Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes a kind of surface-capacitive touch panel, it puts the electric current of four electrodes of the surface-capacitive touch panel of flowing through respectively according to the very first time, calculate the first position of touch, and calculate the second position of touch according to very first time o'clock to the current change quantity of above-mentioned four electrodes of flowing through during the second time point.
The present invention proposes a kind of control method of surface-capacitive touch panel, and it,, according to the flow through electric current of four electrodes of surface-capacitive touch panel of former and later two time points, calculates the first position of touch and the second position of touch.
Other object of the present invention and advantage can be further understood from the disclosed technical characterictic of the present invention.
For reaching above-mentioned one or part or all of object or other object, one embodiment of the invention provide a kind of surface-capacitive touch panel.Surface-capacitive touch panel comprises conducting film and driving circuit.Driving circuit comprises analog-digital converter and arithmetic element.Conducting film, is provided with the first electrode, the second electrode, third electrode and the 4th electrode.Driving circuit, be coupled to the first electrode, the second electrode, third electrode and the 4th electrode, in order to transmit flow through the 3rd electric current of the first electric current of the first electrode, the second electric current of second electrode of flowing through, the third electrode of flowing through and the 4th electric current of the 4th electrode of flowing through.Analog-digital converter, in order to convert respectively the first electric current, the second electric current, the 3rd electric current and the 4th electric current to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value.Arithmetic element, be coupled to analog-digital converter, calculate the first position of touch in order to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value that are dependent on very first time point, and according to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value the variable quantity during in very first time o'clock to the second time point, calculate the second position of touch.
One embodiment of the invention provide a kind of method of control surface capacitance type touch-control panel.Said method comprises: convert respectively the first electric current of the first electrode of the surface-capacitive touch panel of flowing through, the second electrode, third electrode and the 4th electrode, the second electric current, the 3rd electric current and the 4th electric current to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value by analog-digital converter; The first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value that are dependent on very first time point calculate the first position of touch; And according to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value the variable quantity during in very first time o'clock to the second time point, calculate the second position of touch.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned driving circuit also comprises storage unit, in order to be stored in the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value of very first time point.When at the second time point, arithmetic element reads the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value that are stored in storage unit, and be received in the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value of the second time point from analog-digital converter, to calculate the second position of touch.
In one embodiment of this invention, the first above-mentioned current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I in very first time point
1t1, I
2t1, I
3t1and I
4t1.The first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I in the second time point
1t2, I
2t2, I
3t2and I
4t2, and the first position of touch equals
, and the second position of touch equals
.Wherein Δ I
1t2=I
1t2-I
1t1, Δ I
2t2=I
2t2-I
2t1, Δ I
3t2=I
3t2-I
3t1, Δ I
4t2=I
4t2-I
4t1
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned arithmetic element is the variable quantity during in very first time o'clock to the 3rd time point according to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value, calculates the 3rd position of touch.
In one embodiment of this invention, the first above-mentioned current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I in very first time point
1t1, I
2t1, I
3t1and I
4t1.The first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I in the second time point
1t2, I
2t2, I
3t2and I
4t2.The first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I in the 3rd time point
1t3, I
2t3, I
3t3and I
4t3.The first position of touch equals
, the second position of touch equals
, the 3rd position of touch equals
。Wherein Δ I
1t2=I
1t2-I
1t1, Δ I
2t2=I
2t2-I
2t1, Δ I
3t2=I
3t2-I
3t1, Δ I
4t2=I
4t2-I
4t1, Δ I
1t3=I
1t3-I
1t1, Δ I
2t3=I
2t3-I
2t1, Δ I
3t3=I
3t3-I
3t1, Δ I
4t3=I
4t3-I
4t1.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned arithmetic element, according to the first position of touch, the second position of touch and the 3rd position of touch, is amplified, is dwindled or target rotation.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, surface-capacitive touch panel is put the electric current of its four electrodes of flowing through respectively according to the very first time, calculate the first position of touch, and calculate the second position of touch according to very first time o'clock to the current change quantity of above-mentioned four electrodes of flowing through during the second time point, and make surface-capacitive touch panel there is the function of multi-point touch.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, multiple embodiment cited below particularly, and by reference to the accompanying drawings, be described in detail below.
Embodiment
About aforementioned and other technology contents, feature and effect of the present invention, in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, can clearly present.The direction term of mentioning in following examples, for example: upper and lower, left and right, front or rear etc. are only the directions with reference to accompanying drawing.Therefore, the direction term of use is to be not used for limiting the present invention for illustrating.
