HYBRID IN-CELL SENSOR TOPOLOGY
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- a lens layer;
a display device comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers comprising a display activation layer;
a plurality of first sensor electrodes arranged with a first sensor pitch on a first layer of the plurality of layers, each first sensor electrode comprising at least one display electrode of a plurality of display electrodes; and
a plurality of second sensor electrodes arranged with a second sensor pitch on a second layer between the display activation layer and the lens layer, the second sensor pitch greater than the first sensor pitch along at least one dimension of a sensing region of the input device.
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Abstract
An input device and associated processing system and method are disclosed. The input device comprises a lens layer, and a display device comprising a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers comprises a display activation layer. The input device further comprises a plurality of first sensor electrodes arranged with a first sensor pitch on a first layer of the plurality of layers, each first sensor electrode comprising at least one display electrode of a plurality of display electrodes. The input device further comprises a plurality of second sensor electrodes arranged with a second sensor pitch on a second layer between the display activation layer and the lens layer, the second sensor pitch greater than the first sensor pitch along at least one dimension of a sensing region of the input device.
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24 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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a lens layer; a display device comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers comprising a display activation layer; a plurality of first sensor electrodes arranged with a first sensor pitch on a first layer of the plurality of layers, each first sensor electrode comprising at least one display electrode of a plurality of display electrodes; and a plurality of second sensor electrodes arranged with a second sensor pitch on a second layer between the display activation layer and the lens layer, the second sensor pitch greater than the first sensor pitch along at least one dimension of a sensing region of the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processing system for an input device, the processing system comprising:
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sensing circuitry configured to couple with a plurality of first sensor electrodes and a plurality of second sensor electrodes, the plurality of first sensor electrodes arranged with a first sensor pitch at a first layer of the input device, each first sensor electrode comprising at least one display electrode of a plurality of display electrodes, the plurality of second sensor electrodes arranged with a second sensor pitch at a second layer between a display activation layer and a lens layer of the input device, the second sensor pitch greater than the first sensor pitch along at least one dimension of a sensing region of the input device, wherein the sensing circuitry is further configured to; operate the plurality of second sensor electrodes in a first predefined sensing mode by driving the plurality of second sensor electrodes with first capacitive sensing signals to determine at least a presence or absence of an input object in a sensing region of the input device; and operate, based on a determination of the presence of the input object in the sensing region, the plurality of first sensor electrodes in a second predefined sensing mode by driving the plurality of first sensor electrodes with second capacitive sensing signals to determine a location of the input object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating an input device comprising a plurality of layers and defining a sensing region, the plurality of layers comprising a lens layer and a display activation layer, the method comprising:
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operating a plurality of coarse-pitch sensor electrodes in a first predefined sensing mode by driving the coarse-pitch sensor electrodes with first capacitive sensing signals to determine at least a presence or absence of an input object in the sensing region, the coarse-pitch sensor electrodes disposed at a first layer of the plurality of layers; and operating, based on a determination of the presence of the input object in the sensing region, a plurality of fine-pitch sensor electrodes in a second predefined sensing mode by driving the fine-pitch sensor electrodes with second capacitive sensing signals to determine a location of the input object, the fine-pitch sensor electrodes disposed at a second layer of the plurality of layers between the display activation layer and the lens layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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