WO2013051752A1 - 터치 감지 장치 및 방법 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a touch sensing device and method, and more particularly to a touch sensing device and method that can improve the touch sensing accuracy.
- the touch sensing apparatus includes a touch panel, and recognizes a user's screen touch or gesture as input information therefrom.
- the touch panel of the touch sensing device is classified into a resistive film type, a capacitive type, an ultrasonic type, an infrared type, etc. according to an operation method, and the dual capacitive type has attracted much attention due to its easy multi-touch input.
- the capacitive touch panel uses the principle that the capacitance is changed by a touch input applied to the transparent conductive film or the transparent conductive glass. As the touch input coordinates generate capacitance, more charges are accumulated than the non-touch coordinates, and the sensing circuit analyzes the difference to find the touch input coordinates.
- the precision of the touch determination will increase.
- the magnitude of the sense signal is not only determined by the change in capacitance due to the touch input.
- noise based on capacitance generated by a mutual relationship with a display device disposed on the rear surface of the touch panel noise based on capacitance with peripheral wires, and other external noises may be mixed in the sensing signal.
- Such a noise signal may hinder accurate touch input determination, determination of the number and coordinates of the touch input in the touch sensing apparatus, in particular, the multi-touch sensing apparatus.
- the touch panel is enlarged, the physical warpage of the touch panel may increase, and thus a noise problem due to capacitance generated by the mutual relationship with the display device positioned on the rear surface may increase.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a touch sensing device with improved accuracy of touch sensing.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a touch sensing method with improved accuracy of touch sensing.
- Another problem to be solved by the present invention is a touch sensing method in which the accuracy of touch sensing is improved by effectively removing noise due to capacitance generated by a mutual relationship with a display device positioned on the rear surface by bending in a large touch panel. It is to provide.
- the touch device for solving the above problems is a touch device control unit for determining the touch on the touch device by obtaining the detection signals from the touch device and the touch sensing electrode is disposed a plurality of touch sensing electrodes
- the touch element controller may include: a receiver configured to receive sensing signals from the touch sensing electrodes and group the sensing signals into one or more sensing signal groups, a memory in which a limit sensing signal value is stored, and a sensing signal value of the sensing signals for each sensing signal group.
- the touch sensing device for solving the above problems is a touch device for determining a touch on the touch device by obtaining the detection signals from the touch device and the touch sensing electrode is disposed a plurality of touch sensing electrodes
- the touch device controller may include a controller, the receiver configured to receive sensing signals from the touch sensing electrodes and group the sensing signals into one or more sensing signal groups, a memory in which a limit sensing signal value is stored, and sensing of the sensing signals by sensing signal groups.
- Determination of touch on the touch device by using a signal extractor which extracts the maximum sensed signal value among the signal values, an operation unit that calculates an adjustment variable by the ratio of the limit detection signal value and the maximum sensed signal value for each detection signal group, and an adjustment variable. It includes a touch determination unit.
- a touch sensing apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a display panel controller for driving a display panel, a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, and a display panel on one surface of the display panel. And a touch device controller configured to obtain sensing signals from the touch devices and touch sensing electrodes positioned at to determine whether a touch is made on the touch device, wherein the touch device controller receives the sensing signals from the touch sensing electrodes and detects the sensing signals.
- a receiver for grouping the signals into one or more detection signal groups a memory in which the limit detection signal values are stored, a signal extraction unit for extracting a maximum detection signal value among the detection signal values of each detection signal group, and a maximum detection signal value for each detection signal group.
- the calculation unit and the adjustment variable to calculate the adjustment variable by subtracting the limit detection signal value It includes a touch determination unit for determining whether or not the touch on the touch element.
- a touch sensing apparatus including a display panel for displaying an image, a display panel controller for driving a display panel, a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, and a display panel on one surface of the display panel. And a touch device controller configured to obtain sensing signals from the touch devices and touch sensing electrodes positioned at to determine whether a touch is made on the touch device, wherein the touch device controller receives the sensing signals from the touch sensing electrodes and detects the sensing signals.
- a receiver for grouping the signals into one or more detection signal groups a memory in which the limit detection signal values are stored, a signal extractor extracting a maximum detection signal value among the detection signal values of each detection signal group by each detection signal group, and a limit detection signal value for each detection signal group;
- the calculation unit and the adjustment variable to calculate the adjustment variable in the ratio of the maximum detected signal value, It includes a touch determining portion for determining whether or not the touch at the device.
- a touch sensing apparatus including a touch element and a second touch in which a plurality of touch sensing electrodes including a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensing electrodes are disposed.
- a touch element controller for applying a driving signal to at least a portion of the sensing electrode and acquiring a sensing signal according to a change in capacitance generated between the first touch sensing electrode and the second touch sensing electrode to determine whether the touch is performed on the touch element.
- the touch element controller may include: a receiver configured to receive sensing signals from the first touch sensing electrode, a memory in which a limit sensing signal value is stored, a signal extractor extracting a maximum sensing signal value among sensing signal values of the sensing signals, and maximum sensing Deduction of the limit detection signal value from the signal value to calculate the adjustment variable using the operation unit and the adjustment variable to the touch device It includes a touch determining portion for determining whether the touch.
- a touch sensing apparatus including a touch element and a second touch in which a plurality of touch sensing electrodes including a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensing electrodes are disposed.
- a touch device controller for applying a driving signal to at least a portion of the sensing electrode and determining a touch on the touch device by acquiring a sensing signal generated between the first touch sensing electrode and the second touch sensing electrode.
- the control unit may include a receiver configured to receive sensing signals from the first touch sensing electrode, a memory in which the limit sensing signal values are stored, a signal extractor extracting a maximum sensing signal value among the sensing signal values of the sensing signals, a limit sensing signal value, and a maximum sensing signal. Touch for judging whether or not the touch is made on the touch element by using an operation unit calculating an adjustment variable based on a ratio of values and the adjustment variable It includes a determination unit.
- the touch sensing method for solving the above problems is to obtain the detection signal generated by the touch, grouped into one or more detection signal group, the maximum of the detection signal value of the detection signal for each detection signal group And extracting the detection signal value, subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value for each detection signal group, calculating an adjustment variable, and determining whether to touch the touch element using the adjustment variable.
- the touch sensing method for solving the above problems is to obtain the detection signal generated by the touch, grouped into one or more detection signal group, the maximum of the detection signal value of the detection signal for each detection signal group
- the method may include extracting a detection signal value, calculating an adjustment variable based on a ratio of the limit detection signal value and the maximum detection signal value for each detection signal group, and determining whether or not the touch is performed on the touch element by using the adjustment variable.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a touch sensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 2 to 5 are plan views of touch panels according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a touch panel controller according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating a relationship between a sensing signal and a sensing signal value.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining a back touch.
- 10 to 13 are graphs for explaining driving of a touch sensing apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 14 is a plan view of a touch panel according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- 15 to 18 are graphs for describing driving of a touch sensing apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram of a touch panel controller according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- 20 and 21 are graphs for describing driving of a touch sensing apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- 22 is a flowchart illustrating a touch sensing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a touch sensing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the touch device for solving the above problems is a touch device control unit for determining the touch on the touch device by obtaining the detection signals from the touch device and the touch sensing electrode is disposed a plurality of touch sensing electrodes
- the touch element controller may include: a receiver configured to receive sensing signals from the touch sensing electrodes and group the sensing signals into one or more sensing signal groups, a memory in which a limit sensing signal value is stored, and a sensing signal value of the sensing signals for each sensing signal group.
- first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, these components are of course not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, of course, the first component mentioned below may be a second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.
- the touch sensing apparatus includes a touch element 100 and a touch element controller 200.
- the touch device 100 is a device capable of recognizing whether a touch is present.
- a touch screen panel or a touch pad of a notebook computer may be applied.
- the touch element 100 may include a touch surface.
- the touch surface may be a surface on which a part of the body such as a finger or the palm or an object such as a stylus inputs information by touch.
- the touch for inputting information may include not only contacting the touch surface completely but also approaching the touch surface.
- the input information according to the touch may be segmented by the pressing force on the touch surface, the distance between the object and the touch surface, and the like.
- the touch element 100 can also include a plurality of sensing nodes 140.
- Each sensing node 140 may have a coordinate value.
- the coordinate value of the sensing node 140 may be a coordinate value corresponding to a predetermined coordinate system.
