Elan Microelectronics Corporation

Yi-Hsin Tao

Chia-Hsing Lin

Hsuan-Wen Tseng

Wen-Jun Hsu

Hsin-Shieh Tsai

Han-Wei Chen

Chen-Hua Ao

Po-Hao Kuo

Hung Nien

Chun-Chung Huang

I-Hau Yeh

Brian Sung

I-Shu Lee

Shih-Yuan Hsu

Cheng-Ru Chang

Min-Jhih Lin

Chen-Yu Hou

Chih-Hsien Teng

Chieh-Wen Chen

A touch device has multiple charging traces distributed under the touch operation area. When the object hovers over or contacts the touch operation area, the control unit of the touch device obtains the corresponding position of the object through the sensing signal of the electrode units. The control unit in turn connect the charging traces adjacent to the corresponding position of the object to form at least one charging loop. In the process of the touch operation on the touch device, the object can be charged at the same time, and the convenience of use can be improved.

Touch device with charging function and charging control method thereof

A touch system has a touch device and an input device. The touch system executes a first mode and a second mode at different times. In the first mode, the touch device transmits a modulation signal to drive the touch electrodes and to be used as an uplink signal. The input device receives the modulation signal. In the second mode, the touch device receives the downlink signal from the input device. Thus, the touch device does not have to transmit the driving signal and the uplink signal at different times. Then the time is saved for the rest work periods so that every work periods get longer length of time.

Touch system, its touch device and input device, and its signal transmission method

A touch system includes a touch device and an input device. The uplink signal transmitted by the touch device includes a timestamp. The input device transmits a downlink signal through the electrode unit and transmits a side information through a wireless communication unit. The inclusion of the corresponding timestamp in the side information ensures that the side information is combined with the corresponding downlink signal to correctly present the user's operation.

Touch system, input device for the same and signal transmission method for the same

A fingerprint sensing integrated circuit device includes a fingerprint sensing device, an encryption unit, a multiplexer and a transmission interface. The encryption unit is connected to the fingerprint sensing device. The multiplexer has an output end, a first input end and a second input end. The first input end of the multiplexer is connected to the fingerprint sensing device. The second input end of the multiplexer is connected to the encryption unit. The multiplexer connects the output end to the second end according to a selection signal. The transmission interface is connected to the output end of the multiplexer.

Fingerprint sensing integrated circuit device

A touch panel has multiple first-axis sensing lines and multiple second-axis sub-sensing sets. Each first-axis sensing line has a second-axis sensing set formed therein with multiple second-axis sensing part of the second-axis sensing set spaced apart along the first axis. The second-axis sub-sensing parts at each identical coordinate of the second axis are connected to constitute a second-axis sensing line, and the first-axis sensing lines and the second-axis sensing lines are mutually crossed. As the second-axis sub-sensing parts constituting each second-axis sensing line are separately enclosed in different first-axis sensing lines, the capacitance values of capacitive coupling between the first-axis sensing lines and the second-axis sensing lines are relatively higher and more stable.

Touch panel having a single-sided sensing pattern

A scan method for increasing frame rate of a touch panel having multiple driving lines, multiple sensing lines and a scan cycle with multiple detection cycles, has steps of generating multiple sets of asynchronous excitation signals within each detection cycle with each set of excitation signals outputted to a corresponding driving line, and receiving capacitance sensing values from the sensing lines corresponding to the driving lines. In contrast to conventional scan methods only outputting one set of excitation signals within each detection cycle, the time required to scan entire driving lines is greatly reduced and the frame rate is increased. Additionally, as the multiple sets of asynchronous excitation signals are asynchronous, the interference to the capacitance sensing values sensed by the sensing circuit in response to the multiple sets of excitation signals won't occur.

Scan method for increasing frame rate of touch panel and touch panel device using the same

Methods are proposed for object positioning for an X-Y projected capacitive touch panel. In an embodiment, capacitance sensing under inphase excitation of traces is applied to set a base value when the capacitive touch panel is not touched and to obtain capacitances at intersections when the capacitive touch panel is touched, and the base value is compared with the measured capacitances to identify touch points. In other embodiments, X-Y projected sensing and all-point sensing are combined to reduce the amount of calculation and achieve the same positioning effect as an all-point capacitive touch panel.

