WO2013013637A1 - Touch detecting method, touch sensitive device and portable electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Touch detecting method, touch sensitive device and portable electronic apparatus Download PDF

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WO2013013637A1
WO2013013637A1 PCT/CN2012/079224 CN2012079224W WO2013013637A1 WO 2013013637 A1 WO2013013637 A1 WO 2013013637A1 CN 2012079224 W CN2012079224 W CN 2012079224W WO 2013013637 A1 WO2013013637 A1 WO 2013013637A1
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Chen Huang
Yun Yang
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  • the present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus design and fabrication field, and more particularly to a touch detecting method, a touch sensitive device, and a portable electronic apparatus.
  • a touch screen has been spread from being used in a small minority commercial market, such as an ATM (automatic teller machine) in a bank and an industrial control computer quickly to being applied in a mass consumption electronic apparatuses, such as mobile phones, PDA (personal digital assistant), GPS (global positioning system), PMP (such as MP3 or MP4) and panel computers.
  • the touch screen which has advantages of simple, convenient and humanized touch operations, will be a best human-computer interaction interface and be widely applied in portable apparatus.
  • a capacitance touch screen is generally divided into two types: self-capacitance type and mutual-capacitance type.
  • Fig. 1 shows a conventional self-capacitance type touch screen.
  • the self-capacitance type touch screen comprises a plurality of induction units 100' and 200' which have a diamond structure and are located in two different layers.
  • a scanning is conducted along an X axis and a Y axis respectively, and if a capacitance variation of a certain intersection point exceeds a predetermined range, the intersection point is made as a touch point.
  • a linearity of the self-capacitance type touch screen is good, ghost touch points still appear frequently, and thus it is difficult to realize a multipoint touch.
  • the structure is complicated and the cost is increased.
  • the diamond structure may cause a coordinate drift, that is, the diamond structure may be easily affected by an external factor.
  • Fig. 2a shows another conventional self-capacitance type touch screen.
  • the self-capacitance type touch screen uses a triangular screen structure.
  • the self-capacitance type touch screen comprises: a substrate 300', a plurality of triangular induction units 400' disposed on the substrate 300', and a plurality of electrodes 500' connected with the triangular induction units 400' respectively.
  • Fig. 2b shows a detecting principle of the self-capacitance type touch screen shown in Fig. 2a. As shown in Fig.
  • an ellipse represents a finger which contacts with two adjacent triangular induction units
  • SI represents a contact area between the finger and one of the two adjacent triangular induction units
  • S2 represents a contact area between the finger and the other.
  • P is a resolution ratio.
  • the self-capacitance type touch detecting assembly has a simple structure, an induction capacitance of the screen is not optimized, so that the capacitance variation is small, thus reducing a signal-to-noise ratio.
  • each induction unit has a triangular shape, when the figure moves horizontally, the contact area may not increase linearly, thus causing the deviation of the X coordinate and a poor linearity accordingly.
  • a measure circuit needs to satisfy a higher requirement because of an existence of a stray capacitance.
  • the stray capacitance may vary because of many factors, such as temperature, position, and distribution of internal and external electric field, the stray capacitance may interfere with or even bury a tested capacitance signal.
  • Vcom level signal
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure seek to solve at least one of the problems existing in the prior art to at least some extent, particularly to solve at least one defects of a conventional self capacitance type touch screen.
  • a touch detecting method for a touch screen comprises a plurality of induction units not intersecting with each other, both ends of each induction unit having a first electrode and a second electrode respectively.
  • the method comprising steps of: applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit, and grounding the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the induction unit for a first time; applying a high level signal to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time; detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a first detecting variation between the first time charging and the second time charging; grounding the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or grounding
  • a touch sensitive device comprises: a substrate; a plurality of induction units disposed on the substrate and not intersecting with each other, each induction unit comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; and a control chip.
  • the control chip comprises: a charging module configured for applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit and grounding the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the one induction unit for a first time during a first time charging, and for applying a high level signal to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time during a second time charging; a discharging module configured for grounding the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or grounding one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to discharge the self capacitor for a first time after the charging module charges the self capacitor for the second time; a detecting module configured for detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one
  • a portable electronic apparatus comprising the touch sensitive device according to the second aspect of the present disclosure is provided.
  • Detections are performed at two ends of the induction unit in the touch sensitive device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the two ends of the induction unit have electrodes respectively and each electrode is connected with a corresponding pin of the control chip.
  • the touch position may be determined on the induction unit.
  • the touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
  • the self capacitor doesn't need to be calculated when determining the touch position and the magnitude of the self capacitor will not influence the precision of the touch position, and thus the detecting precision and the linearity may be improved.
  • level signals are applied to electrodes of the induction unit at both ends of the induction unit. If the induction unit is touched, a self capacitor may be generated by the touch of a touch object (for example, a finger) on the induction unit touched. Therefore, the self capacitor may be charged by the applied level signals, and a touch position may be determined according to a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. Moreover, with the touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present discourse, the charging is performed two times on the self capacitor to counteract some unmeasurable physical parameters or reduce measurements for physical parameters, thus effectively improving a detecting precision while guaranteeing a detecting speed.
  • the touch sensitive device adopts a novel self capacitor detecting method.
  • a self capacitor is generated at the touch position on the touch sensitive device, and the touch position may divide the induction unit into two resistors.
  • the self capacitor detection is performed, the touch position on the induction unit may be determined by taking into account the two resistors.
  • the touch sensitive device is simple in structure. Moreover, for one induction unit, the detection may be performed during the charging or discharging, which may not only reduce a C constant, save time and improve an efficiency, but also ensure that a coordinate may not drift.
  • the signal-to-noise ratio of a circuit may be effectively increased, the noise of the circuit may be reduced, and a linearity of an induction may be improved. Furthermore, because the induction unit touched is charged during the detection, small current may be generated in the induction unit touched, and an influence of a level signal Vcom on the self capacitor generated by a touch on an induction unit on the touch screen may be eliminated by the small current. Accordingly, a screen shielding layer and related procedures thereof may be eliminated, thus further reducing a cost while enhancing an anti-interference capability.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a conventional self capacitor type touch screen
  • Fig. 2a is a schematic structural view of another conventional self capacitor type touch screen
  • Fig. 2b is a diagram showing a detecting principle of the another conventional self capacitor type touch screen shown in Fig. 2a;
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a detecting principle of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6b is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7b is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 9a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 9b is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic view of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a control chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • a touch sensitive device adopts a novel self capacitor detecting method.
  • a self capacitor is generated at a touch position on the touch sensitive device and the touch position may divide the induction unit into two resistors.
  • the self capacitor detection is performed, the touch position on the induction unit may be determined by taking into account the two resistors.
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a detecting principle of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the induction unit is divided into a first resistor Rl and a second resistor R2 and a ratio between Rl and R2 is related to the touch position. For example, as shown in Fig.
  • the touch position on the induction unit 2 may be determined.
  • the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be determined in various ways, for example, by detecting one or more of a current detecting value, a self capacitance detecting value, a level signal detecting value, a charge variation, the first resistor l and the second resistor R2 may be obtained based on the above detecting values.
  • the charging of the self capacitor is performed two times to counteract some unmeasurable physical parameters or reduce measurements for physical parameters, thus effectively improving a detecting precision.
  • the detection may be performed from the first electrode 210 or from the second electrode 220, as long as there is a current flowing through the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 during the charging, discharging and detection.
  • corresponding voltages may be applied to the plurality of induction units sequentially and the detection may be performed for the plurality of induction units sequentially.
  • Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the touch detecting method will be described with reference to the principle view of Fig. 3.
  • the touch detecting method comprises the following steps.
  • step S401 a high level signal is applied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit, and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is grounded to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the induction unit for a first time.
  • a high level signal Vcc is applied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
  • a self capacitor CI will be generated in the induction unit (referring to Fig. 3).
  • the self capacitor CI may be charged by the applied high level signal Vcc.
  • the detecting precision of the self capacitor CI may be improved.
  • the induction unit if the induction unit is not touched, an existence of the self capacitor will not be detected, and thus it is determined that the induction unit is not touched.
  • step S402 high level signals are applied to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or a high level signal is applied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is disconnected to charge the self capacitor for a second time.
  • the high level signals are applied to both the first electrode and the second electrode; or the high level signal is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode is disconnected; or the high level signal is applied to the second electrode and the first electrode is disconnected. It should be noted that since the high level signals applied are known, the high level signals applied in step S401 and step S402 may be identical or different, which may not influence a result. In this embodiment, if a high level signal Vcc the same as that in step S401 is applied to the first electrode and/or the second electrode, a voltage applied to the self capacitor is Vcc.
  • a first detecting variation between the first charging and the second charging is obtained by detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit.
