Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Display with dual-function capacitive elements
- Patent Title (中): 显示双功能电容元件
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Application No.: US14155063Application Date: 2014-01-14
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Publication No.: US08773397B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Steve Porter Hotelling , Shih Chang Chang , Lili Huang , John Z. Zhong
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract:
A touch screen including display pixels with capacitive elements is provided. The touch screen includes first common voltage lines connecting capacitive elements in adjacent display pixels, and a second common voltage line connecting first common voltage lines. Groups of pixels can be formed as electrically separated regions by including breaks in the common voltage lines. The regions can include a drive region that is stimulated by stimulation signals, a sense region that receives sense signals corresponding to the stimulation signals. A grounded region can also be included, for example, between a sense region and a drive region. A shield layer can be formed of a substantially high resistance material and disposed to shield a sense region. A black mask line and conductive line under the black mask line can be included, for example, to provide low-resistance paths between a region of pixels and touch circuitry outside the touch screen borders.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140139484A1 DISPLAY WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2014-05-22
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