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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Seung-eon Ahn, Hwaseong-si, KR;
I-hun Song, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ji-hoon Ahn, Yongin-si, KR;
Yong-woo Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Seung-hyup Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A touchscreen apparatus includes pixel rows including pixels configured to display an image, a touch-sensing unit configured to sense a physical touch, light-sensing unit configured to sense incident light, a first sensor gate line configured to provide a first gate signal for activating the light-sensing unit and resetting the touch-sensing unit, a second sensor gate line configured to provide a second gate signal for activating the touch-sensing unit and resetting the light-sensing unit, and a reset circuit configured to provide a common voltage to the pixels based on the operation of at least one of the light-sensing unit and the touch-sensing unit.