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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Hoon-Do Heo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Wook Park, Seoul, KR;
Jong-Dae Park, Seoul, KR;
Heon-Seok Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04107 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus performs proximity touch sensing, and includes a shield layer, an electrostatic capacity touch panel disposed with a specific distance above the shield layer, and a proximity touch controller for sensing a non-contact touch by supplying a voltage to the electrostatic capacity touch panel and the shield layer and thus by forming a first capacitance.