  • the term "corresponding" means that: if both the first electrode and the second electrode are applied with the high level signals to charge the self capacitor, a detection may be performed from either the first electrode or the second electrode; if the first electrode is applied with the high level signal and the second electrode is disconnected, the detection may be performed only from the first electrode; and if the second electrode is applied with the high level signal and the first electrode is disconnected, the detecting may be performed only from the second electrode.
  • the charge variation of the self capacitor may be caused.
  • a discharging is required, in order to perform next charging and discharging.
  • the first detecting value is AQl .
  • AQ 1 is taken as the first detecting value.
  • other detecting values such as level signals or currents, which may reflect the relation between the first resistor l and the second resistor R2, may also be adopted.
  • V2 the voltage applied to the self capacitor is V2, which may be obtained by detecting or calculating during the first time charging.
  • VI the voltage applied to the self capacitor
  • step S404 the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit are grounded, or one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit is grounded and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is disconnected to discharge the self capacitor for a first time.
  • both the first electrode and the second electrode are grounded, or the first electrode is grounded and the second electrode is disconnected, or the second electrode is grounded and the first electrode is disconnected, so as to discharge the self capacitor for a first time.
  • step S405 a detecting is performed from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a second detecting variation between the second charging and the first discharging.
  • the second detecting value is AQ2.
  • a detecting value the same as the first detecting value in step S403 is required to be adopted as the second detecting value, that is, in this embodiment, both the first detecting value and the second detecting value are charge variations.
  • the term "corresponding" here means that, for example, if the second electrode is disconnected during the first time discharging, a detecting may be performed only from the first electrode.
  • AQ2 VccC l (2)
  • step S406 a ratio between the first resistor between the self capacitor and the first electrode of the one induction unit and the second resistor between the self capacitor and the second electrode of the one induction unit is calculated according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation, and a touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
  • the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be calculated according to the charge variation of the self capacitor expressed by formulas (la) (or (lb)) and (2). Since a shape of each induction unit has a regular linearity, an X coordinate of the touch position may be calculated, and finally a position of the self capacitor CI may be obtained.
  • the touch position on a touch screen may be determined according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2, which will be described in details with reference to examples.
  • the induction unit has a substantially rectangular shape or a snakelike shape (whose overall shape is substantially equivalent to a rectangular shape)
  • a first direction which may be a length direction of the induction unit (for example, a horizontal direction of the touch screen)
  • the touch position in the second direction needs to be determined according to a position of the induction unit.
  • the first direction is the length direction of the induction unit
  • the second direction is the direction vertical to the induction unit
  • the induction unit is disposed horizontally or vertically.
  • the capacitance detecting module may be any known capacitance detecting module in the art. In an embodiment, if two capacitance detecting modules are used, they may share many means, so that the overall power consumption of a control chip may not be increased.
  • the induction units may have various shapes.
  • a plurality of induction units not intersecting with each other are disposed in a same layer, thus greatly lowering a cost while guaranteeing a detection precision.
  • the first charging, the second charging and the first discharging are taken as an example.
  • the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be obtained by detecting a state difference (i.e., detecting variation) between any two different states.
  • the three different states comprises a state after the first charging, a state after the second charging and a state after the first discharging.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the touch screen comprises a plurality of induction units 200 disposed on a substrate 100 and not intersecting with each other, both ends of each induction unit 200 having a first electrode 210 and a second electrode 220 respectively.
  • Each induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape, and is parallel to the first direction of the touch screen, and thus the touch position is a touch position in the first direction.
  • Fig. 6a is a schematic view of an induction unit showing an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the induction unit 200 comprises: a plurality of first parts 230 and a plurality of parallel second parts 240. Every two adjacent first parts 230 are connected via one second part 240 to form a plurality of first trenches 1000 and a plurality of second trenches 2000 alternating with each other one by one.
  • An opening direction of the plurality of first trenches 1000 is opposite to an opening direction of the plurality of second trenches 2000, and the touch position is a touch position in the first direction.
  • each second part 240 is arranged in the first direction.
  • the plurality of first parts 230 may be parallel with each other, or may not be parallel with each other.
  • each second part 240 may have a rectangular shape, and each first part 230 may have a rectangular shape or other various shapes.
  • an impedance of a resistor may be increased by the first part 230, thus increasing an impedance of the induction unit 200. Therefore, detections of the first resistor and the second resistor may be easier, thus further improving the detection precision.
  • distances between every two adjacent second parts 240 are identical so as to increase the impedance of the induction unit 200 uniformly, thus improving the detection precision.
  • the first direction is the length direction of each induction unit 200
  • the second direction is the direction vertical to each induction unit 200.
  • each induction unit 200 is disposed horizontally or vertically.
  • the first direction is a length direction of the first part 230, i.e., a vertical direction of the substrate 100
  • the second direction is a direction vertical to the first direction, i.e., a horizontal direction of the substrate 100.
  • the first direction is a width direction of the second part 240, i.e., the horizontal direction of the substrate 100
  • the second direction is a direction vertical to the first direction, i.e., the vertical direction of the substrate 100.
  • a size of each induction unit 200 in the length direction thereof is substantially identical with a size of the substrate 100. Therefore, a structure complexity of a touch sensitive device may be reduced, and the touch sensitive device is easy to manufacture, thus reducing a manufacturing cost.
  • first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 are connected with two of the plurality of first parts 230 respectively, as shown in Fig. 6a. In another embodiment, the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 are connected with two of the plurality of second parts 240 respectively, as shown in Fig. 6b.
  • each second part 240 is vertical to each first part 230, that is, an angle between each second part 240 and each first part 230 is 90 degree in this embodiment, but certainly, the angle is not limited to 90 degree.
  • a plurality of first parts 230 are connected end to end via a plurality of second parts 240, and the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of each induction unit 200 are connected with two first parts 230 at two ends of the each induction unit 200.
  • the induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape with a large length-to-width ratio. It should be noted that, although each induction unit 200 is disposed along an X axis in Fig.
  • each induction unit 200 may be disposed along a Y axis.
  • a noise may be effectively reduced and a linearity of an induction may be improved.
  • Fig. 7a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • each induction unit 200 has a U shape, and lengths of the plurality of induction units 200 are different from each other, and the plurality of induction units 200 are partly embedded one by one.
  • Each induction unit 200 comprises: a third part 250, a fourth part 260, and a fifth part 270 not intersecting with the fourth part 260.
  • each third part 250 is parallel with a first side 110 of the substrate 100
  • each fourth part 260 and each fifth part 270 are parallel with a second side 120 of the substrate 100 respectively.
  • One end of the fourth part 260 is connected with one end of the third part 250, one end of the fifth part 270 is connected with the other end of the third part 250, the other end of the fourth part 260 is connected with the first electrode 210, and the other end of the fifth part 270 is connected with the second electrode 220.
  • Each first electrode 210 and each second electrode 220 are connected with corresponding pins of the control chip 300.
  • "partly embedded one by one” means an outer induction unit partly surrounds an inner induction unit, for example, as shown in Fig. 7a, so as to achieve a comparatively large contact area while guaranteeing the detecting precision, reducing computing complexity and improving a responding speed of the touch screen.
  • the third parts 250 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other
  • the fourth parts 260 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other
  • the fifth parts 270 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other.
  • At least one of the third part 250, the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape.
  • all of the third part 250, the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 have a rectangular shape.
  • the linearity may be good.
  • distances between every two adjacent rectangular structures are identical so as to improve a computing speed.
  • lengths of the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 are identical.
  • the substrate 100 has a rectangular shape, the first side 110 and the second side 120 are vertical to each other, the fourth part 260 and the third part 250 of each induction unit 200 are vertical to each other, and the fifth part 270 and the third part 250 of each induction unit 200 are vertical to each other.
  • distances between the third parts 250 of every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical, distances between the fourth parts 260 of every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical, and distances between the fifth parts 270 of every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical. Therefore, the plurality of induction units 200 may be used to uniformly divide the first side 110 and the second side 120 of the substrate 100 to improve the computing speed.
  • distances between the third parts 250 of every two adjacent induction units 200 may be different, or distances between the fourth parts 260 of every two adjacent induction units 200 may be different, as shown in Fig. 7b.
  • a distance between the induction units 200 at the central part of the touch screen may be reduced to improve the detecting precision at the central part of the touch screen.
  • each induction unit 200 is symmetrical with respect to a central axis Y of the substrate 100, as shown in Fig. 7a, and the central axis Y of the substrate 100 is vertical to the third part 250 of each induction unit 200, thus improving a precision.
  • both the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of each induction unit 200 are located at the first side 110 of the substrate 100.
  • a touch position on the touch screen may be obtained.
  • the substantially U-shaped induction units 200 shown in Fig. 7a are only examples of the induction unit, which may achieve a comparatively larger contact area. However, there may be variations to the embodiments shown in Fig. 7a. For example, the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 may not be parallel to each other.
