Display device for touch sensing and 3-dimensional image display, and driving method thereof
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1. A display device comprising:
- a display panel;
a touch barrier panel disposed on the display panel, and comprising a plurality of upper electrodes, a plurality of lower electrodes, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer, the touch barrier panel being operable both in a touch sensing mode and a 3-dimensional image display mode; and
a touch barrier panel controller,wherein the plurality of upper electrodes are arranged in a first direction, and the plurality of lower electrodes are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, the plurality of upper electrodes are extended to cross the plurality of lower electrodes with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween,wherein the touch barrier panel controller is configured to apply voltages to the upper electrodes to operate in the 3-dimensional image display mode, andwherein the touch barrier panel controller is configured to apply voltages to one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes and detects a change in voltages of the other one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes to operate in the touch sensing mode.
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Abstract
A touch barrier panel having a touch sensing capability and a 3-dimensional image display capability is disposed on a display panel such that manufacturing cost may be reduced and the thickness thereof is relatively thin. Also, the negative liquid crystal that is not affected by the vertical electric field is used such that a mode change speed and response speed may be improved.
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1. A display device comprising:
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a display panel; a touch barrier panel disposed on the display panel, and comprising a plurality of upper electrodes, a plurality of lower electrodes, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer, the touch barrier panel being operable both in a touch sensing mode and a 3-dimensional image display mode; and a touch barrier panel controller, wherein the plurality of upper electrodes are arranged in a first direction, and the plurality of lower electrodes are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, the plurality of upper electrodes are extended to cross the plurality of lower electrodes with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, wherein the touch barrier panel controller is configured to apply voltages to the upper electrodes to operate in the 3-dimensional image display mode, and wherein the touch barrier panel controller is configured to apply voltages to one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes and detects a change in voltages of the other one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes to operate in the touch sensing mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of driving a display device comprising a display panel and a touch barrier panel operable both in a touch sensing mode and a 3-dimensional image display mode, wherein the touch barrier panel comprises a plurality of upper electrodes arranged in a first direction, a plurality of lower electrodes arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes, the method comprising:
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determining whether the touch sensing mode is in an on state; determining whether the 3-dimensional image display mode is in the on state; operating the touch barrier panel in the touch sensing mode by applying voltages to one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes and detecting a change in voltages of the other one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes; and operating the touch barrier panel in the 3-dimensional image display mode by applying voltages to the upper electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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