公开(公告)号：US08593410B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US12500911

申请日：2009-07-10

申请人： Seung Jae Hong ,  Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Lynn Youngs

发明人： Seung Jae Hong ,  Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Lynn Youngs

IPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/04111 ,  G06F2203/04112 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： A touch sensor panel including a plurality of drive lines crossing a plurality of sense lines, forming an array. The plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines are formed by interconnecting sections of at least one conductive material having a truncated diamond shape or formed of interconnected conductive lines. At least one conductive dummy region may be disposed in an area of the touch sensor panel around the truncated diamond shape sections or interconnected conductive lines of the plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines. One or more lines may be formed overlapping the interconnected sections of each of the plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines.

公开(公告)号：US20110007020A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：US12500911

申请日：2009-07-10

申请人： Seung Jae Hong ,  Martin Paul Gruntiianer ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Lynn Youngs

发明人： Seung Jae Hong ,  Martin Paul Gruntiianer ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Lynn Youngs

IPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/04111 ,  G06F2203/04112 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： A touch sensor panel including a plurality of drive lines crossing a plurality of sense lines, forming an array. The plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines are formed by interconnecting sections of at least one conductive material having a truncated diamond shape or formed of interconnected conductive lines. At least one conductive dummy region may be disposed in an area of the touch sensor panel around the truncated diamond shape sections or interconnected conductive lines of the plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines. One or more lines may be formed overlapping the interconnected sections of each of the plurality of drive lines and the plurality of sense lines.

摘要翻译： 触摸传感器面板，包括与多根感测线交叉的多条驱动线，形成阵列。 多个驱动线和多条感测线通过互连具有截头菱形形状或由互连导电线形成的至少一种导电材料的部分而形成。 可以在触摸传感器面板的围绕多个驱动线和多条感测线的截短的菱形形状部分或互连导电线的区域中设置至少一个导电虚拟区域。 可以形成与多个驱动线和多个感测线中的每一个的互连部分重叠的一条或多条线。

公开(公告)号：US20100321326A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12488233

申请日：2009-06-19

申请人： Martin Paul GRUNTHANER ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

发明人： Martin Paul GRUNTHANER ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： A substantially transparent touch sensor panel having co-planar single-layer touch sensors and traces fabricated on a single side of a substrate for detecting single or multi-touch events. The touch sensor elements can be fabricated in columns and rows, with each sensor element in a row adjacent to a sensor element in a column. By using a board as the dielectric to connect traces from multiple sensor elements in each row, rather than using a dielectric layer on the substrate upon which the sensor elements and traces are formed, the sensor elements and traces on the substrate can be formed by simply patterning a single layer of conductive material on the substrate, which can simplify the manufacturing process of the substrate from a complexity and cost perspective.

摘要翻译： 一种基本上透明的触摸传感器面板，其具有共同的单层触摸传感器和在衬底的单面上制造的迹线，用于检测单次或多次触摸事件。 触摸传感器元件可以以列和行的方式制造，每个传感器元件与列中的传感器元件相邻。 通过使用电路板作为电介质来连接每行中多个传感器元件的迹线，而不是在其上形成传感器元件和迹线的基板上使用介电层，基板上的传感器元件和迹线可以简单地形成 在衬底上形成单层导电材料，这可以从复杂性和成本的角度简化衬底的制造工艺。

公开(公告)号：US10268320B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US12852133

申请日：2010-08-06

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： A touch sensor panel is disclosed. The touch sensor panel includes a plurality of rows, at least one of the rows being a split row including a plurality of row subsections; and a plurality of columns, at least one of the columns being a split column including a plurality of column subsections. The touch sensor panel is configured with at least one split row and at least one split column located to increase a likelihood that a touch anywhere on the touch sensor panel overlaps with at least one split row and at least one split column. The rows and columns are individually charged electrodes capable of detecting a change in capacitance in a corresponding area of the touch sensor panel.

公开(公告)号：US20120032895A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-09

申请号：US12852133

申请日：2010-08-06

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04104

摘要： A touch sensor panel is disclosed. The touch sensor panel includes a plurality of rows, at least one of the rows being a split row including a plurality of row subsections; and a plurality of columns, at least one of the columns being a split column including a plurality of column subsections. The touch sensor panel is configured with at least one split row and at least one split column located to increase a likelihood that a touch anywhere on the touch sensor panel overlaps with at least one split row and at least one split column. The rows and columns are individually charged electrodes capable of detecting a change in capacitance in a corresponding area of the touch sensor panel.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种触摸传感器面板。 所述触摸传感器面板包括多行，所述行中的至少一个是包括多个行子部分的分割行; 和多个列，所述列中的至少一个是包括多个列子部分的分割列。 所述触摸传感器面板被配置有至少一个分割行和至少一个分离列，所述至少一个分割列位于所述触摸传感器面板上的任何位置上的触摸与至少一个分割行和至少一个分割列重叠的可能性。 行和列是能够检测触摸传感器面板的相应区域中的电容变化的单独充电的电极。

公开(公告)号：US08711108B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US12488233

申请日：2009-06-19

申请人： Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

发明人： Martin Paul Grunthaner ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  H05K1/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： A substantially transparent touch sensor panel having co-planar single-layer touch sensors and traces fabricated on a single side of a substrate for detecting single or multi-touch events. The touch sensor elements can be fabricated in columns and rows, with each sensor element in a row adjacent to a sensor element in a column. By using a board as the dielectric to connect traces from multiple sensor elements in each row, rather than using a dielectric layer on the substrate upon which the sensor elements and traces are formed, the sensor elements and traces on the substrate can be formed by simply patterning a single layer of conductive material on the substrate, which can simplify the manufacturing process of the substrate from a complexity and cost perspective.