The know-why of surface-capacitive touch panel (surface capacitive touch panel) is for example, at a conductive plane (indium tin oxide (indium tin oxide; ITO) film or glass) four corners a voltage is provided, make it form a uniform electric field at conductive plane, when people's finger contact is during to conductive plane, electric current just can flow through generation signal from finger, just can calculate by the current signal in four corners the place, position that finger touches.
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3.Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the surface-capacitive touch panel 100 of one embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 2 is the top view of a panel body 200 in Fig. 1, the functional block diagram of the surface-capacitive touch panel 100 that Fig. 3 is Fig. 1.Surface-capacitive touch panel 100 has driving circuit 110 and panel body 200.Panel body 200 has substrate 202, conducting film 204 and diaphragm 206.In an embodiment of the present invention, the material of substrate 202 is for example transparent glass, and the material of conducting film 204 is for example indium tin oxide (indium tin oxide; ITO), the material of diaphragm 206 is for example silicon dioxide (silicon dioxide; SiO
2), so the present invention is not as limit.Between substrate 202 and conducting film 204, can form panel capacitance, and for convenience of representing, this panel capacitance represents with Cp in Fig. 1.Conducting film 204 is provided with the first electrode 210, the second electrode 220, third electrode 230 and the 4th electrode 240.As shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, the first electrode 210, the second electrode 220, third electrode 230 and the 4th electrode 240 are separately positioned on four corners of panel body 200.Driving circuit 110 is coupled to the first electrode 210, the second electrode 220, third electrode 230 and the 4th electrode 240, to transmit respectively the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3, the 4th electric current I
4to the first electrode 210, the second electrode 220, third electrode 230 and the 4th electrode 240.Because human body is electric conductor, when people's finger contact is during to conducting film 204, can produce capacitive coupling with the electric field of conducting film 204, therefore the capacitance of panel capacitance Cp can change.Because of the change of the capacitance of panel capacitance Cp, the first electric current I of flow through the first electrode 210, the second electrode 220, third electrode 230 and the 4th electrode 240
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3, the 4th electric current I
4also can and then change.Driving circuit 110 can be according to the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3, the 4th electric current I
4variation, calculate the coordinate of corresponding touch point.
Driving circuit 110 has analog-digital converter 112 and arithmetic element 114.Analog-digital converter 112 is in order to by the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3, the 4th electric current I
4convert respectively the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value to.And arithmetic element 114 is coupled to analog-digital converter 112, in order to the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value exported according to analog-digital converter 112, calculate corresponding position of touch.In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, driving circuit 110 also comprises storage unit 116, in order to the temporary required information of arithmetic element 114.In the following description, in connection with accompanying drawing, the control mode of surface-capacitive touch panel 100 is described.
With reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the situation in the time that panel body 200 is not touched in order to the surface-capacitive touch panel 100 that illustrates Fig. 1.In the time that panel body 200 is not touched, the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3, the 4th electric current I
4very little.In the present embodiment, the first electric current I now
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3, the 4th electric current I
4be respectively 10 micromicroamperes (μ A).
With reference to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 in order to the surface-
capacitive touch panel 100 that illustrates Fig. 1 at
panel body 200 situation during by user's a finger touches.At very first time point, because user's a finger touches arrives
panel body 200, the capacitance of panel capacitance Cp can change, and causes the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3with the 4th electric current I
4change.As shown in Figure 5, the first electric current I now
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3and the 4th electric current I
4be respectively 300 micromicroamperes, 100 micromicroamperes, 300 micromicroamperes and 100 micromicroamperes.The first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3and the 4th electric current I
4size relevant with the position that user touches panel body 200.In other words, when user
touch panel body 200 position change time, the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3with the 4th electric current I
4size can change accordingly.Analog-
digital converter 112 can be by the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3with the 4th electric current I
4convert respectively the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value to.Take Fig. 5 as example, at very first time point, the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I
1t1, I
2t1, I
3t1and I
4t1.The current value that
arithmetic element 114 converts to according to analog-
digital converter 112, the coordinate that calculates the first position of touch A is
, and above-mentioned coordinate is take the upper left corner of
panel body 200 as its initial point.In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first current value I
1t1, the second current value I
2t1, the 3rd current value I
3t1and the 4th current value I
4t1can be stored in
storage unit 116, and foundation while carrying out subsequent calculations as
arithmetic element 114.
