Method and system for measuring position on surface capacitance touch panel using a flying capacitor
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1. A method for determining the position of a pointing object on a first axis of a surface capacitance touch panel, said method comprising:
- 1) providing a touch panel comprised of an insulating substrate, a resistive material disposed on the substrate, and a dielectric disposed on the resistive material;
2) connecting a charged capacitor to opposite first and second edges of the resistive material and measuring current X1 through a path from the first edge to an electrostatic ground using a current measurement circuit;
3) switching connections of the charged capacitor between the first and second edges of the resistive material and measuring current X2 through a path from the second edge to the electrostatic ground using the current measurement circuit; and
4) determining a position of the pointing object on the first axis between the first and second edges on a surface of the resistive material as a ratio of measured currents X1 and X2.
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Abstract
A touch panel having a substantially even coating of a conductive material on a non-conductive substrate and then covering the conductive material with a dielectric material, wherein a novel current measuring circuit reduces the effect of stray capacitance on the accuracy of a current measurement so that the relative X and Y position of an object on the touch panel can be determined using simple ratio equations.
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1. A method for determining the position of a pointing object on a first axis of a surface capacitance touch panel, said method comprising:
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1) providing a touch panel comprised of an insulating substrate, a resistive material disposed on the substrate, and a dielectric disposed on the resistive material; 2) connecting a charged capacitor to opposite first and second edges of the resistive material and measuring current X1 through a path from the first edge to an electrostatic ground using a current measurement circuit; 3) switching connections of the charged capacitor between the first and second edges of the resistive material and measuring current X2 through a path from the second edge to the electrostatic ground using the current measurement circuit; and 4) determining a position of the pointing object on the first axis between the first and second edges on a surface of the resistive material as a ratio of measured currents X1 and X2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining the position of a pointing object on a first axis of a surface capacitance touch panel, said method comprising:
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1) providing a touch panel comprised of an insulating substrate, a resistive material disposed on the substrate, and a dielectric disposed on the resistive material; 2) providing a voltage gradient from a flying capacitor across a resistive material from a first edge to a second edge, and measuring a first current through a path from the first edge to an electrostatic ground using a current measurement circuit; 3) switching connections of the flying capacitor between the first and second edges of the resistive material and measuring a second current through a path from the second edge to an electrostatic ground using the current measurement circuit; and 4) determining a position of the pointing object on the first axis between the first and second edges on a surface of the resistive material as a ratio of measured first and second currents.
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17. A surface capacitance touch panel that can determine the position of a pointing object on a first axis thereof, said surface capacitance touch panel comprised of:
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an insulating substrate; a resistive material disposed on the substrate; a dielectric disposed on the resistive material; a flying capacitor for that is switchabiy coupled to any opposite edges of the resistive material to thereby selectively provide a voltage gradient across the resistive material from one edge to as opposite edge; a current measuring circuit that is coupled to one end of the flying capacitor and to electrostatic ground, to thereby measure current through a path from an edge to electrostatic ground; and
smeans for determining a position of the pointing object on the first axis between the opposite edges on a surface of the resistive material as a ratio of measured currents.
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