Signal noise ratio control system and method thereof

• US 8,593,212 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2012
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes Limited (Tatung Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes Limited (Tatung Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yeh, Chien-Lin, Hou, Chun-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): ENGLUND, TERRY LEE
• Application Number:
  US13/565,251
• Publication Number:
  US 20130257518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 327/517
• US Class Current: 327/517
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/962 Capacitive touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/94031 Calibration involving digital processing
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/960705 Safety of capacitive touch and proximity switches, e.g. increasing reliability, fail-safe

Abstract

A signal-noise ratio control system which reduces noise interference includes a touch sensor, a touch controller, and a level shifter. The touch sensor is driven by a driving signal and outputs an analog signal based on a touch situation. The touch controller generates the driving signal and provides a divided voltage based on the analog signal. The level shifter adjusts a voltage level of the driving signal based on a voltage level of the divided voltage.

Claims

1. A signal-noise ratio control system for reducing noise interference, the signal-noise ratio control system comprising:

a touch sensor driven by a driving signal and outputting an analog signal according to a plurality of touch statuses;

a touch controller which generates the driving signal and provides a divided voltage according to the analog signal; and

a level shifter which adjusts a voltage level of the driving signal according to a voltage level of the divided voltage.

2. The signal-noise ratio control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch controller comprises:

an analog to digital converter which converts the analog signal outputted from the touch sensor into a plurality of original digital signals;

a micro controlling unit which analyzes the original digital signals and generates a selecting control signal according to the original digital signals; and

a voltage selection circuit which generates the divided voltage according to the selecting control signal.

3. The signal-noise ratio control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the micro controlling unit comprises an original data analyzing circuit which analyzes values of the original digital signals and selects out the original digital signals having values within a certain range.

4. The signal-noise ratio control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the micro controlling unit generates the selecting control signal according to the selected original digital signals.

5. The signal-noise ratio control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the voltage selection circuit comprises:

a resistor string comprising a plurality of resistors connected in series, wherein the resistor string has one end connected to a voltage input terminal for receiving and dividing a supply voltage and has the other end being grounding;

a plurality of switch elements, wherein each switch element has a first end connected to a corresponding resistor and has a second end connected to a divided voltage output terminal,

wherein conductions of the switch elements are controlled by the selecting control signal for connecting a resistor terminal of the resistors to the divided voltage output terminal and for outputting the divided voltage.

6. The signal-noise ratio control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the touch controller further comprises:

a driving signal generator controlled by the micro controlling unit for adjusting strength and frequency of the driving signal.

7. A method which controls a signal-noise ratio for reducing noise interference comprising the steps of:

converting an analog signal into a plurality of original digital signals;

analyzing the original digital signals;

determining whether a voltage level of a driving signal needs changing according to the analyzing of the original digital signals;

selecting a new divided voltage when the voltage level of the driving signal needs changing;

adjusting the voltage level of the driving signal according to the new divided voltage or an original divided voltage; and

driving a touch sensor with the driving signal.

8. The method which controls the signal-noise ratio for reducing noise interference as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of original digital signals analyzing comprising:

selecting the original digital signals which have values within a certain range; and

averaging the original digital signals that have been selected for deriving a mean value of the original digital signals.

9. The method which controls the signal-noise ratio for reducing noise interference as claimed in claim 8, wherein the mean value of the original digital signals is compared with a standard value, and the voltage level of the driving signal needs changing when the mean value of the original digital signals is greater than the standard value.

10. The method which controls the signal-noise ratio for reducing noise interference as claimed in claim 8, wherein the voltage level of the driving signal is adjusted to be equal to the voltage level of the original divided voltage or equal to the voltage level of the new divided voltage.