Summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of capacitance type touch-control panel, can reduce number of scanning lines and corresponding to the delivery channel number on drive control module.
This capacitance type touch-control panel comprises: touch detection array, plural number are shared sweep trace, plural independent sweep trace and drive control module.Touch detection array comprises: several column first direction detecting unit and plural row second direction detecting unit.First direction detecting unit is divided into the first group and the second group, and each row first direction detecting unit in the first group and the second group is staggered separately.The first direction detecting unit that shared sweep trace connects respectively the first group row and second direction detecting unit a line wherein wherein.Independent sweep trace connects respectively row wherein of the first direction detecting unit that is not connected with shared sweep trace or the second direction detecting unit that is not connected with shared sweep trace a line wherein.Drive control module is connected with shared sweep trace and independent sweep trace, by shared sweep trace and independent sweep trace, touch detection array is scanned, in order to do the input of detecting touch-control.
According to one embodiment of the invention, wherein the M of the first direction detecting unit in the first group be listed as capable being connected of N with second direction detecting unit, and the M-1 of the first direction detecting unit of the first group is listed as or M+1 is listed as not that N-1 with second direction detecting unit is capable or N+1 is capable is connected.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein touch detection array is arranged in viewing area.Each first direction detecting unit and each second direction detecting unit are touch pad.Each first direction detecting unit and each second direction detecting unit comprise electro-conductive glass.
According to further embodiment of this invention, drive control module is to scanning with the independent sweep trace person of being connected in first direction detecting unit, in order to do acquisition the first touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control, and second direction detecting unit is scanned, in order to do acquisition the second touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control.Drive control module is further compared to the first touch-control signal and the second touch-control signal, to judge essence position of touch.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of touch detection method, can reach with less sweep trace the contact panel of high resolving power and high size.
This touch detection method comprises the following steps: to provide capacitance type touch-control panel, comprise several column first direction detecting unit and plural row second direction detecting unit, wherein first direction detecting unit is divided into the first group and the second group, and each row first direction detecting unit in the first group and the second group is staggered separately; Make plural number share first direction detecting unit that sweep trace connects respectively the first group row and second direction detecting unit a line wherein wherein; The first direction detecting unit that plural independent sweep trace is connected respectively be not connected with shared sweep trace row and second direction detecting unit a line wherein wherein; To in first direction detecting unit with etc. the independent sweep trace person of being connected scan, the first touch-control signal producing according to touch-control input in order to do acquisition; Second direction detecting unit is scanned, in order to do acquisition the second touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control; And the first touch-control signal and the second touch-control signal are compared, to judge essence position of touch.
According to one embodiment of the invention, wherein the M of the first direction detecting unit in the first group be listed as capable being connected of N with second direction detecting unit, and the M-1 of the first direction detecting unit of the first group is listed as or M+1 is listed as not that N-1 with second direction detecting unit is capable or N+1 is capable is connected.
Applying advantage of the present invention is the setting being by sharing sweep trace, can reduce number of scanning lines and corresponding to the delivery channel number on drive control module, or with less sweep trace, reach the contact panel of high resolving power and high size, cost is declined and reach easily above-mentioned object.
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For above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and embodiment can be become apparent, appended graphic being described as follows:
Fig. 1 is in one embodiment of the invention, a kind of vertical view of capacitance type touch-control panel.
Fig. 2 is in one embodiment of the invention, has the vertical view of a touch-control input on capacitance type touch-control panel;
Fig. 3 is in another embodiment of the present invention, has the vertical view of a touch-control input on capacitance type touch-control panel;
Fig. 4 is in one embodiment of the invention, has the vertical view of two touch-control inputs on capacitance type touch-control panel; And
Fig. 5 is in one embodiment of the invention, the process flow diagram of touch detection method.
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1: capacitance type touch-control panel
11: first direction detecting unit
11b: the first direction detecting unit of the second group
12b: independent sweep trace
14: drive control module
501-507: step 10: touch detection array
11a: the first direction detecting unit of the first group
12a: share sweep trace
13: second direction detecting unit
500: touch detection method.
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is in one embodiment of the invention, a kind of vertical view of capacitance type touch-control panel 1.Capacitance type touch-control panel 1 comprises: touch detection array 10, sweep trace and drive control module 14.
Touch detection array 10 is arranged in fact viewing area.Viewing area is to be had pixel electrode (not illustrating) in capacitance type touch-control panel 1 and gives to produce display frame the region that user watches.In different embodiment, the pixel electrode that viewing area can be sent to data viewing area by driving circuit (not illustrating) or alternate manner is to show.