  • a structure complexity of a device may be reduced and the device is easy to manufacture. All the electrodes are located at one side, which are easy to manufacture, thus reducing a manufacturing cost.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit of a touch screen is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the touch position A is near the second electrode 220.
  • the third part 250 has a length of 4 units, and each of the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 has a length of 3 units.
  • a ratio between the first resistor l and the second resistor R2 is 4: 1, that is, a distance from the first electrode 210 to the touch position (reflected by the first resistor) accounts for 80% of the whole length of the induction unit 200.
  • the touch point is at a position whose distance to the first electrode 210 is 8 units, or the touch point is at a position whose distance to the second electrode 220 is 2 units. Since the touch position will move accordingly when the finger moves, a moving track of the finger may be judged according to a movement of the touch position, thus judging an input instruction of a user.
  • a computing method of the touch screen is simple, which may improve the responding speed of the detection of the touch screen.
  • a finger or other objects will touch a plurality of induction units 200.
  • a touch position in each of the plurality of induction units 200 touched may be obtained first, and then a final touch position on the touch screen may be calculated by averaging.
  • Fig. 9a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • lengths of the plurality of induction units 200 increase gradually, and each induction unit 200 comprises a sixth part 280 and a seventh part 290.
  • One end of the sixth part 280 is connected with the first electrode 210
  • one end of the seventh part 290 is connected with the other end of the sixth part 280
  • the other end of the seventh part 290 is connected with the second electrode 220.
  • each sixth part 280 is parallel with the first side 110 of the substrate 100
  • each seventh part 290 is parallel with the second side 120 of the substrate 100
  • the first side 110 and the second side 120 are adjacent to each other.
  • Each first electrode 210 and each second electrode 220 are connected with corresponding pins of the control chip 300.
  • the sixth parts 280 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other, and the seventh parts 290 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other, which may effectively increase the coverage rate of the induction units 200 on the touch screen.
  • at least one of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape.
  • both the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 have a rectangular shape. In this embodiment, because of the rectangular shape, when the finger moves horizontally or vertically, the linearity may be good. In addition, distances between every two adjacent rectangular structures are identical so as to improve the computing speed.
  • Detections are performed at two ends of each induction unit in the touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the two ends of the induction unit have electrodes respectively and each electrode is connected with a corresponding pin of the control chip.
  • the touch position may be determined on the induction unit.
  • the touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2.
  • the self capacitor doesn't need to be calculated when determining the touch position and the magnitude of the self capacitor will not influence the precision of the touch position, and thus the self capacitor detection doesn't need to be as precise as before and the detecting precision and the linearity may be improved.
  • any one of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 may have a regular rectangular shape, compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the linearity may be further improved.
  • lengths of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 are identical so as to improve the computing speed.
  • the substrate 100 has a rectangular shape, and the first side 110 and the second side 120 are vertical to each other, which may allow a more regular design for the induction unit.
  • the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 are vertical to each other, thus increasing a coverage rate of the induction units on a touch screen and improving a linearity of the detection.
  • distances between every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical so that the plurality of induction units 200 may be used to uniformly divide the first side 110 and the second side 120 of the substrate 100 to improve a computing speed.
  • distances between every two adjacent induction units 200 may be different, as shown in Fig. 9b.
  • a distance between the induction units 200 at the central part of the touch screen may be reduced to improve the detecting precision at the central part of the touch screen.
  • the first electrode 210 of each induction unit 200 is located at the first side 110 of the substrate 100
  • the second electrode 220 of each induction unit 200 is located at the second side 120 of the substrate 100
  • the first side 110 and the second side 120 are vertical to each other.
  • the touch position on the touch screen may be obtained.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit of a touch screen is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the touch position A is near the second electrode 220.
  • the sixth part 280 has a length of 5 units
  • the seventh part 290 has a length of 5 units.
  • a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor is 9: 1, that is, a distance from the first electrode 210 to the touch position (reflected by the first resistor) accounts for 90% of the whole length of the induction unit 200.
  • the touch point is at a position whose distance to the first electrode 210 is 9 units, or the touch point is at a position whose distance to the second electrode 220 is 1 unit.
  • a computing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is simple, which may improve the responding speed of the detection of the touch screen.
  • the plurality of induction units 200 are located in a same layer. Therefore, only one ITO layer is required, thus reducing a manufacturing cost largely while guaranteeing a precision.
  • Detections are performed at two ends of each induction unit in the touch detecting assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the two ends of the induction unit have electrodes respectively and each electrode is connected with a corresponding pin of the control chip.
  • the touch position may be determined on the induction unit.
  • the touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2.
  • the self capacitor doesn't need to be calculated when determining the touch position and the magnitude of the self capacitor will not influence the precision of the touch position, and thus the self capacitor detection doesn't need to be as precise as before and the detecting precision and the linearity may be improved.
  • any one of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 may have a regular rectangular shape, compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the linearity may be further improved.
  • level signals are applied to electrodes of the induction unit at both ends of the induction unit.
  • a self capacitor may be generated when the induction unit is touched. Therefore, the self capacitor may be charged by the applied level signals and a touch position may be determined according to a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
  • the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor is calculated by a ratio between a first detecting value and a second detecting value obtained by detecting from the first electrode and/or the second electrode when charging/discharging the self capacitor. Therefore, the first detecting value and the second detecting value may be detected from the first electrode and/or the second electrode when charging or discharging the self capacitor.
  • the first detecting value and the second detecting value may reflect the touch position on the induction unit, and the touch position on the induction unit may be further determined.
  • the touch position in the second direction needs to be further determined according to the position of the induction unit touched.
  • the first detecting value or the second detecting value of one induction unit is detected to be larger than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the induction unit is touched.
  • the touch position in the second direction is the coordinate M of the second induction unit. Then, the position on the touch screen may be determined according to the position in the first direction and the position in the second direction.
  • the touch position in the second direction may be calculated according to the centroid algorithm, which will be briefly discussed below.
  • a position of a finger may be determined according to the induction units touched.
  • a contact area of a finger on the slide bar or touch pad is usually larger than any induction unit.
  • it is effective to scan this array to verify the touch position, and a requirement for the number of adjacent induction units is that the signal is larger than a predetermined touch threshold. After the strongest signal has been found, the strongest signal and those adjacent signals larger than the touch threshold are used to calculate the center.
  • N Cent is an identifier of a central induction unit
  • n is the number of the touched induction units
  • i is a sequence of the touched induction unit and i is larger than or equal to 2.
  • the capacitance change amount of the first path is yl
  • the capacitance change amount of the second path is y2
  • the capacitance change amount of the third path is y3, among which y2 is the largest.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic view of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the touch sensitive device comprises a touch detecting assembly constituted by the substrate 100 and the plurality of induction units 200 disposed on the substrate 100 and not intersecting with each other, and a control chip 400.
  • the first electrodes 210 and the second electrodes 220 of the plurality of induction units 200 are connected with corresponding pins of a control chip 400.
  • the control chip 400 is configured to apply a level signal to each first electrode 210 and/or each second electrode 220 to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on an induction unit 200.
  • Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a control chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the control chip 300 comprises: a charging module 310, a discharging module 320, a detecting module 330 and a control and calculating module 340.
  • the charging module 310 is configured for applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of one induction unit 200 and grounding the other of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the one induction unit 200 for a first time during a first time charging, and for applying a high level signal to the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 and disconnecting the other of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 to charge the self capacitor for a second time during a second time charging.
  • the discharging module 320 is configured for grounding the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200, or grounding one of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 and disconnecting the other of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 to discharge the self capacitor for a first time after the charging module 310 charges the self capacitor for the second time.
  • the detecting module 330 is configured for detecting from a corresponding first electrode 210 or a corresponding second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 to obtain a first detecting variation between the first time charging and the second time charging, and for detecting from the corresponding first electrode 210 or the corresponding second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 to obtain a second detecting variation between the second time charging and the first time discharging.
  • the control and calculating module 340 is configured for controlling the charging module 310, the discharging module 320 and the detecting module 330, for calculating the ratio between a first resistor Rl between the self capacitor and the first electrode 210 of the one induction unit 200 and a second resistor R2 between the self capacitor and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation, and for determining the touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2.
  • the control and calculating module 340 may control the charging module 310 to apply corresponding voltages to the plurality of induction units in a scanning mode sequentially, and the detection may be performed for the plurality of induction units in a scanning mode sequentially.
  • the control and calculating module 340 may control the discharging module 320 to discharge the self capacitors generated by the touch on the induction units touched of the plurality of induction units in a scanning mode sequentially.
  • the first time charging, the second time charging and the first time discharging are taken as an example.
  • the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be obtained by detecting a state difference between any two different states (i.e., detecting variation).