With reference to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 in order to the surface-capacitive touch panel 100 that illustrates Fig. 1 at panel body 200 situation during by two finger touches of user.At the second time point, because another finger touches of user arrives the second position of touch B of panel body 200, and the capacitance of panel capacitance Cp is changed, and cause the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3with the 4th electric current I
4change.As shown in Figure 6, the first electric current I now
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3and the 4th electric current I
4be all 400 micromicroamperes.It should be noted that above-mentioned the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3and the 4th electric current I
4size relevant with the first position of touch A and the coordinate of the second position of touch B on panel body 200, and the numerical value of each electric current is only as exemplary explanation above, the present invention should be as limit.
At the second time point, analog-digital converter 112 also can be by the first electric current I
1, the second electric current I
2, the 3rd electric current I
3with the 4th electric current I
4convert respectively the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value to.Take Fig. 6 as example, at the second time point, the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I
1t2, I
2t2, I
3t2and I
4t2.Arithmetic element 114 is the variable quantity during in very first time o'clock to the second time point according to the first current values, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value, and the coordinate that calculates the second position of touch B is
, wherein Δ I
1t2=I
1t2-I
1t1, Δ I
2t2=I
2t2-I
2t1, Δ I
3t2=I
3t2-I
3t1, Δ I
4t2=I
4t2-I
4t1.
User can amplify, dwindle or target rotation at the finger of the second position of touch B by mobile.Wherein, above-mentioned object is for example picture or the window on computer screen.With reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, wherein Fig. 7 has illustrated in the time amplifying object, the variation situation of user's two fingers.At the 3rd time point, user's finger moves to the 3rd position of touch B ' from the second position of touch B.Now, the first current value, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value are respectively I
1t3, I
2t3, I
3t3and I
4t3.
Arithmetic element 114 is the variable quantity during in very first time o'clock to the 3rd time point according to the first current values, the second current value, the 3rd current value and the 4th current value, and the coordinate that calculates the 3rd position of touch B ' is
, wherein Δ I
1t3=I
1t3-I
1t1, Δ I
2t3=I
2t3-I
2t1, Δ I
3t3=I
3t3-I
3t1, Δ I
4t3=I
4t3-I
4t1.Afterwards,
arithmetic element 114 is further according to the coordinate of the first position of touch A, the second position of touch B and the 3rd position of touch B ', the variation situation of two fingers that judge user during the second time point to the three time points, to control the action of above-mentioned object.Take Fig. 7 as example, because of during the second time point to the three time points, the horizontal range between two fingers of user has increased and vertical range does not change haply, therefore
arithmetic element 114 can produce corresponding control signal, to amplify object.
Except amplify object to, also can accomplish to dwindle the function with target rotation.With reference to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 has illustrated in the time of reduced objects, the variation situation of user's two fingers.Similarly, at the 3rd time point, user's finger moves to the 3rd position of touch B ' from the second position of touch B.Because of during the second time point to the three time points, the horizontal range between two fingers of user has been dwindled and vertical range does not change haply, therefore arithmetic element 114 can produce corresponding control signal, with reduced objects.
With reference to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 has illustrated in the time of target rotation, the variation situation of user's two fingers.Similarly, at the 3rd time point, user's finger moves to the 3rd position of touch B ' from the second position of touch B.Because of during the second time point to the three time points, finger is from the rough camber of track of the second position of touch B to the three position of touch B ', therefore arithmetic element 114 can produce corresponding control signal, with along positive clock direction rotation object.
In sum, in the above embodiment of the present invention, at least there is following one of them advantage, surface-capacitive touch panel is put the electric current of its four electrodes of flowing through respectively according to the very first time, calculate the first position of touch, and calculate the second position of touch according to very first time o'clock to the current change quantity of its four electrodes of flowing through during the second time point, and make surface-capacitive touch panel there is the function of multi-point touch.In addition, along with the change of user's position of touch, the computing unit of surface-capacitive touch panel can produce corresponding control signal, to amplify, to dwindle or target rotation.
The above, be only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, when not limiting scope of the invention process with this, the simple equivalence of generally doing according to the claims in the present invention and invention description content changes and modifies, and all still remains within the scope of the patent.Arbitrary embodiment of the present invention or claim scope must not reached the disclosed whole objects of the present invention or advantage or feature in addition.In addition, summary part and title are only for the use of auxiliary patent document search, are not used for limiting interest field of the present invention.