Touch detection array 10 comprises: first direction detecting unit 11 and second direction detecting unit 13.Wherein, first direction detecting unit 11 is to comprise the rhombus block of oblique line or black diamonds block illustrates, and second direction detecting unit 13 is to illustrate with white rhombus block.Each first direction detecting unit 11 and each second direction detecting unit 13 can be a touch pad, in an embodiment, can be formed by electro-conductive glass, with when touch-control input occurs, produce the variation of electric capacity, reach the object of detecting.Therefore, touch detection array 10 comprises several column first direction detecting unit 11 and plural row second direction detecting unit 13 as shown in Figure 1.In the present embodiment, X-direction has 15 sensing signal line, and to connect each row first direction detecting unit 11, Y direction has ten sensing signal line, to connect each row second direction detecting unit 13.Each row first direction detecting unit 11 in Fig. 1, be with X1, X2 ..., X15 illustrates, and each row second direction detecting unit 13 be with Y1, Y2 ..., Y10 illustrates.Yet in other embodiment, the line number of detecting unit and columns can, according to practical situation adjustment, not limit by the number illustrating in Fig. 1.
X1, X2 ..., X15 row first direction detecting unit 11 can divide into staggered separately the first group and the second group.In the present embodiment, the first direction detecting unit 11a of the first group is for comprising X1, X3, X5 ..., X15 row first direction detecting unit 11, in Fig. 1 to comprise that the rhombus block of oblique line illustrates, the first direction detecting unit 11b of the second group comprises X2, X4, X6 ..., X14 row first direction detecting unit 11, in Fig. 1, with black diamonds block, illustrate.Therefore, each row first direction detecting unit 11 in the first group and the second group is spaced apart staggered.
Sweep trace comprises in fact shares sweep trace 12a and independent sweep trace 12b.In Fig. 1, share sweep trace 12a and illustrate with solid line, and independent sweep trace 12b illustrates with dotted line.Share first direction detecting unit 11a that sweep trace 12a connects respectively the first group row and second direction detecting unit 13 a line wherein wherein.For instance, of can make X1 and Y10, X3 and Y1, X5 and Y9, X7 and Y2, X9 and Y8, X11 and Y3, X13 and Y7 and X15 and Y2 share respectively on drive control module 14 of each shared sweep trace 12a drives channel.And the capable second direction detecting unit 13 of the Y5, the Y6 that are not connected with above-mentioned shared sweep trace 12a and be positioned at the second group X2, X4, X6 ..., X14 row first direction detecting unit 11b be connected with an independent sweep trace 12b respectively.
Should be noted, above-mentioned connected mode is only a possible embodiment wherein.In other embodiment, can utilize other mode to carry out being connected of sweep trace and touch detection array 10.Yet, in an embodiment, the M of first direction detecting unit 11a in the first group is listed as capable being connected of N with second direction detecting unit 13, and the M-1 of the first direction detecting unit 11a of the first group row or M+1 row are not capable with the N-1 of second direction detecting unit 13 or N+1 is capable is connected.For instance, while the 3rd row in X5(the first group) joining with Y9, should avoid the secondary series in X3(the first group) join with Y8 or Y11, or should avoid the 4th row in X7(the first group) situation of joining with Y8 or Y11, to avoid the situation that easily produces erroneous judgement to occur.
Therefore, drive control module 14 is after being connected with shared sweep trace 12a and independent sweep trace 12b with driving channel, can to touch detection array 10, scan by shared sweep trace 12a and independent sweep trace 12b, the capacitance variations causing to detect touch-control input, in order to do its position of identification.In an embodiment, in 14 pairs of first direction detecting units 11 of drive control module, scan with the independent sweep trace 12b person of being connected, with acquisition the first touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control, and second direction detecting unit 13 is scanned, in order to do acquisition the second touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control.Wherein to second direction detecting unit 13 carry out scanner uni comprised with the independent sweep trace 12b person of being connected and with the shared sweep trace 12a person of being connected.For instance, drive control module 14 can to X2, X4, X6 ..., X14 scanning obtains the first touch-control signal, and to Y1, Y2 ..., Y10 scans to obtain the second touch-control signal.After obtaining the first touch-control signal and the second touch-control signal, drive control module 14 will further be compared to the first touch-control signal and the second touch-control signal, to judge essence position of touch.
Please refer to Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is in one embodiment of the invention, has the vertical view of a touch-control input on capacitance type touch-control panel 1.