- the sensing node 140 may have a matrix arrangement corresponding to the rectangular coordinate system and have corresponding coordinate values.
- the distance between neighboring sensing nodes 140 may be constant.
- the number of sensing nodes 140 may be related to the number of sensing positions which are the sensing resolutions of the touch element 100.
- the sensing position (or coordinate) is a concept similar to the sensing node 140 and may be used in the same sense unless otherwise stated.
- the sensing node 140 is a physical position estimated by sensing signal analysis, while the sensing position is in terms of recognizing input of touch data. It can mean the coordinates viewed. Therefore, the sensing node 140 and the sensing position may not exactly match.
- one sensing node 140 may represent one sensing position (or coordinate). That is, the sensing node 140 and the sensing position may correspond one-to-one. In this case, if there are (m X n) sensing nodes 140, (m X n) sensing positions may be represented, so that the touch panel may recognize (m X n) different touch inputs. have. However, even in this case, only the sensing positions correspond to the sensing nodes 140, and the mutual positions may not be exactly the same.
- the number of sensing nodes 140 and sensing locations may differ from one another.
- the number of sensing locations may be smaller than the number of sensing nodes 140.
- one or more sensing positions may be determined by combining two or more signals detected by two or more sensing nodes 140.
- the case where the number of sensing locations is larger than the number of sensing nodes 140 may be implemented.
- a signal value detected by one sensing node 140 is commonly used to determine a plurality of sensing positions, and when a sensing position is determined, a plurality of peripheral sensing nodes 140 are also detected. By weighting the signal value, more sensing positions may be defined than the number of sensing nodes 140.
- the sensing node 140 corresponds to a position in the touch element 100
- the sensing position may be distinguished in that it corresponds to a position in the touch element 100 and a display panel or other device.
- the touch element 100 may be a touch pad of a notebook.
- the sensing node 140 is not necessarily a concept of a point, but may be generally understood as a discrete set of points assuming that one-to-one correspondence with a specific coordinate value is arranged. Touch input is made even in the space between discrete points, and the concept of the sensing cell 150 may be introduced to receive the touch input in this case as data.
- the sensing cell 150 may be defined as a virtual space within a predetermined distance from the sensing node 140.
- the space may be a two-dimensional figure.
- One sensing node 140 may be disposed in one sensing cell 150.
- the plurality of sensing cells 150 may be arranged to divide and occupy the entire touch surface.
- each monitoring cell may be arranged in a matrix shape.
- Each sensing cell 150 may have substantially the same shape and size as each other. Examples of the shape of the sensing cell 150 may include a square, a rectangle, a lozenge, and the like.
- the touch device 100 may include a touch sensing electrode 110.
- the touch sensing electrode 110 may have substantially the same shape and arrangement as the sensing cell 150, but is not limited thereto.
- the touch sensing electrode 110 may have various shapes and arrangements of different touch sensing electrodes with respect to the same arrangement of the sensing cells 150. Embodiments may be implemented. More specific shapes and arrangements of the touch sensing electrodes will be described later.
- the touch element controller 200 receives the sensing signal and calculates the received sensing signal to determine whether the sensing node 140 is touched.
- the touch element controller 200 may be formed on a separate printed circuit board or the like and attached or connected to the touch element 100. As another example, especially when the touch panel is applied to the touch element 100, the touch element controller 200 may be installed on the insulating substrate for the touch panel.
- the touch sensing device may further include a display device.
- the display device includes a display panel 300 and a display panel controller 400.
- the display panel 300 is a panel for displaying an image, and includes an LCD panel, an electrophoretic display panel, an organic light emitting diode panel, an LED panel, and an inorganic EL panel.
- the display panel may be a luminescent display panel (FED) panel, a field emission display panel (FED panel), a surface-conduction electron-emitter display panel (SED panel), a plasma display panel (PDP), and a cathode ray tube (CRT) display panel.
- FED luminescent display panel
- FED panel field emission display panel
- SED panel surface-conduction electron-emitter display panel
- PDP plasma display panel
- CTR cathode ray tube
- the display panel controller 400 supplies a signal for displaying an image to the display panel 300.
- the display panel controller 400 may be formed on a separate printed circuit board and attached to the display panel 300.
- the display panel controller 400 may be installed on an insulating substrate for the display panel 300.
- the touch element controller 200 and the display panel controller 400 may be configured as dedicated modules, respectively. However, in some embodiments, the touch element controller 200 may be integrated with the display panel controller 400. In a particular embodiment, both the touch element controller 200 and the display panel controller 400 may be formed on an insulating substrate for a display panel.
- a touch device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.
- a capacitive touch element will be described for convenience of description, but it is apparent that a touch element such as a resistive film type, an ultrasonic type, or an infrared type may also be used.
- the touch device may use a method of determining a contact input using a self-capacitance generated between the contact object and the sensing electrode without applying a separate driving signal. For example, a method of determining a contact input by applying a predetermined driving signal and using mutual capacitance generated between the plurality of sensing electrodes by the contact object may be used.
- 2 to 5 are plan views of touch devices according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 2 to 5 all illustrate the case where the touch panels 101a to 101d are applied as the touch element 100.
- the touch panels 101a to 101d include an insulating substrate and touch sensing electrodes 110a to 110d formed on the insulating substrate.
- the insulating substrate may be a transparent insulating substrate.
- a transparent plastic substrate, a transparent glass substrate, a transparent quartz substrate, or the like may be applied.
- the substrate may be a flexible substrate.
- the insulating substrate may be tempered glass or high hardness plastic that is one or more combinations of plastic materials such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), PC, PET, and the like.
- a plurality of touch sensing electrodes 110a to 110d are formed on the insulating substrate.
- the touch sensing electrodes 110a to 110d may be made of a transparent conductive material.
- transparent conductive materials include oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), and zinc oxide (ZO), carbon nanotubes, metal nanowires, conductive polymers, and the like.
- the sensing electrode may be formed by patterning a metal mesh having thin metal lines formed in a mesh shape.
- the touch sensing electrodes 110a to 110d may be formed in various patterns and arranged in various ways.
- the touch sensing electrode 110a may include a first touch sensing electrode 111a and a second touch sensing electrode 112a having different shapes as illustrated in FIG. 2.
- the first touch sensing electrode 111a has a line type pattern extending in a first direction (horizontal direction in the drawing).
- the second touch sensing electrode 112a has an island-type pattern of a rectangular shape.
- Rows consisting of the first touch sensing electrode 111a and the second touch sensing electrode 112a are alternately arranged along a second direction (vertical direction in the drawing). For example, when the first touch sensing electrode 111a is disposed in the nth row, the plurality of second touch sensing electrodes 112a are disposed in the (n + 1) th row.
- the first touch sensing electrode 111a and the second touch sensing electrode 112a may be disposed on the same layer on the substrate.
- a plurality of connection electrodes may be disposed on the substrate. Each connection electrode may be connected to each second touch sensing electrode 112a. Each connection electrode may be connected to a wiring (not shown) portion formed in the surgical area with island-type patterns disposed at the same position on the first axis.
- the first touch sensing electrode 111a is the position (or coordinate) of the touch node in the second direction (vertical direction in the drawing).
- the second touch sensing electrode 112a may detect the position (or coordinate) of the touch node in the first direction.
- a driving signal is applied to at least a portion of the second touch sensing electrode 112a from the above arrangement, and the first touch sensing electrode 111a is applied.
- a change in the mutual capacitance generated between the first touch sensing electrode 111a and the second touch sensing electrode 112a that is, the detection signal generated between the first touch sensing electrode 112a and the second touch sensing electrode 112a.
- the position (or coordinates) of the touch node may be detected by the electrode 111a.
- a more specific and exemplary structure of a touch panel according to the embodiment of FIG. 2 is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0885730, the contents of which are incorporated and incorporated as if fully disclosed herein.
- the touch sensing electrode 110b may have a triangular pattern extending in a first direction (horizontal direction in the drawing), as shown in FIG. 3.
- the triangle may be a right triangle or an isosceles triangle, but is not limited thereto.
- the triangular pattern of the touch sensing electrode 110b in the nth row is located at one side (left side in the drawing), while (n + 1)
- the triangular pattern in the first row may be located on the other side (right side in the drawing).
- the triangular pattern of the nth row and the triangular pattern of the (n + 1) th row may be in a point symmetric relationship with substantially the same shape.