摘要翻译： 一种基本上透明的触摸传感器面板，其具有共同的单层触摸传感器和在衬底的单面上制造的迹线，用于检测单次或多次触摸事件。 触摸传感器元件可以以列和行的方式制造，每个传感器元件与列中的传感器元件相邻。 通过使用电路板作为电介质来连接每行中多个传感器元件的迹线，而不是在其上形成传感器元件和迹线的基板上使用介电层，基板上的传感器元件和迹线可以简单地形成 在衬底上形成单层导电材料，这可以从复杂性和成本的角度简化衬底的制造工艺。

公开(公告)号：US09851849B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US12960068

申请日：2010-12-03

申请人： Christoph Horst Krah ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

发明人： Christoph Horst Krah ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

IPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416

摘要： A system for data communication between a plurality of touch devices is disclosed. The system can include a first touch device having a first touch surface, and at least one other touch device having at least one other touch surface. The first touch device and the at least one other touch device can include a touch controller detecting communications coupling between the first touch surface and the least one other touch surface. The first touch device and the at least one other touch device can include a communication unit communicating data between the first touch device and the at least one other touch device, via the first touch surface and the at least one other touch surface, when the communications coupling is detected. The communications coupling can be detected when a coupling conduit contacts, or is proximate to, the first touch surface and at least one other touch surface.

公开(公告)号：US08760412B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US12545557

申请日：2009-08-21

申请人： Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Marduke Yousefpor ,  Shih Chang Chang

发明人： Steven Porter Hotelling ,  Marduke Yousefpor ,  Shih Chang Chang

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/04107 ,  G09G3/3648 ,  G09G3/3696 ,  G09G2310/0297

摘要： A display having data lines that can be configured between a display mode and a touch mode is disclosed. The display can have sense regions for sensing a touch or near touch on the display during the touch mode. These same regions can display graphics or data on the display during the display mode. During display mode, the data lines in the sense regions can be configured to couple to display circuitry in order to receive data signals from the circuitry for displaying. During touch mode, the data lines in the sense regions can be configured to couple to corresponding sense lines in the regions, which in turn can couple to touch circuitry, in order to transmit touch signals to the circuitry for sensing a touch or near touch. Alternatively, during touch mode, the data lines in the sense regions can be configured to couple to ground in order to transmit residual data signals to ground for discarding.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有能够在显示模式和触摸模式之间配置的数据线的显示器。 显示器可以具有用于在触摸模式期间感测显示器上的触摸或接近触摸的感测区域。 这些相同的区域可以在显示模式期间在显示器上显示图形或数据。 在显示模式期间，感测区域中的数据线可被配置为耦合到显示电路，以便从用于显示的电路接收数据信号。 在触摸模式期间，感测区域中的数据线可以被配置为耦合到区域中的对应感测线，该区域又可以耦合到触摸电路，以便将触摸信号发送到用于感测触摸或接近触摸的电路。 或者，在触摸模式期间，感测区域中的数据线可以被配置为耦合到地，以便将剩余数据信号发送到地面以进行丢弃。

公开(公告)号：US08743060B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

申请号：US12498119

申请日：2009-07-06

申请人： Steven Porter Hotelling

发明人： Steven Porter Hotelling

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04106

摘要： A mutual capacitive touch sensing device is disclosed. The device can include nodes for sensing a touch at the device and for sensing a force applied to the device. Some nodes can perform both touch and force sensing; while other nodes can perform touch sensing. The device can include distinct individual drive lines for driving the nodes and separate distinct individual sense lines for transmitting touch or force signals from the nodes. The nodes can form groups, where the nodes in each group can be coupled to the same drive line and to different sense lines and where each node in a group can be coupled to a node in a different group by the same sense line. Each node can be set up with a different combination of drive and sense lines coupled thereto. An example device can be a click wheel.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种互电容式触摸感测装置。 设备可以包括用于感测设备上的触摸并感测施加到设备的力的节点。 一些节点可以执行触摸和力感测; 而其他节点可以执行触摸感测。 该装置可以包括用于驱动节点的不同的单独的驱动线，并且分离不同的独立感测线以便从节点传送触摸或强制信号。 节点可以形成组，其中每个组中的节点可以耦合到相同的驱动线和不同的感测线，并且组中的每个节点可以通过相同的感测线耦合到不同组中的节点。 每个节点可以用与其耦合的驱动和感测线的不同组合来建立。 示例设备可以是点击轮。

公开(公告)号：US08537126B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US12545669

申请日：2009-08-21

申请人： Marduke Yousefpor ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Kevin J. White ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

发明人： Marduke Yousefpor ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Kevin J. White ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0412

摘要： A gate driver circuit for switching gate line voltage supplies between display and touch modes is disclosed. The circuit can include one or more switches configured to switch one or more gate lines of an integrated touch sensitive display between a display mode and a touch mode. During touch mode, the circuit can be configured to switch the gate lines to connect to a more stable voltage supply. The circuit can also be configured to reduce or eliminate interference from the display circuitry to the touch circuitry that could affect touch sensing. During display mode, the circuit can be configured to switch the gate lines to connect to a fluctuating voltage supply.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在显示和触摸模式之间切换栅极线电压源的栅极驱动器电路。 电路可以包括被配置为在显示模式和触摸模式之间切换集成触敏显示器的一个或多个栅极线的一个或多个开关。 在触摸模式下，电路可以配置为切换栅极线以连接到更稳定的电压源。 该电路还可以被配置为减少或消除可能影响触摸感测的从显示电路到触摸电路的干扰。 在显示模式下，电路可以配置为切换栅极线以连接到波动的电源。