In the present embodiment, touch-control input is to result from A point.Therefore, 14 couples of X2, the X4 of the drive control module in Fig. 1, X6 ..., after X14 scanning, by foursquare the first touch-control signal obtaining in X4 in corresponding diagram 2.And to Y1, Y2 ..., after Y10 scans, to obtain the second circular touch-control signal in corresponding diagram 2 in Y1, Y8 and Y9, and due to the relation being connected with shared scanning linear 12a, X3, X5 and X9 also will have leg-of-mutton the second touch-control signal in corresponding diagram 2 to produce.In general, the size of detecting unit is about 5mm
2, common touch control object approximately has 7 to 8mm as people's finger
2, therefore, drive control module 14 can reasonably judge that Y8 and Y9 all have the position of triggering to be only real touch-control input point.Further by the signal of X4, learn that it must have touch-control again, and get rid of the possibility of X9, judgement X3 and X5 are only real touch-control input point, and find out the essence position of touch that A is ordered.
Please refer to Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is in another embodiment of the present invention, has the vertical view of a touch-control input on capacitance type touch-control panel 1.
In the present embodiment, touch-control input is to result from B point.Therefore, 14 couples of X2, the X4 of the drive control module in Fig. 1, X6 ..., after X14 scanning, by foursquare the first touch-control signal obtaining in X4 in corresponding diagram 3.And to Y1, Y2 ..., after Y10 scans, except obtaining the second circular touch-control signal in corresponding diagram 3 at Y5 and Y6, and due to the relation being connected with shared scanning linear 12a, X3, X5 and Y1, Y9 also will have triangle in corresponding diagram 3 and the second circular touch-control signal to produce.Drive control module 14 can detecting unit and the area relationship of touch control object judge Y5, Y6 and all have the position of triggering to be only real touch-control input point.Further by the signal of X4, learn that it must have touch-control again, judgement X3 and X5 are only real touch-control input point, and find out the essence position of touch that B is ordered.
Please refer to Fig. 4.Fig. 4 is in one embodiment of the invention, has the vertical view of two touch-control inputs on capacitance type touch-control panel 1.
In the present embodiment, touch-control input is to result from C point and D point.Therefore, 14 couples of X2, the X4 of the drive control module in Fig. 1, X6 ..., after X14 scanning, will obtain foursquare the first touch-control signal in corresponding diagram 4 in X4 and X12.And to Y1, Y2 ..., after Y10 scans, to obtain the second circular touch-control signal in corresponding diagram 2 in Y3, Y4, Y8 and Y9, and due to the relation being connected with shared scanning linear 12a, X5, X9, X11 and X9 also will have leg-of-mutton the second touch-control signal in corresponding diagram 2 to produce.Therefore by the signal of X4 and X12, learn that it must have touch-control, can judge that X5 and X11 are only real touch-control input point, and find out the essence position of touch that C point and D are ordered.
The advantage of applying capacitance type touch-control panel of the present invention is the setting being by sharing sweep trace, can reduce number of scanning lines and corresponding to the delivery channel number on drive control module, or with less sweep trace, reach the contact panel of high resolving power and high size, cost is declined.And the cost of manufacture of drive control module itself and mechanism also can decrease.And capacitance type touch-control panel of the present invention can increase the sweep frequency of system, reach higher usefulness.
Should be noted, detecting array in above-described embodiment, to take being arranged as laterally of first direction detecting unit 11 and being arranged as longitudinally as example describes of second direction detecting unit 13, in other embodiment, the arrangement of first direction detecting unit 11 can be longitudinally, and being arranged as laterally of second direction detecting unit 13, meaning can by part longitudinally detecting unit share with horizontal detecting unit, and make part longitudinally detecting unit and independently sweep trace join.And, in above-described embodiment, being first group of take in first direction detecting unit 11 describes as odd column and the second group classify example as even number, in other embodiment, be that can to make the first group be that even column and the second group are odd column, also or in other applicable mode distinguish.
Please refer to Fig. 5.Fig. 5 is in one embodiment of the invention, the process flow diagram of touch detection method 500.Touch detection method 500 can be applicable to capacitance type touch-control panel as shown in the figure 1 as shown in Figure 1.Touch detection method 500 methods comprise the following steps (should be appreciated that, mentioned step, except chatting especially bright its order person, all can adjust its front and back order according to actual needs in the present embodiment, even can carry out simultaneously or partly simultaneously).
In step 501, provide capacitance type touch-control panel 1 as shown in Figure 1.Then in step 502, in first direction detecting unit 11 with etc. the independent sweep trace 12b person of being connected scan, with the first touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control of acquisition in step 503.In step 504, second direction detecting unit 13 is scanned, in order to do the second touch-control signal that input produces according to touch-control of acquisition in step 505.In step 506, the first touch-control signal and the second touch-control signal are compared, and in step 507 judgement essence position of touch.
Although the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; so it is not in order to limit the present invention, anyly has the knack of this skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion depending on the accompanying claim person of defining.