  • the three different states comprise a state after the first time charging, a state after the second time charging and a state after the first time discharging.
  • each of the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation is any one of a current detecting variation, a self capacitance detecting variation, a level signal detecting variation, a charge variation and a combination thereof.
  • the detecting module 330 is a capacitance detecting module.
  • control and calculating module 340 is further configured for determining the touch position in the second direction according to the position of the induction unit touched, and for determining the final touch position on the touch screen according to the touch position in the first direction and the touch position in the second direction.
  • the touch position in the second direction may be determined by the control and calculating module 340 by a centroid algorithm.
  • the first direction is the length direction of each induction unit 200
  • the second direction is the direction vertical to each induction unit 200.
  • each induction unit 200 is disposed horizontally or vertically.
  • the plurality of induction units 200 are located in a same layer, thus effectively reducing a manufacturing cost while guaranteeing a precision.
  • a portable electronic apparatus comprising the above-mentioned touch sensitive device is provided.
  • level signals are applied to electrodes of the induction unit at both ends of the induction unit. If the induction unit is touched, a self capacitor may be generated by the touch on the induction unit touched. Therefore, the self capacitor may be charged by the applied level signals, and a touch position may be determined according to a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. Moreover, with the touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present discourse, the charging is performed two times on the self capacitor to counteract some unmeasurable physical parameters or reduce measurements for physical parameters, thus effectively improving the detecting precision while guaranteeing a detecting speed.
  • the touch sensitive device adopts a novel self capacitor detecting method.
  • a self capacitor is generated at the touch position on the touch sensitive device, and the touch position may divide the induction unit into two resistors.
  • the self capacitor detection is performed, the touch position on the induction unit may be determined by taking into account the two resistors.
  • the touch sensitive device is simple in structure. Moreover, for one induction unit, the detection may be performed during the charging or discharging, which may not only reduce a RC constant, save time and improve an efficiency, but also ensure that a coordinate may not drift.
  • the signal-to-noise ratio of a circuit may be effectively increased, the noise of the circuit may be reduced, and a linearity of an induction may be improved. Furthermore, because the induction unit touched is charged during the detection, small current may be generated in the induction unit touched, and an influence of a level signal Vcom on the self capacitor generated by a touch on an induction unit on the touch screen may be eliminated by the small current. Accordingly, a screen shielding layer and related procedures thereof may be eliminated, thus further reducing a cost while enhancing an anti-interference capability.

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Abstract

A touch detecting method, a touch sensitive device, and a portable electronic apparatus are provided. The touch detecting method comprises: applying a high level signal to one of a first electrode and a second electrode of one induction unit, and grounding the other to charge a self capacitor for a first time; applying high level signals to the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time; detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a first detecting variation; grounding the first electrode and the second electrode; detecting from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode to obtain a second detecting variation; calculating a ratio between a first resistor and a second resistor; and determining a touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.

Description

TOUCH DETECTING METHOD, TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE AND PORTABLE
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to and benefits of the following applications:
1) Chinese Patent Application Serial No. 201110211018.2, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of P. . China on July 26, 2011;
2) Chinese Patent Application Serial No. 201110210959.4, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of P. R. China on July 26, 2011; and
3) Chinese Patent Application Serial No. 201110459486.1, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of P. R. China on December 31, 2011.
The entire contents of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD
The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus design and fabrication field, and more particularly to a touch detecting method, a touch sensitive device, and a portable electronic apparatus. BACKGROUND
Currently, a touch screen has been spread from being used in a small minority commercial market, such as an ATM (automatic teller machine) in a bank and an industrial control computer quickly to being applied in a mass consumption electronic apparatuses, such as mobile phones, PDA (personal digital assistant), GPS (global positioning system), PMP (such as MP3 or MP4) and panel computers. The touch screen, which has advantages of simple, convenient and humanized touch operations, will be a best human-computer interaction interface and be widely applied in portable apparatus.
A capacitance touch screen is generally divided into two types: self-capacitance type and mutual-capacitance type. Fig. 1 shows a conventional self-capacitance type touch screen. The self-capacitance type touch screen comprises a plurality of induction units 100' and 200' which have a diamond structure and are located in two different layers. A scanning is conducted along an X axis and a Y axis respectively, and if a capacitance variation of a certain intersection point exceeds a predetermined range, the intersection point is made as a touch point. Although a linearity of the self-capacitance type touch screen is good, ghost touch points still appear frequently, and thus it is difficult to realize a multipoint touch. In addition, since a double-layer screen is used, the structure is complicated and the cost is increased. Moreover, under a condition of a slight capacitance variation, the diamond structure may cause a coordinate drift, that is, the diamond structure may be easily affected by an external factor.
Fig. 2a shows another conventional self-capacitance type touch screen. The self-capacitance type touch screen uses a triangular screen structure. The self-capacitance type touch screen comprises: a substrate 300', a plurality of triangular induction units 400' disposed on the substrate 300', and a plurality of electrodes 500' connected with the triangular induction units 400' respectively. Fig. 2b shows a detecting principle of the self-capacitance type touch screen shown in Fig. 2a. As shown in Fig. 2b, an ellipse represents a finger which contacts with two adjacent triangular induction units, SI represents a contact area between the finger and one of the two adjacent triangular induction units, and S2 represents a contact area between the finger and the other. Provided that an origin of coordinate is located at the lower-left corner, an X coordinate may be obtained by X=S2/(S 1+S2)*P, where P is a resolution ratio. When the finger moves rightwards, because S2 does not increase linearly, there is a deviation of the X coordinate. It may be known from the detecting principle that a single end detecting is conducted for the conventional triangular induction unit, that is, the detecting is conducted only from one direction, and coordinates in the two directions are calculated by an algorithm. Although the self-capacitance type touch detecting assembly has a simple structure, an induction capacitance of the screen is not optimized, so that the capacitance variation is small, thus reducing a signal-to-noise ratio. In addition, because each induction unit has a triangular shape, when the figure moves horizontally, the contact area may not increase linearly, thus causing the deviation of the X coordinate and a poor linearity accordingly.
In addition, because the capacitance variation of a conventional capacitance induction unit is small to a femtofarad order of magnitude, a measure circuit needs to satisfy a higher requirement because of an existence of a stray capacitance. Moreover, because the stray capacitance may vary because of many factors, such as temperature, position, and distribution of internal and external electric field, the stray capacitance may interfere with or even bury a tested capacitance signal. In addition, for a single-layer capacitance, because the induction capacitance may be seriously interfered by an influence of a level signal Vcom, which is used for preventing a liquid crystal of a LCD screen from aging. SUMMARY
Embodiments of the present disclosure seek to solve at least one of the problems existing in the prior art to at least some extent, particularly to solve at least one defects of a conventional self capacitance type touch screen.
According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a touch detecting method for a touch screen is provided. The touch screen comprises a plurality of induction units not intersecting with each other, both ends of each induction unit having a first electrode and a second electrode respectively. The method comprising steps of: applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit, and grounding the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the induction unit for a first time; applying a high level signal to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time; detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a first detecting variation between the first time charging and the second time charging; grounding the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or grounding one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to discharge the self capacitor for a first time; detecting from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a second detecting variation between the second time charging and the first time discharging; calculating a ratio between a first resistor between the self capacitor and the first electrode of the one induction unit and a second resistor between the self capacitor and the second electrode of the one induction unit according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation; and determining a touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a touch sensitive device is provided. The touch sensitive device comprises: a substrate; a plurality of induction units disposed on the substrate and not intersecting with each other, each induction unit comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; and a control chip. The control chip comprises: a charging module configured for applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit and grounding the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the one induction unit for a first time during a first time charging, and for applying a high level signal to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time during a second time charging; a discharging module configured for grounding the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or grounding one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to discharge the self capacitor for a first time after the charging module charges the self capacitor for the second time; a detecting module configured for detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a first detecting variation between the first time charging and the second time charging, and for detecting from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a second detecting variation between the second time charging and the first time discharging; and a control and calculating module configured for controlling the charging module, the discharging module and the detecting module, for calculating a ratio between a first resistor between the self capacitor and the first electrode of the one induction unit and a second resistor between the self capacitor and the second electrode of the one induction unit according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation, and for determining a touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a portable electronic apparatus comprising the touch sensitive device according to the second aspect of the present disclosure is provided.
Detections are performed at two ends of the induction unit in the touch sensitive device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The two ends of the induction unit have electrodes respectively and each electrode is connected with a corresponding pin of the control chip. When the touch detection is performed, the touch position may be determined on the induction unit.
More importantly, the touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. Compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the self capacitor doesn't need to be calculated when determining the touch position and the magnitude of the self capacitor will not influence the precision of the touch position, and thus the detecting precision and the linearity may be improved.
