Touch determining device and method, and display device

• US 10,228,792 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2018
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Company Limited (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hua, Lei, He, Jian, Cai, Site
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasinowski, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US16/021,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20180307359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 257 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04112 Electrode mesh in capacitive digitiser: electrode for touch sensing is formed of a mesh of very fine, normally metallic, interconnected lines that are almost invisible to see. This provides a quite large but transparent electrode surface, without need for ITO or similar transparent conductive material
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means

Abstract

A touch determining device and a touch determining method for a touch panel are provided. The touch panel includes multiple touch areas arranged in a matrix. The method includes: detecting whether a touch electrode has a touch area with a capacitance variation value larger than or equal to a predetermined value; if such touch areas exist, acquiring a number of the touch areas with a capacitance variation value larger than or equal to a predetermined value; if the number of the touch areas is one, no electrical signal of a touch area is outputted; if the number of the touch areas is multiple, outputting electrical signals of the multiple touch areas; and determining on the output electrical signals to decide whether to generate a touch signal, or not.

Claims

1. A touch determining device for a touch panel, wherein the touch panel comprises a plurality of touch areas arranged in a matrix, and the device comprises:

a detecting unit configured to detect whether a touch electrode has a touch area with a capacitance variation value larger than or equal to a predetermined value;

an acquiring unit configured to acquire a number of the touch areas with a capacitance variation value larger than or equal to a predetermined value, in condition that such touch areas exist;

an outputting unit configured to not output an electrical signal, in condition that the number of the touch areas is one, and output electrical signals of the multiple touch areas, in condition that the number of the touch areas is multiple; and

an analyzing unit configured to determine on the outputted electrical signals to decide whether to generate a touch signal, or not.

2. The touch determining device according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing unit comprises:

a determining sub-unit configured to determine whether all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas, or not; and

a signal generating sub-unit configured to generate a touch signal in condition that not all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas, and not generate a touch signal in condition that all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas.

3. The touch determining device according to claim 2, wherein the signal generating sub-unit is configured to determine adjacent touch areas from the multiple touch areas, and generate a touch signal based on an electric signal outputted from a location of a touch area at the substantial center of the adjacent touch areas, in condition that not all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas.

4. The touch determining device according to claim 2, wherein the signal generating sub-unit is configured to determine adjacent touch areas from the multiple touch areas, and generate a touch signal based on an electric signal outputted from a location of a touch area with a largest capacitance variation value of the adjacent touch areas, in condition that not all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas.

5. The touch determining device according to claim 4, further comprising:

a recording unit configured to record a location of a touch area in condition that the number of the touch areas is one, and record locations of separate touch areas in condition that the number of the touch areas is multiple.

6. The touch determining device according to claim 5, wherein the touch panel comprises at least one first touch electrode and at least one second touch electrode, any of the at least one first touch electrode and any of the at least one second touch electrode overlap with each other to form one touch area.

7. The touch determining device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a recording unit configured to record a location of a touch area in condition that the number of the touch areas is one, and record locations of separate touch areas in condition that the number of the touch areas is multiple.

8. The touch determining device according to claim 1, wherein the touch panel comprises at least one first touch electrode and at least one second touch electrode, any of the at least one first touch electrode and any of the at least one second touch electrode overlap with each other to form one touch area.

9. A display device comprising a touch determining device for a touch panel, wherein the touch panel comprises a plurality of touch areas arranged in a matrix, and the device comprises:

a detecting unit configured to detect whether a touch electrode has a touch area with a capacitance variation value larger than or equal to a predetermined value;

an acquiring unit configured to acquire a number of the touch areas with a capacitance variation value larger than or equal to a predetermined value, in condition that such touch areas exist;

an outputting unit configured to not output an electrical signal, in condition that the number of the touch areas is one, and output electrical signals of the multiple touch areas, in condition that the number of the touch areas is multiple; and

an analyzing unit configured to determine on the outputted electrical signals to decide whether to generate a touch signal, or not.

10. The touch determining device according to claim 9, wherein the analyzing unit comprises:

a determining sub-unit configured to determine whether all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas, or not; and

a signal generating sub-unit configured to generate a touch signal in condition that not all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas, and not generate a touch signal in condition that all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas.

11. The touch determining device according to claim 10, wherein the signal generating sub-unit is configured to determine adjacent touch areas from the multiple touch areas, and generate a touch signal based on an electric signal outputted from a location of a touch area at the substantial center of the adjacent touch areas, in condition that not all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas.

12. The touch determining device according to claim 10, wherein the signal generating sub-unit is configured to determine adjacent touch areas from the multiple touch areas, and generate a touch signal based on an electric signal outputted from a location of a touch area with a largest capacitance variation value of the adjacent touch areas, in condition that not all of the outputted electrical signals are from separate touch areas.

13. The touch determining device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a recording unit configured to record a location of a touch area in condition that the number of the touch areas is one, and record locations of separate touch areas in condition that the number of the touch areas is multiple.

14. The touch determining device according to claim 13, wherein the touch panel comprises at least one first touch electrode and at least one second touch electrode, any of the at least one first touch electrode and any of the at least one second touch electrode overlap with each other to form one touch area.

15. The touch determining device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a recording unit configured to record a location of a touch area in condition that the number of the touch areas is one, and record locations of separate touch areas in condition that the number of the touch areas is multiple.

16. The touch determining device according to claim 9, wherein the touch panel comprises at least one first touch electrode and at least one second touch electrode, any of the at least one first touch electrode and any of the at least one second touch electrode overlap with each other to form one touch area.