Input device for and method of communication with capacitive devices through frequency variation
First Claim
1. A computing device configured to receive data from a peripheral device, comprising:
- a processor;
a touch interface in communication with the processor and configured to detect an input corresponding to an object approaching or contacting a surface, the touch interface comprising a plurality of drive lines coupled via a multiplexer to drive circuitry and a plurality of sense lines coupled to sense circuitry;
a touch filter in the sense circuitry in communication with at least one of the plurality of sense lines and configured to reject a peripheral frequency corresponding to a peripheral signal of the peripheral device;
a first peripheral filter in the sense circuitry in communication with the at least one of the plurality of sense lines and configured to reject a touch frequency component corresponding to a touch signal corresponding to a touch input; and
a second peripheral filter in the drive circuitry in communication with at least one of the plurality of drive lines and configured to detect the peripheral signal of the peripheral device along the drive lines;
wherein the multiplexer is configurable to;
couple the drive lines to a stimulation signal in the drive circuitry when scanning the sense lines for the touch and peripheral signals; and
couple the drive lines to the second peripheral filter in the drive circuitry when scanning the drive lines for the peripheral signal when the peripheral signal is detected by the sense circuitry in response to the stimulation signal.
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Abstract
A computing device configured to receive data from a peripheral device, such as a stylus. The computing device includes a processor, a touch interface, such as a touch screen, in communication with the processor and configured to detect an input corresponding to an object approaching or contacting a surface. The computing device further includes a touch filter in communication with the touch interface and a peripheral filter in communication with the touch interface. The touch filter is configured to reject a peripheral frequency corresponding to a peripheral signal of the peripheral device and the peripheral filter is configured to reject a touch frequency component corresponding to a touch signal corresponding to a touch input.
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15 Claims
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1. A computing device configured to receive data from a peripheral device, comprising:
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a processor; a touch interface in communication with the processor and configured to detect an input corresponding to an object approaching or contacting a surface, the touch interface comprising a plurality of drive lines coupled via a multiplexer to drive circuitry and a plurality of sense lines coupled to sense circuitry; a touch filter in the sense circuitry in communication with at least one of the plurality of sense lines and configured to reject a peripheral frequency corresponding to a peripheral signal of the peripheral device; a first peripheral filter in the sense circuitry in communication with the at least one of the plurality of sense lines and configured to reject a touch frequency component corresponding to a touch signal corresponding to a touch input; and a second peripheral filter in the drive circuitry in communication with at least one of the plurality of drive lines and configured to detect the peripheral signal of the peripheral device along the drive lines; wherein the multiplexer is configurable to; couple the drive lines to a stimulation signal in the drive circuitry when scanning the sense lines for the touch and peripheral signals; and couple the drive lines to the second peripheral filter in the drive circuitry when scanning the drive lines for the peripheral signal when the peripheral signal is detected by the sense circuitry in response to the stimulation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for receiving digital data from a peripheral input device at a touch screen including a plurality of drive lines and a plurality of sense lines, the method comprising:
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scanning the plurality of sense lines, wherein the plurality of drive lines are coupled via a multiplexer to a stimulation signal when scanning the plurality of sense lines; filtering a first signal received through one or more of the plurality of sense lines by a touch filter coupled to the one or more of the plurality of sense lines; filtering the first signal by a first peripheral filter coupled to the one or more of the plurality of sense lines; analyzing a touch output from the touch filter and a peripheral output from the first peripheral filter to determine whether the first signal is a touch signal or an input device signal; and when the first signal is determined to be the input device signal; coupling, via the multiplexer, a second peripheral filter to one or more of the plurality of drive lines; scanning the plurality of drive lines; and filtering a second signal received through the one or more of the plurality of drive lines by the second peripheral filter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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