- the position of the touch node is sensed by using the magnitude of the detection signal value of the touch sensing electrode 110b in which the touch is detected among the touch sensing electrodes 110b. Can be.
- a more specific and exemplary structure of the touch panel according to the embodiment of FIG. 3 is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2010-0032283, and the contents disclosed in the patent are incorporated and incorporated as if fully disclosed herein.
- the touch sensing electrode 110c includes a first touch sensing electrode 111c in which a plurality of rhombus-shaped unit electrodes are arranged in a first direction (horizontal direction in the drawing) and electrically connected to each other by a first connection electrode, and a plurality of touch electrodes.
- the unit electrode having a rhombus shape may include a second touch sensing electrode 112d arranged in a second direction (vertical direction in the drawing) and electrically connected to each other by a second connection electrode.
- the first touch sensing electrode 111c selects the position (or coordinate) of the touch node in the second direction, and the second touch.
- the sensing electrode 112c may sense the position (or coordinate) of the touch node in the first direction.
- a driving signal is applied to at least a portion of the second touch sensing electrode 112c from the above arrangement, and the first touch sensing electrode 111c is provided.
- a change in the mutual capacitance generated between the first touch sensing electrode 111 and the second touch sensing electrode 112c that is, a sensing signal generated between the first touch sensing electrode 112c and the second touch sensing electrode 112c.
- the position (or coordinates) of the touch node may be detected by receiving from the electrode 111c.
- a more specific and exemplary structure of the touch panel according to the embodiment of FIG. 4 is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2010-0032283, and the contents disclosed in the patent are incorporated and incorporated as if fully disclosed herein.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a case where the first touch sensing electrode 111d and the second touch sensing electrode 112d of the touch panel 101d cross each other by being formed on different layers.
- the first touch sensing electrode 111d is a line pattern extending along the first direction (horizontal direction in the drawing)
- the second touch sensing electrode 112d is a line pattern extending along the second direction (vertical direction in the drawing). Is formed.
- An insulating layer (not shown) or an insulating substrate (not shown) may be interposed between the first touch sensing electrode 111d and the second touch sensing electrode 112d.
- the first touch sensing electrode 111d selects the position (or coordinate) of the touch node in the second direction, and the second touch.
- the sensing electrode 112d may sense the position (or coordinate) of the touch node in the first direction.
- a driving signal is applied to at least a portion of the second touch sensing electrode 112d from the above arrangement, and the first touch sensing electrode 111d is applied.
- a change in the mutual capacitance generated between the first touch sensing electrode 111d and the second touch sensing electrode 112d that is, a sensing signal generated between the second touch sensing electrode 112d and the first touch sensing.
- the position (or coordinates) of the touch node may be detected by receiving from the electrode 111d.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a touch device controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the touch element controller 200 obtains a detection signal from the sensing electrodes disposed on the touch element 100 to determine whether the touch element 100 is touched.
- the touch element controller 200 may include a receiver 210, a signal extractor 220, a memory 230, a calculator 240, and a touch determiner 250.
- the receiver 210 receives sensing signals from the touch sensing electrode 110 disposed in the touch element 100.
- each touch sensing electrode 110 obtains a different sensing signal value according to the touch intensity or the touch area.
- the sensing signal value reflects the change in capacitance according to the touch.
- the sensing signal value reflects a change in capacitance generated between the touch object and the touch sensing electrode 110, and the touch devices 100 are mutually connected.
- the sensing signal value reflects a change in capacitance generated between the first touch sensing electrode 111 and the second touch sensing electrode 112 by the contact object.
- the receiver 210 may output the sensing signals as individual signals or group and output the sensing signals into one or more groups.
- the reception unit 210 groups and outputs detection signals into one or more groups, for example, the reception unit 210 may group and output all received detection signals into one group.
- the receiving unit 210 may group the sensing signals related to the row coordinates among the received sensing signals into a first group, and group the sensing signals related to the column coordinates into a second group and output the group.
- the receiver 210 is illustrated as an independent component in the touch element controller, but the receiver 210 may be integrated with the signal extractor 220 to be described later.
- the signal extracting unit 220 When the signal extracting unit 220 receives the sensing signals from the receiving unit 210 as individual signals, the signal extracting unit 220 extracts a maximum sensing signal value among the sensing signal values of all the sensing signals. Alternatively, when the signal extractor 220 receives a group of sense signals from the receiver 210, the signal extractor 220 extracts a maximum sense signal value among the sense signal values of the sense signals belonging to each group. Therefore, when two or more groups are received from the receiver 210, the signal extractor 220 may extract two or more maximum detection signal values.
- the sensing signals may have different sensing signal values depending on the touch intensity or the touch area of the user. That is, the magnitude of the capacitance due to the touch is proportional to the contact area and inversely proportional to the distance. Therefore, if the user's touch intensity is high, the detection signal value may be large. If the user's touch intensity is low, the detection signal value may be small. In addition, when the user's touch area is large, the detection signal value may be large. When the user's touch area is narrow, the detection signal value may be small. Therefore, the maximum sensing signal value may mean a sensing signal value obtained from a touch sensing electrode having a large touch area of the user or a high touch intensity of the user.
- the memory 230 is a storage element capable of storing arbitrary data.
- the limit detection signal value and / or the detection signal threshold value may be stored in the memory 230.
- the limit detection signal value may mean a maximum detection signal value that can be detected by a touch in a normal state.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating back noise
- FIG. 9 illustrates a case in which a touch panel is positioned on one surface of the display panel 300.
- the display panel 300 and the touch panel may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval.
- the touch panel may be bent toward the display panel 300 by the pressure caused by the touch.
- the touch panel may be bent toward the display panel 300 by the pressure caused by the touch.
- the touch panel is bent, the distance from the display panel 300 becomes close to the area.
- the display panel 300 includes a conductive material used for a pixel electrode, a gate line, a data line, and the like. Thus, the distance of the conductive material to the touch panel is also closer. When the distance between the conductive material of the display panel 300 and the touch sensing electrode of the touch panel is reduced below a certain limit, an effective capacitance is formed therebetween. This phenomenon may be referred to as a “back touch” because the conductive material acts as an object from the back and is similar to a touch input effect.
- the maximum value of the detection signal value that is made in the normal state in which the back touch or the like is not performed and noise factors are excluded may be defined as the limit detection signal value.
- the detection signal threshold may mean a minimum detection signal value that is a criterion for determining that a touch input exists.
- the operation unit 240 receives a group detection signal value and a maximum detection signal value from the signal extractor 220. .
- the limit detection signal value is received from the memory 230.
- the calculation unit 240 subtracts the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value input for each detection signal value group, and calculates an adjustment variable using the value. If the maximum sensed signal value is less than or equal to the threshold sensed signal value, the adjustment variable may be calculated as zero. If the maximum sensed signal value is greater than the threshold sensed signal value, a nonzero adjustment variable may be calculated.
- the adjustment detection signal value may be generated by calculating the detection signal value and the adjustment variable of the detection signals for each detection signal value group.
- the operation may include subtraction.
- the adjustment variable is a value obtained by subtracting the threshold detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value and may mean a maximum noise value generated by a back touch or the like.
- the adjustment detection signal value may be the same as or substantially the same as the detection signal value input to the calculator 240.
- the touch determiner 250 receives an adjustment detection signal value and a detection signal threshold value to determine whether the touch device 100 touches the touch device 100.
- the detection signal threshold may be received from the calculator 240 or may be directly input from the memory 230.
- the touch determination unit 250 compares the input adjustment detection signal value and the detection signal threshold to determine whether the touch. If the adjustment detection signal value is equal to or larger than the detection signal threshold value, it may be determined that the touch is made. When two or more adjustment detection signal values are equal to or larger than the detection signal threshold value, it may be determined that a touch is made at two or more positions. It is possible to determine whether the two or more touch positions are touched not only when adjacent to each other but also when spaced apart from each other.
- the touch determination unit 250 may further track the touch coordinates from the group sensing signal value determined as the touch is made and output the result and provide the result to the touch input processing device (not shown).
- the calculator 240 may receive an individual sense signal value and a maximum sense signal value from the signal extractor 220, and also receive a limit sense signal value from the memory 230.
