the housing; and a display panel disposed between the window member and the second surface of the housing, the display panel includes a first surface including a screen and facing in the first direction, and a second surface facing in the second direction; a touch panel integrated into the display panel; a conductive pattern disposed between the second surface of the display panel and the second surface of the housing, the conductive pattern is formed substantially parallel to the second surface of the housing, and is spaced apart from the second surface of the display panel; a first touch control module electrically connected to the touch panel; and a second touch control module electrically connected to the conductive pattern, wherein the first touch control module is configured to detect a position of a touch input on the glass plate, based at least partially on a change in capacitance associated with the touch panel, wherein the second touch control module is configured to detect pressure of the touch input against the glass plate, based at least partially on a change in capacitance associated with the conductive pattern, wherein the conductive pattern includes a repeating pattern of polygons across a planar area between the second surface of the display panel and the second surface of the housing.
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