TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170160866A1
• Filed: 12/07/2016
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: TSAI, Chia-Hao
• Application Number:
  US15/371,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20170160866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04166 Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0445 using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes

Abstract

A touch display device includes a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a controller. The first substrate layer includes a plurality of transistors. The second substrate layer is disposed opposite to the first substrate layer. The first electrode layer is disposed over the first substrate layer and interposed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The second electrode layer is disposed over the second substrate layer and interposed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The controller is electrically connected to the first electrode layer.

Claims

1. A touch display device, comprising:

a first substrate layer, comprising a plurality of transistors;

a second substrate layer, disposed opposite to the first substrate layer;

a first electrode layer, disposed over the first substrate layer and interposed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer;

a second electrode layer, disposed over the second substrate layer and interposed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer; and

a controller electrically connected to the first electrode layer, wherein the controller outputs a first signal to the first electrode layer when the touch display device is operated under a display mode and outputs a second signal to the first electrode layer when the touch display device is operated under a touch mode;

wherein when the touch display device is operated under the touch mode, the controller generates a sensing output signal and determines that a touch event occurs when the value of the sensing output signal is greater than a first threshold, the controller further determines that a pressing touch event occurs when the value of the sensing output signal is greater than a second threshold.

2. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the second threshold is higher than the first threshold.

3. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller further determines a pressure state corresponding to the pressing touch event according to a third threshold.

4. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the second substrate layer comprises a black matrix, the second electrode layer is interposed between the black matrix and the first electrode layer and located within an optical shielding area covered by the black matrix.

5. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate layer comprises a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines crossing the data lines, and the transistors are electrically connected to the data lines and the scan lines;

wherein an electrode pattern of the second electrode layer overlaps or parallels the data lines.

6. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate layer comprises a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines crossing the data lines, and the transistors are electrically connected to the data lines and the scan lines;

wherein an electrode pattern of the second electrode layer overlaps or parallels the scan lines.

7. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate layer comprises a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines crossing the data lines, and the transistors are electrically connected to the data lines and the scan lines respectively;

wherein an electrode pattern of the second electrode layer overlaps or parallels the data lines and the scan lines.

8. The touch display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection element located within a non-display area of the touch display device, and the second electrode layer electrically connected to the first substrate layer through the connection element.

9. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein a voltage of the second electrode layer is a common voltage or a ground voltage, or the second electrode layer is in a floating state.

10. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of unit electrode blocks electrically isolated from each other, and each of the unit electrode blocks is connected to the controller through a metal wire.

11. The touch display device according to claim 10, wherein each of the unit electrode blocks is electrically connected to a plurality of dummy metal wires, and the dummy metal wires are electrically isolated from the controller.

12. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of receiver electrodes, and the transmitter electrodes intersect with the receiver electrodes and are connected to the controller.

13. The touch display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a touch electrode layer disposed over a side of the second substrate layer opposite to the second electrode layer;

wherein the controller detects the plane touch event according to a touch sensing output signal outputted from the touch electrode layer.

14. The touch display device according to claim 13, wherein the touch electrode layer is used as a self-capacitive touch structure.

15. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate layer comprises a pixel electrode electrically connected to one of the transistors.

16. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate layer comprises a pixel electrode disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and is electrically connected to one of the transistors.

17. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the second substrate layer comprises a color filter.

18. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein a part of the first electrode layer is used as a transmitter electrode layer and another part of the first electrode layer is used as a receiver electrode layer.

19. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode layer is used as a transmitter electrode layer, and the second electrode layer is used as a receiver electrode layer.

20. The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode layer is used as a receiver electrode layer, and the second electrode layer is used as a transmitter electrode layer.