- the calculation unit 240 may subtract the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value, and calculate an adjustment variable using the value. If the maximum sensed signal value is less than or equal to the threshold sensed signal value, the adjustment variable may be calculated as zero. If the maximum sensed signal value is greater than the threshold sensed signal value, a nonzero adjustment variable may be calculated.
- an adjustment detection signal value may be generated by calculating the detection signal values and the adjustment variable of the detection signals.
- the operation may include subtraction.
- the adjustment variable is a value obtained by subtracting the threshold detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value and may mean a maximum noise value generated by a back touch or the like.
- the adjustment detection signal value may be the same as or substantially the same as the detection signal value input to the calculator 240.
- the touch determiner 250 receives an adjustment detection signal value and a detection signal threshold value to determine whether the touch device 100 touches the touch device 100.
- the detection signal threshold may be received from the calculator 240 or may be directly input from the memory 230.
- the touch determination unit 250 compares the input adjustment detection signal value and the detection signal threshold to determine whether the touch. If the adjustment detection signal value is equal to or larger than the detection signal threshold value, it may be determined that the touch is made. When two or more adjustment detection signal values are equal to or larger than the detection signal threshold value, it may be determined that a touch is made at two or more positions. It is possible to determine whether the two or more touch positions are touched not only when adjacent to each other but also when spaced apart from each other.
- the touch determination unit 250 may further track the touch coordinates and output the result to the touch input processing device (not shown).
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of a touch device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- 8 is a graph illustrating a relationship between a sensing signal and a sensing signal value. 7 is an example in which the touch device illustrated in FIG. 2 is embodied, but instead, FIGS. 3 to 5 or another type of touch device may be applied.
- FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which eight first touch sensing electrodes 111a are arranged side by side, and the second touch sensing electrodes 112a form eight rows and eight are arranged in one row.
- the touch area by the user's touch is shown as A.
- the sensing signal value obtained from the touch sensing electrode 110a is transmitted to the receiver 210 of the touch element controller 200 through the wire 120.
- the eight first touch sensing electrodes 111a are connected to one of the wirings Y1 to Y8, respectively, and transmit respective sensing signals y1 to y8 to the receiver 210.
- the wirings from the second touch sensing electrodes 112a positioned in the same column of the second touch sensing electrodes 112a in each row are connected to one wiring X1 to X8 so that the respective sensing signals x1 to x8 are connected. Transfer to the receiving unit 210.
- the wiring from the second touch sensing electrode 112a located in the leftmost column of the second touch sensing electrodes 112 in each row is connected to one wiring X1 to receive the sensing signal x1.
- the sensing signals y1 to y8 input from the wirings Y1 to Y8 are first sensing signal groups, and the sensing signals x1 to x8 input from the wirings X1 to X8 are made of the first sensing signal group. It can be grouped into two sense signal groups. Hereinafter, the case where the above grouping is made will be described as an example.
- FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating a relationship between a detection signal input to the receiver 210 and a detection signal value, and illustrates a relationship between the detection signal and the detection signal value when a touch input is present in the touch area of FIG. 7.
- the X axis represents sensing signals x1 to x8 grouped into the second sensing signal group, and the Y axis represents sensing signal values.
- the sensing signal value refers to the size of the sensing signal, and the larger the capacitance by the touch, that is, the larger the touch input sensed by the touch sensing electrode 110a, the larger the value.
- the X axis represents sensing signals y1 to y8 grouped into the first sensing signal group, and the Y axis represents sensing signal values.
- the detection signal threshold value represents a minimum detection signal value that is a reference for determining that the touch input exists
- the magnitude of the detection signal value from any touch detection electrode 110a is larger than the detection signal threshold value, It may be determined that a user's touch input exists in the touch sensing electrode 110a.
- the touch region overlaps the second touch sensing electrodes 112a of the second and third columns from the left of the second touch sensing electrodes 112a of the second row. Accordingly, among the detection signals x1 to x8 of the second detection signal group received by the receiver 210, as shown in the graph (a) of FIG. 8, the second touch detection electrodes 112a of the second and third columns are received.
- the sense signal value of the sense signals x2 and x3 will be greater than the sense signal threshold. In the present embodiment, however, the maximum sensing signal value in the second sensing signal group applied to the second touch sensing electrode 112a is detected from the wiring X3, but the value x3 is smaller than the limit sensing signal value. .
- the actual touch area overlaps the second touch sensing electrodes 112a in the second and third columns, but peripheral electrodes other than the touch sensing electrodes are also subject to capacitance with the touch object or mutual capacitance with the touch sensing electrodes. Some sense signal value may occur. However, since the direct touch input is not applied, the sensing signal value will be smaller than the sensing signal threshold. In the graph (a) of FIG. 8, the detection signal values of the detection signals x1, x4, and x5 transmitted from the second touch detection electrodes 112a in the first, fourth, and fifth columns are greater than zero, and the detection signal thresholds. To illustrate the smaller one.
- the touch region overlaps the third row with respect to the first touch sensing electrode 111a. Accordingly, as shown in the graph (b) of FIG. 8, the detection signal y3 transmitted from the first touch sensing electrode 111a in the third row of the first sensing signal groups y1 to y8 is similarly used.
- the detection signal value is larger than the detection signal threshold, and the detection signal y1, y2, y4, y5 of the first and second touch detection electrodes 111a in the first, second, fourth, and fifth rows, which are the peripheral electrodes, is transferred.
- the sense signal value may be detected greater than zero and less than the sense signal threshold.
- the detection signal value of the detection signal y3 which is the maximum detection signal value in the first detection signal group is also smaller than the limit detection signal value.
- the maximum sensing signal values in the second sensing signal groups x1 to x8 and the first sensing signal groups y1 to y8 are extracted by the signal extracting unit 220 and input to the calculating unit 240.
- the calculation unit 240 calculates an adjustment variable for each signal group. As described above, since the maximum detection signal value of each detection signal group is smaller than the limit detection signal value, the calculated adjustment variable may be zero. Therefore, the calculator 240 outputs an adjustment detection signal value that is the same as or substantially the same as the detection signal values output from the signal extractor 220 to the touch determiner 250.
- the touch determination unit 250 compares the adjustment detection signal value with the detection signal threshold and transmits the detection signals x2, x3, and y3 greater than or equal to the touch detection electrode 110a connected to the wires of X2, X3, and Y3. Determines that a touch has been made, from which the coordinates of the touch area can be tracked and the results output.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing a relationship between a detection signal and a detection signal value when noise occurs.
- FIG. 10 is the same as FIG. 8 except that the noise value due to the back touch is added to the detection signal value of FIG. 8.
- the touch element 100 when a user applies a touch input with a predetermined pressure to the touch element 100, the touch element 100 may be bent.
- the degree of warpage of the touch element 100 is greatest in the area where the actual touch input is applied, and the degree of warpage of the touch element 100 decreases as the distance from the area where the actual touch input is applied. Therefore, the noise due to the back touch may be the largest in the area where the back touch is actually made, and may be smaller as it is farther away from the area where the back touch is made.
- the noise due to the back touch is added to the detection signal values of each of the first detection signal groups.
- the actual touch input portion is the first touch sensing electrode 111a in the third row
- the noise value of y3 is the largest and the first row of the third row is shown.
- the noise value decreases.
- the maximum sensed signal values in the second sensed signal group and the first sensed signal group are extracted by the signal extractor 220 and input to the calculator 240.
- the maximum detection signal value includes noise for each detection signal group.
- the calculator 240 calculates an adjustment variable by using a value obtained by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value for each signal group.
- the adjustment variable may be the maximum detection signal value minus the limit detection signal value.
- the adjustment variable of the second detection signal group is determined by using a value obtained by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the detection signal value of x3. Can be obtained.
- the adjustment variable of the first detection signal group subtracts the limit detection signal value from the detection signal value of y3. It can be obtained using one value.
- the adjustment coefficient of each sensing signal group is used to adjust the sensing signal value in each sensing signal group to calculate the adjusting sensing signal value.
- the corresponding detection signal values are detected by the noise due to the back touch. While having a larger value, the magnitude of the signal value may be smaller than the detection signal threshold in the process of calculating the adjustment detection signal value using the adjustment variable. Therefore, the touch determination unit 250 excludes the wires X4 and the electrodes corresponding to the wires Y2 and Y4 from the touch area, thereby preventing malfunction of the touch sensing device due to noise and improving the accuracy of touch sensing. You can.
- FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating a relationship between an adjustment detection signal value and a detection signal generated by the calculation unit 240 according to some embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a result of calculating an adjustment detection signal value by calculating a corresponding adjustment coefficient for all detection signal values of the corresponding group of FIG. 10.
- This embodiment exemplifies a case in which the operation unit 240 obtains the adjustment detection signal value by collectively subtracting the adjustment variables of each group from the adjustment signal value.
- the adjustment variable may be a value obtained by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value.
- the adjustment detection signal value equal to the limit detection signal value is calculated by subtracting the adjustment variable for the detection signals x3 and y3 representing the detection signal maximum value.
- the detection signal (x4, y2, y4) that the detection signal value is increased by the noise and exceeded the detection signal threshold value is reduced by subtracting the adjustment variable.
- the noise is the largest in the sensing signals x3 and y3
- the adjustment variable obtained by subtracting the limit sensing signal value from the sensing signal values of the sensing signals x3 and y3 is added to the other sensing signals. The probability is greater than the noise. Therefore, subtracting the adjustment variable from the detection signal values of the detection signals (x4, y2, y4) is subtracting a value equal to or greater than the noise of the detection signals (x4, y2, y4), and thus detecting the detection signals (x4, y2). , y4) may be smaller than the detection signal threshold.
- the touch determination unit 250 determines that the corresponding electrode of the detection signals x4, y2, and y4 smaller than the detection signal threshold value is not touched, thereby preventing malfunction of the touch sensing apparatus due to noise.
- the adjustment sensing signal value can be obtained by subtracting a specific constant rather than an adjustment variable from the sensing signal.
- the adjustment variable here can be used to determine whether a particular constant is deducted. For example, it may be configured to deduct a certain constant if the adjustment variable is zero, but subtract a certain constant if greater than zero.
- the specific constant can be determined regardless of the magnitude of the adjustment variable. Deduction of a specific constant may take a method of collectively subtracting the same constant from all sensed signal values, or a method of subtracting a constant proportional to the sensed signal value. Alternatively, you can save the deduction value in the form of a lookup table.
- FIG. 12 is a graph illustrating a relationship between the adjustment detection signal value and the detection signal generated by the calculation unit 240 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a result of calculating an adjustment detection signal value by calculating a corresponding adjustment coefficient for all detection signal values of the corresponding group of FIG. 10.
- the adjustment detection signal value can be obtained by a method of collectively subtracting the product of the adjustment variable and the adjustment coefficient of each group from the detection signal value.
- the noise due to the back touch may actually be the largest in the area where the back touch is made, and may be smaller as it moves away from the area where the back touch is made.
- the noise value generated by the back touch is the largest in the sensing signals x3 and y3 corresponding to the wirings X3 and Y3, and the sensing signal corresponding to the distance from the wirings X3 and Y3 increases. It can be seen that the noise decreases. Therefore, the adjustment detection signal value can be finely adjusted by introducing an adjustment coefficient to reflect the noise distribution.
- the adjustment coefficients may be defined differently from each other according to the sensing signals. For the detection signal value from the touch sensing electrode 110a with the back touch, a value of the adjustment coefficient can be defined large, and for the detection signal value from the touch sensing electrode 110a without the back touch, the adjustment factor is defined. You can define a small value.
- the adjustment coefficient may have a maximum value in the sensing signal having the maximum sensing signal and may decrease in size based on a distance from the touch sensing electrode 110a in which the sensing signal having the maximum sensing signal value is sensed. Further, the adjustment coefficient may be set according to the relative amount of noise based on the noise distribution characteristic by the back touch. In some embodiments, the adjustment factor may be zero or more and one or less.
- the adjustment coefficient may be previously stored in the memory 230 in the form of a look up table (LUT).
- the limit detection signal value for the touch device 100 may be calculated in advance in designing the touch device 100, and a change in noise distribution according to the change in the magnitude of the maximum detection signal value may also be experimentally calculated in advance. Therefore, when the touch sensing device is manufactured, the adjustment coefficient for the maximum sensing signal value may be stored in the memory 230 in the form of a lookup table in advance in the memory 230.
- Adjustment variables and / or adjustment coefficients described above may be defined differently for each group of the touch sensing electrodes 110a.
- the touch area A overlaps the second touch sensing electrodes 112a in the second and third columns from the left of the second touch sensing electrodes 112a in the second row.
- the touch area A also overlaps the wiring X4 that transmits the detection signal value from the second touch sensing electrode 112a in the fourth column, which is the electrode which is not actually touched. Accordingly, noise may be added to the wiring X4, and thus it may be determined that the user's touch input exists in the second touch sensing electrode 112a in the fourth row, which is the electrode which is not actually touched.
- the probability of noise generation may vary depending on the structure of the electrode.
- FIG. 13 is a graph illustrating a relationship between a detection signal value and a detection signal by the calculation unit 240 according to some other embodiments of the present invention.
- the operation unit 240 does not calculate a detection signal value as an adjustment variable, but instead calculates (eg, adds) an adjustment variable to a detection signal threshold to adjust the adjustment detection signal.
- the threshold value may be generated, and whether or not the touch of the touch element 100 may be determined using the adjustment detection signal threshold value.
- the touch determination unit 250 may compare the detection signal value with the adjustment detection signal threshold to determine whether the touch is performed, thereby excluding the detection signals x4, y2, and y4 corresponding to noise.
- the adjustment variable added in this embodiment may be calculated using substantially the same method as the various methods described above with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
- the touch sensing apparatus may determine the number of touches on the touch element by using a sensing signal, calculate a normal sensing rate based on the number of touches, and adjust an adjustment variable.
- the adjustment detection signal value may be generated, a ratio of adjustment detection signal values larger than a detection signal threshold value among the adjustment detection signal values may be calculated, and the ratio may be compared with the normal detection rate to determine whether to readjust.
- the number of detection signal values exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the detection signal values detected by the touch sensing electrode of the touch element will not exceed a certain number.
- the specific number may be the number of initially input touches.
- the number of touches in the touch element may be determined using the first input sensing signal, and the normal detection rate may be calculated based on the number of touches.
- the normal detection rate may mean a ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the total detection signal values that may occur in correspondence to the number of touches.
- the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the total detection signal values is 5%, and the touch determined using the first input detection signal. If the number is three, the normal detection rate may be 15%.
- the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the adjusted detection signal values may be calculated, and it may be determined whether noise is completely removed by comparing the calculated ratio with the normal detection rate. If the noise is not completely removed, that is, if the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the adjusted detection signal values is larger than the normal detection rate, readjustment may be performed. The readjustment may be made through various noise cancellation schemes described above.
- the touch sensing apparatus generates an adjustment sensing signal value using an adjustment variable, and adjusts an sensing signal below a specific ratio of the threshold sensing signal value among the adjustment sensing signal values. If present, the adjustment detection signal value below a certain percentage of the threshold detection signal value may be readjusted to zero. In some embodiments, the specific percentage of the threshold detection signal value may be about 5% of the threshold detection signal value.
- FIG. 14 is a plan view of a touch device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- 15 is a graph illustrating a relationship between a sense signal and a sense signal value.
- FIG. 14 is an example in which the touch device shown in FIG. 2 is embodied. Alternatively, FIGS. 3 to 5 or other types of touch devices may be applied.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which eight first touch sensing electrodes 111a are arranged side by side and eight second touch sensing electrodes 112a form eight rows and eight are arranged in one row.
- the touch area by the user's touch is shown as A.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which eight first touch sensing electrodes 111a are arranged side by side and eight second touch sensing electrodes 112a form eight rows and eight are arranged in one row.
- the touch area by the user's touch is shown as A.
- a driving signal is applied to the second touch sensing electrode 112a and a sensing signal is received only from the first touch sensing electrode 111a. It may be an area including a part of the first touch sensing electrode 111a having a width corresponding to the touch sensing electrode 112a and one second touch sensing electrode 112a.
- a driving signal is applied to at least a portion of the second touch sensing electrode 112a.
- a driving signal is sequentially applied to the second touch sensing electrodes 112a positioned in the same column among the second touch sensing electrodes 112a in each row.
- the driving signal may be sequentially applied through the wirings X1 to X8.
- the driving signal may be applied to the second touch sensing electrode 112a positioned in the leftmost column through the wiring X1
- the remaining wirings X2 to X8 are applied to the second touch sensing electrode 112a positioned in the remaining columns.