According to an embodiment of the present discourse, level signals are applied to electrodes of the induction unit at both ends of the induction unit. If the induction unit is touched, a self capacitor may be generated by the touch of a touch object (for example, a finger) on the induction unit touched. Therefore, the self capacitor may be charged by the applied level signals, and a touch position may be determined according to a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. Moreover, with the touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present discourse, the charging is performed two times on the self capacitor to counteract some unmeasurable physical parameters or reduce measurements for physical parameters, thus effectively improving a detecting precision while guaranteeing a detecting speed.
The touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure adopts a novel self capacitor detecting method. When the induction unit is touched, a self capacitor is generated at the touch position on the touch sensitive device, and the touch position may divide the induction unit into two resistors. When the self capacitor detection is performed, the touch position on the induction unit may be determined by taking into account the two resistors. The touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is simple in structure. Moreover, for one induction unit, the detection may be performed during the charging or discharging, which may not only reduce a C constant, save time and improve an efficiency, but also ensure that a coordinate may not drift. In addition, with the touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal-to-noise ratio of a circuit may be effectively increased, the noise of the circuit may be reduced, and a linearity of an induction may be improved. Furthermore, because the induction unit touched is charged during the detection, small current may be generated in the induction unit touched, and an influence of a level signal Vcom on the self capacitor generated by a touch on an induction unit on the touch screen may be eliminated by the small current. Accordingly, a screen shielding layer and related procedures thereof may be eliminated, thus further reducing a cost while enhancing an anti-interference capability.
Additional aspects and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be given in part in the following descriptions, become apparent in part from the following descriptions, or be learned from the practice of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
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These and other aspects and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a conventional self capacitor type touch screen;
Fig. 2a is a schematic structural view of another conventional self capacitor type touch screen;
Fig. 2b is a diagram showing a detecting principle of the another conventional self capacitor type touch screen shown in Fig. 2a;
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a detecting principle of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 6a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 6b is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 7a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 7b is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 9a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 9b is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 11 is a schematic view of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a control chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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Reference will be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiments described herein with reference to drawings are explanatory, illustrative, and used to generally understand the present disclosure. The embodiments shall not be construed to limit the present disclosure. The same or similar elements and the elements having same or similar functions are denoted by like reference numerals throughout the descriptions.
A touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure adopts a novel self capacitor detecting method. When an induction unit is touched, a self capacitor is generated at a touch position on the touch sensitive device and the touch position may divide the induction unit into two resistors. When the self capacitor detection is performed, the touch position on the induction unit may be determined by taking into account the two resistors. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a detecting principle of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. When a finger touches the induction unit, the induction unit is divided into a first resistor Rl and a second resistor R2 and a ratio between Rl and R2 is related to the touch position. For example, as shown in Fig. 3, when the touch position is closer to a first electrode 210, the first resistor Rl is comparatively small and the second resistor R2 is comparatively large; in contrast, when the touch position is closer to a second electrode 220, the first resistor Rl is comparatively large and the second resistor R2 is comparatively small. Therefore, by detecting the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2, the touch position on the induction unit 2 may be determined.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be determined in various ways, for example, by detecting one or more of a current detecting value, a self capacitance detecting value, a level signal detecting value, a charge variation, the first resistor l and the second resistor R2 may be obtained based on the above detecting values. Moreover, with a touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present discourse, the charging of the self capacitor is performed two times to counteract some unmeasurable physical parameters or reduce measurements for physical parameters, thus effectively improving a detecting precision.
It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a function of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 are the same, and the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 are interchangeable. Therefore, in the above embodiments, the detection may be performed from the first electrode 210 or from the second electrode 220, as long as there is a current flowing through the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 during the charging, discharging and detection.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, corresponding voltages may be applied to the plurality of induction units sequentially and the detection may be performed for the plurality of induction units sequentially.
Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The touch detecting method will be described with reference to the principle view of Fig. 3. The touch detecting method comprises the following steps.
In step S401, a high level signal is applied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit, and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is grounded to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the induction unit for a first time. In this embodiment, a high level signal Vcc is applied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
If the induction unit is touched by a finger or other objects at this time, a self capacitor CI will be generated in the induction unit (referring to Fig. 3). The self capacitor CI may be charged by the applied high level signal Vcc. At this time, if the high level signal Vcc is applied to the first electrode, a voltage V2 applied to the self capacitor may be calculated by V2=VccR2/(Rl+R2); and if the high level signal Vcc is applied to the second electrode, a voltage VI applied to the self capacitor may be calculated by Vl=VccRl/(Rl+R2).
In addition, in the embodiments, by charging the self capacitor CI, the detecting precision of the self capacitor CI may be improved.
In one embodiment, if the induction unit is not touched, an existence of the self capacitor will not be detected, and thus it is determined that the induction unit is not touched.
In step S402, high level signals are applied to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or a high level signal is applied to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is disconnected to charge the self capacitor for a second time.
In one embodiment, the high level signals are applied to both the first electrode and the second electrode; or the high level signal is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode is disconnected; or the high level signal is applied to the second electrode and the first electrode is disconnected. It should be noted that since the high level signals applied are known, the high level signals applied in step S401 and step S402 may be identical or different, which may not influence a result. In this embodiment, if a high level signal Vcc the same as that in step S401 is applied to the first electrode and/or the second electrode, a voltage applied to the self capacitor is Vcc.
In step S403, a first detecting variation between the first charging and the second charging is obtained by detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "corresponding" means that: if both the first electrode and the second electrode are applied with the high level signals to charge the self capacitor, a detection may be performed from either the first electrode or the second electrode; if the first electrode is applied with the high level signal and the second electrode is disconnected, the detection may be performed only from the first electrode; and if the second electrode is applied with the high level signal and the first electrode is disconnected, the detecting may be performed only from the second electrode.
In one embodiment, as long as a mode of the second time charging is different from a mode of the first time charging, the charge variation of the self capacitor may be caused. In addition, after the detection, a discharging is required, in order to perform next charging and discharging.
In the embodiment, assume the first detecting value is AQl . In the following description, AQ 1 is taken as the first detecting value. However, other detecting values, such as level signals or currents, which may reflect the relation between the first resistor l and the second resistor R2, may also be adopted.
In one embodiment, if the first electrode is applied with the high level signal Vcc in step S401, AQ l may be expressed as AQl =V1 C1= VccC l l/(Rl+R2) (la), where Vl=VccRl/(Rl+R2). During the first time charging, the voltage applied to the self capacitor is V2, which may be obtained by detecting or calculating during the first time charging.
In one embodiment, if the second electrode is applied with the high level signal Vcc in step S401, AQl may be expressed as AQl =V2C1= VccC lR2/(Rl+R2) (lb), where V2=VccR2/(Rl+R2). During the first time charging, the voltage applied to the self capacitor is VI , which may be obtained by detecting or calculating during the first time charging.
In step S404, the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit are grounded, or one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit is grounded and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is disconnected to discharge the self capacitor for a first time.
Specifically, both the first electrode and the second electrode are grounded, or the first electrode is grounded and the second electrode is disconnected, or the second electrode is grounded and the first electrode is disconnected, so as to discharge the self capacitor for a first time.
In step S405, a detecting is performed from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a second detecting variation between the second charging and the first discharging.
In one embodiment, assume the second detecting value is AQ2. A detecting value the same as the first detecting value in step S403 is required to be adopted as the second detecting value, that is, in this embodiment, both the first detecting value and the second detecting value are charge variations. Similarly, the term "corresponding" here means that, for example, if the second electrode is disconnected during the first time discharging, a detecting may be performed only from the first electrode.
AQ2 may be expressed as AQ2= VccC l (2)
In step S406, a ratio between the first resistor between the self capacitor and the first electrode of the one induction unit and the second resistor between the self capacitor and the second electrode of the one induction unit is calculated according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation, and a touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. In one embodiment, the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be calculated according to the charge variation of the self capacitor expressed by formulas (la) (or (lb)) and (2). Since a shape of each induction unit has a regular linearity, an X coordinate of the touch position may be calculated, and finally a position of the self capacitor CI may be obtained.
In one embodiment, if the first electrode is applied with the high level signal Vcc in step S401, the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be calculated by R1/R2=AQ1 / (AQ2-AQ1).
In one embodiment, if the second electrode is applied with the high level signal Vcc in step S401, the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be calculated by Rl/R2= (AQ2-AQ1)/ AQl .
In one embodiment, if the induction unit has a U shape or an L shape, the touch position on a touch screen may be determined according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2, which will be described in details with reference to examples.