Object positioning for an X-Y projected capacitive touch panel

A code pattern having cross-shaped positioning patterns is disclosed, comprising: a plurality of marks, which at least include a central positioning mark, a first positioning mark, a second positioning mark, a third positioning mark, and a fourth positioning mark; the central and the first to fourth positioning marks are distributed in a region along with other marks. The first to fourth positioning marks are four neighboring marks that are closest to the central positioning mark in distance. In addition, The central and the first to fourth positioning marks are disposed in the shape of a cross within the region, and corresponding to a coordinate obtained by adding together four coordinates from the first to fourth positioning marks then dividing a resulted sum thereof by four, is equivalent to a coordinate corresponding to the central positioning mark.

Code pattern having cross-shaped positioning pattern and image processing device for processing the same

A two-dimensional capacitive touch panel includes three electrodes made from a single sensor layer, with the first one of the electrodes between the other two of the electrodes to establish mutual capacitances between the first electrode and the other two, respectively. The mutual capacitance between the first and second electrodes increases along a direction, and the mutual capacitance between the first and third electrodes decreases along a direction. The first electrode is applied with an excitation signal for sensing variations in the mutual capacitances to calculate a position in the direction that is touched by an external conductor.

Two-dimensional capacitive touch panel with single sensor layer

Two sensing units are configured as an exciter and a sensor connected to two trace lines, respectively, for mutual capacitance sensing from the capacitance units including these two trace lines. The two sensing units connect the two trace lines together to balance them to a same voltage level first, and then disconnect them from each other. Thereafter, the exciter connects the first trace line to an excitation node to induce a charge change on the second trace line, and the sensor senses the charge change to detect the variation of the mutual capacitance between the two trace lines.

Sensing unit, sensing arrangement and sensing method for touch panel application

For a capacitive touch device having a capacitive touch sensor to be sensed to generate sensed values, a sensing apparatus and method statistically analyze the sensed values generated in a certain time period to evaluate the sensing quality thereof, discard the poor reliable sensed values, and re-sense the capacitive touch sensor to generate new sensed values, by which the resultant output signal will have improved reliability.

Statistical analyzing method and statistical quality indicator for reliability improvement of a capacitive touch device

A capacitive touchpad includes a plurality of parallel traces configured in a capacitance sensor layout scheme such that the maximum sensor gap is smaller than the sensor pitch to improve the sensor response linearity of the capacitive touchpad.

Capacitance sensor layout scheme for linearity improvement

A detector circuit and detect method of a capacitive touch panel conditionally abort sensing of useless traces of the capacitive touch panel when the capacitive touch panel senses the traces thereof. For a selected trace, the trace voltage thereof is sampled to be compared with a threshold voltage. If the sampled voltage is lower than the threshold voltage, the sensing of this trace is aborted and thus the operation of the detector circuit is reduced to improve the performance of the capacitive touch panel.

Detector circuit and detect method of a capacitive touch panel

Ghost resolution sensing methods are provided for capacitive touch panels. When ghost is detected involving two points on a capacitive touch panel, for each of the two points, the intersected traces at that one are concurrently charged to sense the capacitance value from either one of the intersected traces, and according thereto, a real point and a ghost point can be distinguished from each other. Alternatively, the intersected traces are crisscross driven by two synchronous and in phase signals or synchronous but out of phase signals, to sense the capacitance values at the two points. Preferably, intersectional calibration is performed in conjunction therewith, to recognize the real points.

Ghost resolution for a capacitive touch panel

A capacitive touch panel has a plurality of traces including a boundary trace, and a virtual trace is defined outward of the boundary trace and assigned with a virtual coordinate and a virtual capacitance for interpolation to position a touch point around the boundary of the capacitive touch panel, thereby eliminating the non-addressable region of the capacitive touch panel.

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