- the ground level voltage can be applied through Thereafter, the driving signal may be applied to the second touch sensing electrode 112a positioned in the second column from the left, and the driving signal may be sequentially applied to the second touch sensing electrode 112a positioned in the other column.
- the reception unit 210 may map the relationship between the detection signal and the detection signal value by using the detection signals input from the wirings Y1 to Y8.
- FIG. 15 is a graph illustrating a relationship between a detection signal input to the receiver 210 and a detection signal value, and illustrates a relationship between the detection signal and the detection signal value when a touch input is present in the touch area of FIG. 14.
- the sensing signal value refers to the magnitude of the sensing signal, and the larger the mutual capacitance generated by the touch, that is, the larger the touch input sensed by the first touch sensing electrode 111a, the larger the value.
- the detection signal threshold value represents a minimum detection signal value that is a reference for determining that the touch input exists
- the magnitude of the detection signal value from any touch detection electrode 110a is larger than the detection signal threshold value, It may be determined that a user's touch input exists in the touch sensing electrode 110a.
- the touch area includes the sensing cells 151 of the second and third columns from the left of the sensing cells 151 of the second row and the sensing cells of the second and third columns from the left of the sensing cells 151 of the third row. Overlapped with 151. Accordingly, among the sensing signals received by the receiver 210, the sensing signal value corresponding to the sensing cell 151 may be larger than the sensing signal threshold.
- the actual touch area includes the sensing cells 151 of the second and third columns from the left of the sensing cells 151 of the second row and the sensing cells of the second and third columns from the left of the sensing cells 151 of the third row (although overlapping with 151, the peripheral electrode other than the corresponding sensing cell may also generate a predetermined sensing signal value due to capacitance with the touch object, mutual capacitance with the touched sensing electrode, or the like. However, since the direct touch input is not applied, the sensing signal value will be smaller than the sensing signal threshold. In the graph of FIG.
- a sense signal value that does not correspond to 151 illustrates that it is smaller than a sense signal threshold.
- the maximum sensed signal value in the individual sensed signal value is extracted by the signal extractor 220 and input to the calculator 240.
- the calculator 240 calculates an adjustment variable. When the maximum detection signal value is smaller than the limit detection signal value, the calculated adjustment variable may be zero. Therefore, the calculator 240 outputs an adjustment detection signal value that is the same as or substantially the same as the detection signal values output from the signal extractor 220 to the touch determiner 250.
- the touch determination unit 250 may compare the adjustment detection signal value with the detection signal threshold to track the coordinates of the touch area and output the result.
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing a relationship between a detection signal and a detection signal value when noise occurs.
- FIG. 16 is the same as FIG. 15 except that the noise value due to the back touch is added to the detection signal value of FIG. 15.
- the calculator 240 calculates an adjustment variable by using a value obtained by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value.
- the adjustment variable may be the maximum detection signal value minus the limit detection signal value.
- the adjustment variable is the limit detection at the sense signal value in the sense cell 151 of the third column. It may be obtained using a value obtained by subtracting the signal value.
- the adjustment coefficient is used to adjust the detection signal value to calculate the adjustment detection signal value.
- the sensing cells 151 of the fourth column from the left of the sensing cells 151 of the third row and the sensing cells 151 of the third column from the left of the sensing cells 151 of the fourth row are connected thereto.
- the corresponding detection signal value is larger than the detection signal threshold value due to the noise caused by the back touch or the like, but the signal is calculated in the process of calculating the adjustment detection signal value using the adjustment variable.
- the magnitude of the value can be made smaller than the sense signal threshold. Accordingly, malfunction of the touch sensing apparatus due to noise can be prevented and accuracy of touch sensing can be improved.
- FIG. 17 is a graph illustrating a relationship between an adjustment detection signal value and a detection signal generated by the calculation unit 240 according to some embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 illustrates a result of calculating the adjustment detection signal value by calculating corresponding adjustment coefficients for all the detection signal values of FIG. 16.
- This embodiment exemplifies a case in which the operation unit 240 obtains the adjustment detection signal value by collectively subtracting the adjustment variables of each group from the adjustment signal value.
- the adjustment variable may be a value obtained by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value.
- the calculation of the adjustment detection signal value by subtracting the adjustment variable from the detection signal value is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG.
- the adjustment sensing signal value can be obtained by subtracting a specific constant rather than an adjustment variable from the sensing signal. Calculation of the adjustment detection signal value using a specific constant is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG.
- the adjustment detection signal value can be obtained by a method of collectively subtracting the product of the adjustment variables and the adjustment coefficient of each group from the detection signal value.
- the collective deduction of the product of the adjustment variable and the fixed coefficient from the sense signal value is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG.
- the calculation unit 240 does not calculate a detection signal value as an adjustment variable, but instead calculates (eg, adds) an adjustment variable to a detection signal threshold to adjust the adjustment detection signal.
- the threshold value may be generated, and the touch of the touch element may be determined using the adjustment detection signal threshold. Generating the adjustment detection signal threshold value by calculating the adjustment variable to the detection signal threshold value is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG.
- the touch sensing apparatus may determine the number of touches on the touch element by using a sensing signal, calculate a normal sensing rate based on the number of touches, and adjust an adjustment variable.
- the adjustment detection signal value may be generated, a ratio of adjustment detection signal values larger than a detection signal threshold value among the adjustment detection signal values may be calculated, and the ratio may be compared with the normal detection rate to determine whether to readjust.
- the number of detection signal values exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the detection signal values detected by the touch sensing electrode of the touch element will not exceed a certain number.
- the specific number may be the number of initially input touches.
- the number of touches in the touch element may be determined using the first input sensing signal, and the normal detection rate may be calculated based on the number of touches.
- the normal detection rate may mean a ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the total detection signal values that may occur in correspondence to the number of touches.
- the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the total detection signal values is 5%, and the touch determined using the first input detection signal. If the number is three, the normal detection rate may be 15%.
- the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the adjusted detection signal values may be calculated, and it may be determined whether noise is completely removed by comparing the calculated ratio with the normal detection rate. If the noise is not completely removed, that is, if the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the adjusted detection signal values is larger than the normal detection rate, readjustment may be performed. The readjustment may be made through various noise cancellation schemes described above.
- the touch sensing apparatus generates an adjustment sensing signal value using an adjustment variable, and adjusts an sensing signal below a specific ratio of the threshold sensing signal value among the adjustment sensing signal values. If present, the adjustment detection signal value below a certain percentage of the threshold detection signal value may be readjusted to zero. In some embodiments, the specific percentage of the threshold detection signal value may be about 5% of the threshold detection signal value.
- the touch device controller 200 includes a receiver 210, a signal extractor 220, a memory 230, a calculator 240, a touch determiner 250, a noise determiner and a normal touch determiner 250. . Since the touch element controller 200 further includes the noise determiner and the normal touch determiner 250, the same description as in FIG. 6 is omitted.
- the noise determining unit detects the presence of noise due to the back touch.
- the noise determiner may receive an adjustment variable obtained by subtracting the threshold detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value from the calculator 240. If the noise due to the back touch is present, since the maximum detection signal value is greater than the limit detection signal value, the noise determination unit may determine that the noise exists when the size of the adjustment variable is greater than 0, and the size of the adjustment variable. If is less than 0, it can be determined that no noise exists.
- the normal touch determination unit 250 is a configuration for determining whether the touch is performed by the touch element 100, and may be used to determine whether the touch is performed in a state where noise is not present. Since the normal touch determination unit 250 is used in a state where there is no noise, the normal touch determination unit 250 may directly determine whether the normal touch is performed by directly using the sensing signals acquired from the touch sensing electrodes without any calculation.
- the noise determiner If it is determined that the noise is present in the noise determiner, the noise must be removed to improve the accuracy of touch sensing. Therefore, when it is determined that noise exists, the touch determination unit 250 described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 18 may be driven. However, when it is determined that there is no noise, the above-described driving of the touch determination unit 250 is not required, and it is possible to determine whether the touch is performed by using the detection signal value of the current state.
- 20 and 21 are graphs illustrating a relationship between an adjustment detection signal value and a detection signal generated by the operation unit 240 of the touch sensing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the adjustment detection signal value can be obtained by multiplying the detection signal value by the adjustment variable.