In another embodiment, if the induction unit has a substantially rectangular shape or a snakelike shape (whose overall shape is substantially equivalent to a rectangular shape), only the touch position on the touch screen in a first direction, which may be a length direction of the induction unit (for example, a horizontal direction of the touch screen), may be determined in step S406. If the induction unit has a rectangular shape or a snakelike shape (whose overall shape is substantially equivalent to a rectangular shape), the touch position in the second direction needs to be determined according to a position of the induction unit. In one embodiment, the first direction is the length direction of the induction unit, the second direction is the direction vertical to the induction unit, and the induction unit is disposed horizontally or vertically.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the capacitance detecting module may be any known capacitance detecting module in the art. In an embodiment, if two capacitance detecting modules are used, they may share many means, so that the overall power consumption of a control chip may not be increased.
In one embodiment, the induction units may have various shapes. Preferably, a plurality of induction units not intersecting with each other are disposed in a same layer, thus greatly lowering a cost while guaranteeing a detection precision.
In above embodiments, the first charging, the second charging and the first discharging are taken as an example. However, as long as there are three different states, the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be obtained by detecting a state difference (i.e., detecting variation) between any two different states. In this embodiment, the three different states comprises a state after the first charging, a state after the second charging and a state after the first discharging.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 5, the touch screen comprises a plurality of induction units 200 disposed on a substrate 100 and not intersecting with each other, both ends of each induction unit 200 having a first electrode 210 and a second electrode 220 respectively. Each induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape, and is parallel to the first direction of the touch screen, and thus the touch position is a touch position in the first direction.
Fig. 6a is a schematic view of an induction unit showing an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 6a, the induction unit 200 comprises: a plurality of first parts 230 and a plurality of parallel second parts 240. Every two adjacent first parts 230 are connected via one second part 240 to form a plurality of first trenches 1000 and a plurality of second trenches 2000 alternating with each other one by one. An opening direction of the plurality of first trenches 1000 is opposite to an opening direction of the plurality of second trenches 2000, and the touch position is a touch position in the first direction. In one embodiment, each second part 240 is arranged in the first direction. The plurality of first parts 230 may be parallel with each other, or may not be parallel with each other. In one embodiment, each second part 240 may have a rectangular shape, and each first part 230 may have a rectangular shape or other various shapes. In the embodiment, an impedance of a resistor may be increased by the first part 230, thus increasing an impedance of the induction unit 200. Therefore, detections of the first resistor and the second resistor may be easier, thus further improving the detection precision. In the embodiment, preferably, distances between every two adjacent second parts 240 are identical so as to increase the impedance of the induction unit 200 uniformly, thus improving the detection precision. In one embodiment, the first direction is the length direction of each induction unit 200, and the second direction is the direction vertical to each induction unit 200. Specifically, each induction unit 200 is disposed horizontally or vertically. As shown in Fig. 6a, if a finger touches a first part 230, the first direction is a length direction of the first part 230, i.e., a vertical direction of the substrate 100, and the second direction is a direction vertical to the first direction, i.e., a horizontal direction of the substrate 100. If a finger touches a second part 240, the first direction is a width direction of the second part 240, i.e., the horizontal direction of the substrate 100, and the second direction is a direction vertical to the first direction, i.e., the vertical direction of the substrate 100.
In one embodiment, a size of each induction unit 200 in the length direction thereof is substantially identical with a size of the substrate 100. Therefore, a structure complexity of a touch sensitive device may be reduced, and the touch sensitive device is easy to manufacture, thus reducing a manufacturing cost.
In one embodiment, the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 are connected with two of the plurality of first parts 230 respectively, as shown in Fig. 6a. In another embodiment, the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 are connected with two of the plurality of second parts 240 respectively, as shown in Fig. 6b.
Moreover, in one embodiment, each second part 240 is vertical to each first part 230, that is, an angle between each second part 240 and each first part 230 is 90 degree in this embodiment, but certainly, the angle is not limited to 90 degree. As shown in Fig. 6a, a plurality of first parts 230 are connected end to end via a plurality of second parts 240, and the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of each induction unit 200 are connected with two first parts 230 at two ends of the each induction unit 200. In terms of an overall structure, the induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape with a large length-to-width ratio. It should be noted that, although each induction unit 200 is disposed along an X axis in Fig. 6a, those skilled in the art should understand that each induction unit 200 may be disposed along a Y axis. With the touch detecting assembly comprising the above induction unit according to embodiment of the present disclosure, a noise may be effectively reduced and a linearity of an induction may be improved.
Fig. 7a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 7a, in this embodiment, each induction unit 200 has a U shape, and lengths of the plurality of induction units 200 are different from each other, and the plurality of induction units 200 are partly embedded one by one. Each induction unit 200 comprises: a third part 250, a fourth part 260, and a fifth part 270 not intersecting with the fourth part 260. In one embodiment, each third part 250 is parallel with a first side 110 of the substrate 100, and each fourth part 260 and each fifth part 270 are parallel with a second side 120 of the substrate 100 respectively. One end of the fourth part 260 is connected with one end of the third part 250, one end of the fifth part 270 is connected with the other end of the third part 250, the other end of the fourth part 260 is connected with the first electrode 210, and the other end of the fifth part 270 is connected with the second electrode 220. Each first electrode 210 and each second electrode 220 are connected with corresponding pins of the control chip 300.
In the embodiment, "partly embedded one by one" means an outer induction unit partly surrounds an inner induction unit, for example, as shown in Fig. 7a, so as to achieve a comparatively large contact area while guaranteeing the detecting precision, reducing computing complexity and improving a responding speed of the touch screen. Certainly, those skilled in the art may adopt other embedding methods to arrange the induction units according to principles shown in Fig. 7a. In one embodiment, the third parts 250 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other, the fourth parts 260 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other, and the fifth parts 270 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other. In one embodiment, at least one of the third part 250, the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape. Preferably, all of the third part 250, the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 have a rectangular shape. In this embodiment, because of the rectangular shape, when the finger moves horizontally or vertically, the linearity may be good. In addition, distances between every two adjacent rectangular structures are identical so as to improve a computing speed.
In one embodiment, lengths of the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 are identical.
In one embodiment, the substrate 100 has a rectangular shape, the first side 110 and the second side 120 are vertical to each other, the fourth part 260 and the third part 250 of each induction unit 200 are vertical to each other, and the fifth part 270 and the third part 250 of each induction unit 200 are vertical to each other.
In one embodiment, distances between the third parts 250 of every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical, distances between the fourth parts 260 of every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical, and distances between the fifth parts 270 of every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical. Therefore, the plurality of induction units 200 may be used to uniformly divide the first side 110 and the second side 120 of the substrate 100 to improve the computing speed. Of course, in other embodiments, distances between the third parts 250 of every two adjacent induction units 200 may be different, or distances between the fourth parts 260 of every two adjacent induction units 200 may be different, as shown in Fig. 7b. For example, since a user usually touches a central part of the touch screen, a distance between the induction units 200 at the central part of the touch screen may be reduced to improve the detecting precision at the central part of the touch screen.
In one embodiment, each induction unit 200 is symmetrical with respect to a central axis Y of the substrate 100, as shown in Fig. 7a, and the central axis Y of the substrate 100 is vertical to the third part 250 of each induction unit 200, thus improving a precision.
As shown in Fig. 7a, in this embodiment, both the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of each induction unit 200 are located at the first side 110 of the substrate 100. In this embodiment, after a touch position on an induction unit is detected, a touch position on the touch screen may be obtained.
It should be noted that the substantially U-shaped induction units 200 shown in Fig. 7a are only examples of the induction unit, which may achieve a comparatively larger contact area. However, there may be variations to the embodiments shown in Fig. 7a. For example, the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 of each induction unit 200 may not be parallel to each other.
With the substantial U-shaped induction unit 200 according to the above embodiment of the present disclosure, a structure complexity of a device may be reduced and the device is easy to manufacture. All the electrodes are located at one side, which are easy to manufacture, thus reducing a manufacturing cost.
Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit of a touch screen is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 8, the touch position A is near the second electrode 220. Assume the length of the induction unit 200 has a length of ten units by which the induction unit 200 is uniformly divided into 10 parts. The third part 250 has a length of 4 units, and each of the fourth part 260 and the fifth part 270 has a length of 3 units. After detection, it is obtained that a ratio between the first resistor l and the second resistor R2 is 4: 1, that is, a distance from the first electrode 210 to the touch position (reflected by the first resistor) accounts for 80% of the whole length of the induction unit 200. In other words, the touch point is at a position whose distance to the first electrode 210 is 8 units, or the touch point is at a position whose distance to the second electrode 220 is 2 units. Since the touch position will move accordingly when the finger moves, a moving track of the finger may be judged according to a movement of the touch position, thus judging an input instruction of a user.
From the examples shown in Fig. 8, it is clear that a computing method of the touch screen according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is simple, which may improve the responding speed of the detection of the touch screen. In some embodiments, a finger or other objects will touch a plurality of induction units 200. At this time, a touch position in each of the plurality of induction units 200 touched may be obtained first, and then a final touch position on the touch screen may be calculated by averaging.
Fig. 9a is a schematic structural view of an induction unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, lengths of the plurality of induction units 200 increase gradually, and each induction unit 200 comprises a sixth part 280 and a seventh part 290. One end of the sixth part 280 is connected with the first electrode 210, one end of the seventh part 290 is connected with the other end of the sixth part 280, and the other end of the seventh part 290 is connected with the second electrode 220.
Specifically, each sixth part 280 is parallel with the first side 110 of the substrate 100, each seventh part 290 is parallel with the second side 120 of the substrate 100, and the first side 110 and the second side 120 are adjacent to each other. Each first electrode 210 and each second electrode 220 are connected with corresponding pins of the control chip 300.
In one embodiment, the sixth parts 280 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other, and the seventh parts 290 of the plurality of induction units 200 are parallel with each other, which may effectively increase the coverage rate of the induction units 200 on the touch screen. In one embodiment, at least one of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 has a rectangular shape. Preferably, both the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 have a rectangular shape. In this embodiment, because of the rectangular shape, when the finger moves horizontally or vertically, the linearity may be good. In addition, distances between every two adjacent rectangular structures are identical so as to improve the computing speed.
Detections are performed at two ends of each induction unit in the touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The two ends of the induction unit have electrodes respectively and each electrode is connected with a corresponding pin of the control chip. When the touch detection is performed, the touch position may be determined on the induction unit.
More importantly, the touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2. Compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the self capacitor doesn't need to be calculated when determining the touch position and the magnitude of the self capacitor will not influence the precision of the touch position, and thus the self capacitor detection doesn't need to be as precise as before and the detecting precision and the linearity may be improved. In addition, since any one of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 may have a regular rectangular shape, compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the linearity may be further improved.
In one embodiment, lengths of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 are identical so as to improve the computing speed. In one embodiment, the substrate 100 has a rectangular shape, and the first side 110 and the second side 120 are vertical to each other, which may allow a more regular design for the induction unit. For example, the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 of each induction unit 200 are vertical to each other, thus increasing a coverage rate of the induction units on a touch screen and improving a linearity of the detection.
In one embodiment, distances between every two adjacent induction units 200 are identical so that the plurality of induction units 200 may be used to uniformly divide the first side 110 and the second side 120 of the substrate 100 to improve a computing speed. Of course, in other embodiments, distances between every two adjacent induction units 200 may be different, as shown in Fig. 9b. For example, since a user usually touches a central part of the touch screen, a distance between the induction units 200 at the central part of the touch screen may be reduced to improve the detecting precision at the central part of the touch screen.
As shown in Fig. 9a, in this embodiment, the first electrode 210 of each induction unit 200 is located at the first side 110 of the substrate 100, the second electrode 220 of each induction unit 200 is located at the second side 120 of the substrate 100, and the first side 110 and the second side 120 are vertical to each other. In this embodiment, after a touch position on an induction unit is detected, the touch position on the touch screen may be obtained.
Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing that an induction unit of a touch screen is touched according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 10, the touch position A is near the second electrode 220. Assume the length of the induction unit 200 has a length of 10 units by which the induction unit 200 is uniformly divided into 10 parts. The sixth part 280 has a length of 5 units, and the seventh part 290 has a length of 5 units. After detection, it is obtained that a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor is 9: 1, that is, a distance from the first electrode 210 to the touch position (reflected by the first resistor) accounts for 90% of the whole length of the induction unit 200. In other words, the touch point is at a position whose distance to the first electrode 210 is 9 units, or the touch point is at a position whose distance to the second electrode 220 is 1 unit.
From the examples shown in Fig. 10, it is clear that a computing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is simple, which may improve the responding speed of the detection of the touch screen.
In one embodiment, the plurality of induction units 200 are located in a same layer. Therefore, only one ITO layer is required, thus reducing a manufacturing cost largely while guaranteeing a precision.
Detections are performed at two ends of each induction unit in the touch detecting assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The two ends of the induction unit have electrodes respectively and each electrode is connected with a corresponding pin of the control chip. When the touch detection is performed, the touch position may be determined on the induction unit.
More importantly, the touch position is determined according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2. Compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the self capacitor doesn't need to be calculated when determining the touch position and the magnitude of the self capacitor will not influence the precision of the touch position, and thus the self capacitor detection doesn't need to be as precise as before and the detecting precision and the linearity may be improved. In addition, since any one of the sixth part 280 and the seventh part 290 may have a regular rectangular shape, compared with the conventional diamond or triangular designs, the linearity may be further improved.
In summary, according to an embodiment of the present discourse, level signals are applied to electrodes of the induction unit at both ends of the induction unit. A self capacitor may be generated when the induction unit is touched. Therefore, the self capacitor may be charged by the applied level signals and a touch position may be determined according to a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. For example, in one embodiment, the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor is calculated by a ratio between a first detecting value and a second detecting value obtained by detecting from the first electrode and/or the second electrode when charging/discharging the self capacitor. Therefore, the first detecting value and the second detecting value may be detected from the first electrode and/or the second electrode when charging or discharging the self capacitor. Thus, the first detecting value and the second detecting value may reflect the touch position on the induction unit, and the touch position on the induction unit may be further determined.
For the induction units shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, after the touch position in the first direction is determined, the touch position in the second direction needs to be further determined according to the position of the induction unit touched. In this embodiment, with reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, if the first detecting value or the second detecting value of one induction unit is detected to be larger than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the induction unit is touched. Assume that a second induction unit, of which a coordinate of the Y axis is M, is touched, the touch position in the second direction is the coordinate M of the second induction unit. Then, the position on the touch screen may be determined according to the position in the first direction and the position in the second direction.
Specifically, the touch position in the second direction may be calculated according to the centroid algorithm, which will be briefly discussed below.
In slide bar and touch pad applications, a position of a finger (or other capacitive objects) may be determined according to the induction units touched. A contact area of a finger on the slide bar or touch pad is usually larger than any induction unit. In order to use a center to calculate the touched position, it is effective to scan this array to verify the touch position, and a requirement for the number of adjacent induction units is that the signal is larger than a predetermined touch threshold. After the strongest signal has been found, the strongest signal and those adjacent signals larger than the touch threshold are used to calculate the center.
_ ηΜ(ί-1 ) +n.i + ni+1(i+l )
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η; ι; + ni+1
NCent is an identifier of a central induction unit, n is the number of the touched induction units, i is a sequence of the touched induction unit and i is larger than or equal to 2.
For example, when the finger touches the first path, the capacitance change amount of the first path is yl, the capacitance change amount of the second path is y2 and the capacitance change amount of the third path is y3, among which y2 is the largest. Then, the coordinate Y may be calculated as:
yl * 1 + yl * 2 + yl * 3
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yl + yl + y3
Fig. 11 is a schematic view of a touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The touch sensitive device comprises a touch detecting assembly constituted by the substrate 100 and the plurality of induction units 200 disposed on the substrate 100 and not intersecting with each other, and a control chip 400. The first electrodes 210 and the second electrodes 220 of the plurality of induction units 200 are connected with corresponding pins of a control chip 400. The control chip 400 is configured to apply a level signal to each first electrode 210 and/or each second electrode 220 to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on an induction unit 200.
Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a control chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 12, the control chip 300 comprises: a charging module 310, a discharging module 320, a detecting module 330 and a control and calculating module 340.
The charging module 310 is configured for applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of one induction unit 200 and grounding the other of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the one induction unit 200 for a first time during a first time charging, and for applying a high level signal to the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 and disconnecting the other of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 to charge the self capacitor for a second time during a second time charging.
The discharging module 320 is configured for grounding the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200, or grounding one of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 and disconnecting the other of the first electrode 210 and the second electrode 220 to discharge the self capacitor for a first time after the charging module 310 charges the self capacitor for the second time.
The detecting module 330 is configured for detecting from a corresponding first electrode 210 or a corresponding second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 to obtain a first detecting variation between the first time charging and the second time charging, and for detecting from the corresponding first electrode 210 or the corresponding second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 to obtain a second detecting variation between the second time charging and the first time discharging.
The control and calculating module 340 is configured for controlling the charging module 310, the discharging module 320 and the detecting module 330, for calculating the ratio between a first resistor Rl between the self capacitor and the first electrode 210 of the one induction unit 200 and a second resistor R2 between the self capacitor and the second electrode 220 of the one induction unit 200 according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation, and for determining the touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2. In some embodiments, the control and calculating module 340 may control the charging module 310 to apply corresponding voltages to the plurality of induction units in a scanning mode sequentially, and the detection may be performed for the plurality of induction units in a scanning mode sequentially. In other embodiments, the control and calculating module 340 may control the discharging module 320 to discharge the self capacitors generated by the touch on the induction units touched of the plurality of induction units in a scanning mode sequentially.