- the adjustment variable may mean a ratio between the limit detection signal value and the maximum detection signal value (limit detection signal values L1, L2, L) / maximum detection signal values M1, M2, and M. Since the adjustment variable is less than 1, the adjustment detection signal value will be smaller than the original detection signal value, which may help to exclude noise similarly to the aforementioned embodiment.
- the touch determiner 250 may determine whether the touch is touched by the touch element 100 using an adjustment variable.
- An adjustment detection signal value may be generated by multiplying an adjustment variable by the detection signal values of the detection signals, and using the adjustment detection signal value, it may be determined whether the touch element 100 is touched. Since the driving method of the touch determination unit 250 using the adjustment variable is the same as that of FIGS. 10 to 13 and 16 to 18, redundant description thereof will be omitted.
- 22 is a flowchart illustrating a touch sensing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the sensing signals generated by the touch and grouped into one or more sensing signal groups are acquired (S190).
- Acquiring the sensing signals generated by the touch may include acquiring the sensing signals from the touch sensing electrode disposed in the touch element.
- the sensing signals may have different sensing signal values depending on the touch intensity or the touch area of the user. That is, the magnitude of the capacitance due to the touch is proportional to the contact area and inversely proportional to the distance. Therefore, if the user's touch intensity is high, the detection signal value may be large. If the user's touch intensity is low, the detection signal value may be small. In addition, when the user's touch area is large, the detection signal value may be large. When the user's touch area is narrow, the detection signal value may be small. Therefore, the maximum sensing signal value may mean a sensing signal value obtained from a touch sensing electrode having a large touch area of the user or a high touch intensity of the user.
- the adjustment variable is calculated by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value (S192).
- the limit sensing signal value may mean a maximum sensing signal value that can be detected by a touch in a normal state.
- Calculating the adjustment variable may include calculating the adjustment variable by subtracting the limit detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value.
- the calculation of the adjustment variable by subtracting the threshold detection signal value from the maximum detection signal value is the same as that of FIGS. 10 and 16, and thus redundant description is omitted.
- calculating the adjustment variable may include calculating the adjustment variable in a ratio of the threshold detection signal value and the maximum detection signal value.
- the calculation of the adjustment variable by the ratio of the threshold detection signal value and the maximum detection signal value is the same as that of FIGS. 20 and 21, and thus redundant description is omitted.
- Determining whether or not the touch may include generating an adjustment detection signal value by subtracting an adjustment variable from the detection signal values of the detection signals, and determining whether the touch is performed on the touch element using the adjustment detection signal value.
- Generation of the adjustment detection signal value by subtracting the adjustment variable from the detection signal value is the same as that of FIGS. 11 and 17, and thus redundant description is omitted.
- Determining whether or not the touch may include generating an adjustment detection signal value by subtracting a product of the adjustment variable and the adjustment coefficient from the detection signal value, and determining whether or not the touch is performed on the touch element using the adjustment detection signal value.
- the adjustment coefficients may be defined differently from each other according to the sensing signals. For the detection signal value from the touch sensing electrode with the back touch, the value of the adjustment coefficient can be defined large. For the detection signal value from the touch sensing electrode without the back touch, the value of the adjustment coefficient can be defined. have. For example, the adjustment coefficient may have a maximum value in the sensing signal having the maximum sensing signal, and may decrease in size based on a distance from the touch sensing electrode in which the sensing signal having the maximum sensing signal value is sensed.
- the adjustment coefficient may be set according to the relative amount of noise based on the noise distribution characteristic by the back touch.
- the adjustment factor may be zero or more and one or less. Since generating the adjustment detection signal value by subtracting the product of the adjustment variable and the adjustment coefficient from the detection signal value is the same as in FIG.
- the method may include determining whether a touch is performed on the touch element by using the adjustment detection signal value, and the adjustment coefficient may be defined differently for each group of the touch detection electrodes. Grouping the touch electrodes to define the storage coefficients is the same as described with reference to FIG.
- Determining whether or not the touch may include adding an adjustment variable to the detection signal threshold to generate an adjustment detection signal threshold, and determining whether to touch the touch element using the adjustment detection signal threshold.
- Generating the adjustment detection signal threshold value by adding the adjustment variable to the detection signal threshold value is the same as that of FIGS. 13 and 18, and thus redundant description is omitted.
- FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a touch sensing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the touch sensing method obtains sensing signals generated by a touch and grouped into one or more sensing signal groups (S200), and extracts a maximum signal value among sensing signal values of the sensing signals for each sensing signal group ( S201). Acquiring the detection signal and extracting the maximum detection signal value is the same as that of FIG. 22, and thus redundant description is omitted.
- the presence or absence of noise due to the back touch may be detected (S202).
- the maximum detection signal value and the limit detection signal value may be compared. If the maximum detection signal value is larger than the limit detection signal value, it may be determined that noise due to the back touch exists. If the maximum detection signal value is smaller than the limit detection signal value, it may be determined that the noise due to the back touch does not exist. It may be.
- the adjustment variable is calculated using the maximum detection signal value and the limit detection signal value (S203).
- the calculation of the adjustment variable using the maximum sensing signal value and the limit sensing signal value is the same as that of FIG.
- Determining whether to re-adjust the noise may include determining a number of touches on the touch element using a detection signal, calculating a normal detection rate based on the number of touches, generating an adjustment detection signal value using an adjustment variable, and adjusting the adjustment detection signal. Calculating a ratio of adjustment detection signal values larger than a detection signal threshold value among the values, and comparing the ratio with a normal detection rate to determine whether to readjust.
- the number of detection signal values exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the detection signal values detected by the touch sensing electrode of the touch element will not exceed a certain number.
- the specific number may be the number of initially input touches.
- the number of touches in the touch element may be determined using the first input sensing signal, and the normal detection rate may be calculated based on the number of touches.
- the normal detection rate may mean a ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the total detection signal values that may occur in correspondence to the number of touches.
- the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the total detection signal values is 5%, and the touch determined using the first input detection signal. If the number is three, the normal detection rate may be 15%.
- the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the adjusted detection signal values may be calculated, and it may be determined whether noise is completely removed by comparing the calculated ratio with the normal detection rate. If the noise is not completely removed, that is, if the ratio of the detection signal value exceeding the detection signal threshold value among the adjusted detection signal values is larger than the normal detection rate, readjustment may be performed. The readjustment may be made through various noise cancellation schemes described above.
- step S203 the adjustment variable is calculated again, and it is possible to determine whether or not the touch is again using the calculated adjustment variable.
- step S202 determines whether or not the touch on the touch device. If it is determined in step S202 that noise does not exist, it is possible to directly determine whether or not the touch on the touch device by obtaining the detection signals from the touch sensing electrodes (S206). In the case where there is no noise, the determination of whether or not the touch is the same as that of FIG. 19, and thus redundant description is omitted.
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- 복수의 터치 감지 전극들이 배치되는 터치 소자; 및상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 감지 신호들을 획득하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 소자 제어부를 포함하되,상기 터치 소자 제어부는,상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 상기 감지 신호들을 수신하고, 상기 감지 신호들을 하나 이상의 감지 신호군으로 그룹화하는 수신부;한계 감지 신호값이 저장된 메모리;상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하는 신호 추출부;상기 감지 신호군별로 최대 감지 신호값에서 상기 한계 감지 신호값을 공제하여 조정 변수를 산출하는 연산부; 및상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 판단부를 포함하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수를 공제하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수와 조정 계수의 곱을 공제하여 조정 감지 신호 값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하며,상기 조정 계수는 상기 감지 신호들에 따라 서로 상이하게 정의되는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 조정 계수는 상기 최대 감지 신호값을 갖는 감지 신호에서 최대값을 갖고, 상기 최대 감지 신호값을 갖는 감지 신호가 감지된 터치 감지 전극으로부터의 거리에 기초하여 크기가 감소하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 터치 소자에서의 영역에 따라 상기 터치 감지 전극을 그룹화하고,상기 그룹화된 터치 감지 전극별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수와 조정 계수의 곱을 공제하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하며,상기 조정 계수는 상기 터치 감지 전극의 그룹별로 상이하게 정의되는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 조정 변수를 감지 신호 임계값에 가산하여 조정 감지 신호 임계값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호 임계값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 개수를 판단하고,상기 터치 개수에 기초하여 정상 감지율을 산출하고,상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값들 중 감지 신호 임계값보다 큰 조정 감지 신호값들의 비율을 산출하고,상기 비율을 정상 감지율과 비교하여 재조정 여부를 결정하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값 중 상기 한계 감지 신호값의 특정 비율 이하의 조정 감지 신호값이 존재하는 경우, 상기 한계 감지 신호값의 특정 비율 이하의 조정 감지 신호값을 0으로 재조정하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 복수의 터치 감지 전극들이 배치되는 터치 소자; 및상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 감지 신호들을 획득하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 소자 제어부를 포함하되,상기 터치 소자 제어부는,상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 상기 감지 신호들을 수신하고, 상기 감지 신호들을 하나 이상의 감지 신호군으로 그룹화하는 수신부;한계 감지 신호값이 저장된 메모리;상기 감지 신호군별로 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하는 신호 추출부;상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 한계 감지 신호값과 상기 최대 감지 신호값의 비율로 조정 변수를 산출하는 연산부; 및상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 판단부를 포함하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제9항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수를 곱하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 영상을 표시하기 위한 표시 패널;상기 표시 패널을 구동하기 위한 표시 패널 제어부;복수의 터치 감지 전극들이 배치되고, 상기 표시 패널의 일면 상에 위치하는 터치 소자; 및상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 감지 신호들을 획득하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 소자 제어부를 포함하되,상기 터치 소자 제어부는,상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 상기 감지 신호들을 수신하고, 상기 감지 신호들을 하나 이상의 감지 신호군으로 그룹화하는 수신부;한계 감지 신호값이 저장된 메모리;상기 감지 신호군별로 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하는 신호 추출부;상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 최대 감지 신호값에서 상기 한계 감지 신호값을 공제하여 조정 변수를 산출하는 연산부; 및상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 판단부를 포함하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 영상을 표시하기 위한 표시 패널;상기 표시 패널을 구동하기 위한 표시 패널 제어부;복수의 터치 감지 전극들이 배치되고, 상기 표시 패널의 일면 상에 위치하는 터치 소자; 및상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 감지 신호들을 획득하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 소자 제어부를 포함하되,상기 터치 소자 제어부는,상기 터치 감지 전극들로부터 상기 감지 신호들을 수신하고, 상기 감지 신호들을 하나 이상의 감지 신호군으로 그룹화하는 수신부;한계 감지 신호값이 저장된 메모리;상기 감지 신호군별로 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하는 신호 추출부;상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 한계 감지 신호값과 상기 최대 감지 신호값의 비율로 조정 변수를 산출하는 연산부; 및상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 판단부를 포함하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 복수의 제1 터치 감지 전극과 복수의 제2 터치 감지 전극을 포함하는 복수의 터치 감지 전극들이 배치되는 터치 소자; 및상기 제2 터치 감지 전극의 적어도 일부에 구동 신호를 인가하고, 상기 제1 터치 감지 전극과 상기 제2 터치 감지 전극 사이에서 생성되는 감지 신호를 획득하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 소자 제어부를 포함하되,상기 터치 소자 제어부는,상기 제1 터치 감지 전극으로부터 상기 감지 신호들을 수신하는 수신부;한계 감지 신호값이 저장된 메모리;상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하는 신호 추출부;상기 최대 감지 신호값에서 상기 한계 감지 신호값을 공제하여 조정 변수를 산출하는 연산부; 및상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 판단부를 포함하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수를 공제하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수와 조정 계수의 곱을 공제하여 조정 감지 신호 값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하며,상기 조정 계수는 상기 감지 신호들에 따라 서로 상이하게 정의되는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제15항에 있어서,상기 조정 계수는 상기 최대 감지 신호값을 갖는 감지 신호에서 최대값을 갖고, 상기 최대 감지 신호값을 갖는 감지 신호가 감지된 제1 터치 감지 전극으로부터의 거리에 기초하여 크기가 감소하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 조정 변수를 감지 신호 임계값에 가산하여 조정 감지 신호 임계값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호 임계값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 개수를 판단하고,상기 터치 개수에 기초하여 정상 감지율을 산출하고,상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값들 중 감지 신호 임계값보다 큰 조정 감지 신호값들의 비율을 산출하고,상기 비율을 정상 감지율과 비교하여 재조정 여부를 결정하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값 중 상기 한계 감지 신호값의 특정 비율 이하의 조정 감지 신호값이 존재하는 경우, 상기 한계 감지 신호값의 특정 비율 이하의 조정 감지 신호값을 0으로 재조정하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 복수의 제1 터치 감지 전극과 복수의 제2 터치 감지 전극을 포함하는 복수의 터치 감지 전극들이 배치되는 터치 소자; 및상기 제2 터치 감지 전극의 적어도 일부에 구동 신호를 인가하고, 상기 제1 터치 감지 전극과 상기 제2 터치 감지 전극 사이에서 생성되는 감지 신호를 획득하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 소자 제어부를 포함하되,상기 터치 소자 제어부는,상기 제1 터치 감지 전극으로부터 상기 감지 신호들을 수신하는 수신부;한계 감지 신호값이 저장된 메모리;상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하는 신호 추출부;상기 한계 감지 신호값과 상기 최대 감지 신호값의 비율로 조정 변수를 산출하는 연산부; 및상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 판단부를 포함하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 제20항에 있어서,상기 터치 판단부는,상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수를 곱하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 장치.
- 터치에 의해 생성되고, 하나 이상의 감지 신호군으로 그룹화되는 감지 신호들을 획득하고,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하고,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 최대 감지 신호값에서 한계 감지 신호값을 공제하여 조정 변수를 산출하고,상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 터치 여부를 판단하는 것은,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수를 공제하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 것을 포함하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 터치 여부를 판단하는 것은,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수와 조정 계수의 곱을 공제하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 것을 포함하고,상기 조정 계수는 상기 감지 신호들에 따라 서로 상이하게 정의되는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제24항에 있어서,상기 조정 계수는 상기 최대 감지 신호값을 갖는 감지 신호에서 최대값을 갖고, 상기 최대 감지 신호값을 갖는 감지 신호가 감지된 터치 감지 전극으로부터의 거리에 기초하여 크기가 감소하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 감지 신호들을 획득하는 것은 상기 터치 소자의 터치 감지 전극으로부터 감지 신호들을 획득하는 것을 포함하고.상기 터치 여부를 판단하는 것은,상기 터치 소자에서의 영역에 따라 상기 터치 감지 전극을 그룹화하고,상기 그룹화된 터치 감지 전극별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수와 조정 계수의 곱을 공제하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 것을 포함하고,상기 조정 계수는 상기 터치 감지 전극의 그룹별로 상이하게 정의되는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 터치 여부를 판단하는 것은,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 조정 변수를 감지 신호 임계값에 가산하여 조정 감지 신호 임계값을 생성하고,상기 감지 신호군별로 조정 감지 신호 임계값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 것을 포함하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제22항에 있어서,노이즈 재조정 여부를 결정하는 것을 더 포함하고,상기 노이즈 재조정 여부를 결정하는 것은,상기 감지 신호를 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 개수를 판단하고,상기 터치 개수에 기초하여 정상 감지율을 산출하고,상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값들 중 감지 신호 임계값보다 큰 조정 감지 신호값들의 비율을 산출하고,상기 비율을 정상 감지율과 비교하여 재조정 여부를 결정하는 것을 포함하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제22항에 있어서,노이즈 재조정 여부를 결정하는 것을 더 포함하고,상기 노이즈 재조정 여부를 결정하는 것은,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값 중 상기 한계 감지 신호값의 특정 비율 이하의 조정 감지 신호값이 존재하는 경우, 상기 한계 감지 신호값의 특정 비율 이하의 조정 감지 신호값을 0으로 재조정하는 것을 포함하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 터치에 의해 생성되고, 하나 이상의 감지 신호군으로 그룹화되는 감지 신호들을 획득하고,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값 중 최대 감지 신호값을 추출하고,상기 감지 신호군별로 한계 감지 신호값과 상기 최대 감지 신호값의 비율로 조정 변수를 산출하고,상기 조정 변수를 이용하여 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 터치 감지 방법.
- 제30항에 있어서,상기 터치 여부를 판단하는 것은,상기 감지 신호군별로 상기 감지 신호들의 감지 신호값에서 상기 조정 변수를 곱하여조정 감지 신호값을 생성하고,상기 조정 감지 신호값을 이용하여 상기 터치 소자에서의 터치 여부를 판단하는 것을 포함하는 터치 감지 방법.
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