In above embodiments, the first time charging, the second time charging and the first time discharging are taken as an example. However, as long as there are three different states, the ratio between the first resistor Rl and the second resistor R2 may be obtained by detecting a state difference between any two different states (i.e., detecting variation). In this embodiment, the three different states comprise a state after the first time charging, a state after the second time charging and a state after the first time discharging.
In one embodiment, each of the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation is any one of a current detecting variation, a self capacitance detecting variation, a level signal detecting variation, a charge variation and a combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the detecting module 330 is a capacitance detecting module.
In one embodiment, the control and calculating module 340 is further configured for determining the touch position in the second direction according to the position of the induction unit touched, and for determining the final touch position on the touch screen according to the touch position in the first direction and the touch position in the second direction. Specifically, the touch position in the second direction may be determined by the control and calculating module 340 by a centroid algorithm.
In one embodiment, the first direction is the length direction of each induction unit 200, and the second direction is the direction vertical to each induction unit 200. Specifically, each induction unit 200 is disposed horizontally or vertically.
In one embodiment, the plurality of induction units 200 are located in a same layer, thus effectively reducing a manufacturing cost while guaranteeing a precision. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a portable electronic apparatus comprising the above-mentioned touch sensitive device is provided.
According to an embodiment of the present discourse, level signals are applied to electrodes of the induction unit at both ends of the induction unit. If the induction unit is touched, a self capacitor may be generated by the touch on the induction unit touched. Therefore, the self capacitor may be charged by the applied level signals, and a touch position may be determined according to a ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor. Moreover, with the touch detecting method according to an embodiment of the present discourse, the charging is performed two times on the self capacitor to counteract some unmeasurable physical parameters or reduce measurements for physical parameters, thus effectively improving the detecting precision while guaranteeing a detecting speed.
The touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure adopts a novel self capacitor detecting method. When the induction unit is touched, a self capacitor is generated at the touch position on the touch sensitive device, and the touch position may divide the induction unit into two resistors. When the self capacitor detection is performed, the touch position on the induction unit may be determined by taking into account the two resistors. The touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is simple in structure. Moreover, for one induction unit, the detection may be performed during the charging or discharging, which may not only reduce a RC constant, save time and improve an efficiency, but also ensure that a coordinate may not drift. In addition, with the touch sensitive device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal-to-noise ratio of a circuit may be effectively increased, the noise of the circuit may be reduced, and a linearity of an induction may be improved. Furthermore, because the induction unit touched is charged during the detection, small current may be generated in the induction unit touched, and an influence of a level signal Vcom on the self capacitor generated by a touch on an induction unit on the touch screen may be eliminated by the small current. Accordingly, a screen shielding layer and related procedures thereof may be eliminated, thus further reducing a cost while enhancing an anti-interference capability.
Reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment," "some embodiments," "one embodiment", "another example," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. Thus, the appearances of the phrases such as "in some embodiments," "in one embodiment", "in an embodiment", "in another example," "in an example," "in a specific example," or "in some examples," in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.
Although explanatory embodiments have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, alternatives, and modifications may be made in the embodiments without departing from spirit and principles of the disclosure. Such changes, alternatives, and modifications all fall into the scope of the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A touch detecting method for a touch screen, the touch screen comprising a plurality of induction units not intersecting with each other, both ends of each induction unit having a first electrode and a second electrode respectively, the method comprising steps of:
applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit, and grounding the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the induction unit for a first time;
applying high level signals to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or applying a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time;
detecting from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a first detecting variation between the first charging and the second charging;
grounding the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or grounding one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnecting the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to discharge the self capacitor for a first time; detecting from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a second detecting variation between the second time charging and the first time discharging;
calculating a ratio between a first resistor between the self capacitor and the first electrode of the one induction unit and a second resistor between the self capacitor and the second electrode of the one induction unit according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation; and
determining a touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
2. The touch detecting method according to claim 1, wherein each of the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation is any one of a current detecting variation, a self capacitance detecting variation, a level signal detecting variation, a charge variation and a combination thereof.
3. The touch detecting method according to claim 1, wherein each induction unit has a rectangular shape and is parallel to a first direction of the touch screen, and the touch position is a touch position in the first direction.
4. The touch detecting method according to claim 1, wherein each induction unit comprises: a plurality of first parts; and
a plurality of parallel second parts,
wherein every two adjacent first parts are connected via one second part to form a plurality of first trenches and a plurality of second trenches alternating with each other one by one, and an opening direction of the plurality of first trenches is opposite to an opening direction of the plurality of second trenches, and the touch position is a touch position in a first direction.
5. The touch detecting method according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising:
determining a touch position in a second direction according to the position of the induction unit touched; and
determining a touch position on the touch screen according to the touch position in the first direction and the touch position in the second direction.
6. The touch detecting method according to claim 5, wherein the touch position in the second direction is determined by a centroid algorithm.
7. The touch detecting method according to any one of claims 3-6, wherein the first direction is a length direction of each induction unit, the second direction is a direction vertical to each induction unit, and each induction unit is disposed horizontally or vertically.
8. The touch detecting method according to claim 1, wherein each induction unit comprises: a third part;
a fourth part;
a fifth part not intersecting with the fourth part;
the first electrode; and
the second electrode,
wherein one end of the fourth part is connected with one end of the third part, one end of the fifth part is connected with the other end of the third part, the other end of the fourth part is connected with the first electrode, and the other end of the fifth part is connected with the second electrode.
9. The touch detecting method according to claim 1, wherein each induction unit comprises: a sixth part;
a seventh part;
the first electrode; and
the second electrode,
wherein one end of the seventh part is connected with one end of the sixth part, the other end of the seventh part is connected with the second electrode, and the other end of the sixth part is connected with the first electrode.
10. A touch sensitive device, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of induction units disposed on the substrate and not intersecting with each other, each induction unit comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; and
a control chip, comprising:
a charging module configured to apply a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of one induction unit and ground the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge a self capacitor generated by a touch on the one induction unit for a first time during a first charging, and to apply a high level signal to the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or apply a high level signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnect the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to charge the self capacitor for a second time during a second charging;
a discharging module configured to ground the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit, or to ground one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the one induction unit and disconnect the other of the first electrode and the second electrode to discharge the self capacitor for a first time after the charging module charges the self capacitor for the second time;
a detecting module configured to detect from a corresponding first electrode or a corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a first detecting variation between the first charging and the second charging, and to detect from the corresponding first electrode or the corresponding second electrode of the one induction unit to obtain a second detecting variation between the second charging and the first discharging; and
a control and calculating module configured to control the charging module, the discharging module and the detecting module, to calculate a ratio between a first resistor between the self capacitor and the first electrode of the one induction unit and a second resistor between the self capacitor and the second electrode of the one induction unit according to the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation, and to determine a touch position according to the ratio between the first resistor and the second resistor.
11. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein each of the first detecting variation and the second detecting variation is any one of a current detecting variation, a self capacitance detecting variation, a level signal detecting variation, a charge variation and a combination thereof.
12. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein the detecting module is a capacitance detecting module.
13. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein each induction unit has a rectangular shape and is parallel to a first direction of the touch screen, and the touch position is a touch position in the first direction.
14. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein each induction unit comprises: a plurality of first parts; and
a plurality of parallel second parts,
wherein every two adjacent first parts are connected via one second part to form a plurality of first trenches and a plurality of second trenches alternate with each other one by one, an opening direction of the plurality of first trenches is opposite to an opening direction of the plurality of second trenches, and the touch position is a touch position in a first direction.
15. The touch sensitive device according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the control and calculating module is further configured for determining a touch position in a second direction according to the position of the induction unit touched, and for determining a touch position on the touch screen according to the touch position in the first direction and the touch position in the second direction.
16. The touch sensitive device according to claim 15, wherein the touch position in the second direction is determined by the control and calculating module by a centroid algorithm.
17. The touch sensitive device according to claim 15, wherein the first direction is a length direction of each induction unit, the second direction is a direction vertical to each induction unit, and each induction unit is disposed horizontally or vertically.
18. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of induction units are located in a same layer.
19. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein each induction unit comprises: a third part;
a fourth part;
a fifth part not intersecting with the fourth part;
the first electrode; and
the second electrode,
wherein one end of the fourth part is connected with one end of the third part, one end of the fifth part is connected with the other end of the third part, the other end of the fourth part is connected with the first electrode, and the other end of the fifth part is connected with the second electrode.
20. The touch sensitive device according to claim 10, wherein each induction unit comprises: a sixth part;
a seventh part;
the first electrode; and
the second electrode,
wherein one end of the seventh part is connected with one end of the sixth part, the other end of the seventh part is connected with the second electrode, and the other end of the sixth part is connected with the first electrode.
21. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising a touch sensitive device according to any one of claims 10-20.
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