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Embodiment of the present utility model at least provides a kind of display device of improvement, to alleviate or to avoid above-mentioned problem, promotes user to the experience of display device.
According to an aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of display device, this display device comprises: for showing the display module of image, and display module has the underlay substrate of the superstructure as display module; For the sensing electrode of the electrocardiosignal of sensing user, described sensing electrode is arranged on the top of described underlay substrate.
As above mention, signal sensing parts in Fitness Testing system are arranged in the external system of equipment by the existing equipment with Fitness Testing function usually, or just simply on the housing being attached at equipment, which increase the volume of equipment and have impact on the experience of user.Adopt the display device that this utility model embodiment provides, signal sensing parts can be allowed to become the building block of display device, and the height realizing Fitness Testing system and display device is integrated, promotes the experience of user, and is conducive to the miniaturization of display device.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, sensing electrode can cover the surface of underlay substrate.Because sensing electrode is formed an overall structure on the surface covering underlay substrate, user can optionally touch or click any position on the surface of display device, can carry out the test of electrocardiosignal.Such as, user can repeatedly touch continuously or click sensing electrode, voltage difference between the electrocardiosignal utilizing repeatedly touch or click sensing electrode to sense, the body data such as the heart rate of user can be calculated, thus, the present embodiment can provide a kind of equipment of mode of spot measurement electrocardiosignal.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, sensing electrode comprises multiple sensing electrode unit.By arranging the multiple sensing electrode unit mutually separated, multiple positions of user can be allowed (such as, finger) touch simultaneously or click different sensing electrode unit, utilize the voltage difference between the electrocardiosignal that senses from different fingers, the body data such as the heart rate of user can be obtained more accurately.
In one embodiment, sensing electrode can comprise the sensing electrode unit of four corners on the surface being positioned at display device.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, sensing electrode comprises sensing electrode cellular array, and display device also comprises the switch element array corresponding with described sensing electrode cellular array, each switch element in switch element array is electrically connected with each sensing electrode unit in described sensing electrode cellular array respectively.Thus, not only allow multiple positions of user (such as, finger) touch simultaneously or click different sensing electrode unit, improve the accuracy that electrocardiosignal is measured, and the finger of user can place optional position on the display apparatus, the measurement of electrocardiosignal can be carried out, further facilitated the use of user thus, improved Consumer's Experience.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, each sensing electrode unit is electrically connected with the source electrode of each switch element in switch element array or drain respectively.Like this, the electrocardiosignal that sensing electrode unit senses can transfer to controller through switch element, and controller can process sensed electrocardiosignal and analyze, to obtain required body data.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, between the layer that the layer at switch element array place is arranged on sensing electrode place and underlay substrate.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, display device also comprises the cushion between underlay substrate and the layer at switch element place.The underlay substrate of such as glass substrate and so on is usually containing metal ion, and cushion can prevent the metal ion coming from underlay substrate from diffusing to switch element above it, is of value to the stable of the performance maintaining switch element.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, display device also comprises the planarization layer covering described switch arrays.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, display device also comprises the passivation layer be formed in above described planarization layer, and described sensing electrode cellular array is formed in above described passivation layer.
According to another embodiment of the present utility model, described display device comprises the controller being configured to process the electrocardiosignal that described sensing electrode senses and analyze, and described controller comprises: filter protective circuit, it is configured to filtering high-frequency interferencing signal the electrocardiosignal received from described sensing electrode; Preamplifier, it is configured to amplify electrocardiosignal after filtering; Buffer circuit, it is configured to the output signal of described preamplifier and late-class circuit to isolate; Drive amplification circuit, its signal be configured to exporting from described buffer circuit amplifies; Generative circuit, it is configured to utilize the amplifying signal coming from described drive amplification circuit to generate the heart rate data signal of user, and output circuit, it is configured to export user's heart rate data signal of generating to show described heart rate data by display device to user.
For the display device described by any embodiment that previous embodiment is mentioned, the material forming described sensing electrode comprises indium tin oxide, CNT and Graphene, and described underlay substrate can be glass substrate.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of heart rate monitoring system, this system comprises the display device described by any embodiment in previous embodiment, and user realizes rhythm of the heart by finger and the contact of the sensing electrode in display device.
For various embodiment provided by the utility model, sensing electrode or sensing electrode cellular array is formed by making on display module, the height that can realize Fitness Testing function and display device merges and integrated, thus improve the experience of user, and be conducive to the volume reducing display device.
Detailed description of the invention
Below, specific embodiment of the utility model is described in detail by way of example.Should be understood that; embodiment of the present utility model is not limited to following cited example; those skilled in the art utilize principle of the present utility model or spirit can to modify and modification to shown each embodiment; other embodiment that the form that obtains is different; obviously, these embodiments all fall into the claimed scope of this utility model.
Fig. 1 schematically shows the sectional view of the display device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.As shown in Figure 1, the display device according to the present embodiment can comprise: for showing the display module 12 of image, and display module 12 can have the underlay substrate 121 of the superstructure as display module 12; For the sensing electrode 11 of the electrocardiosignal of sensing user, sensing electrode 11 is arranged on the top of underlay substrate 121.
Sensing electrode 11 can be formed by the transparent conductive material of such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and so on.Alternatively, in another embodiment, the material forming sensing electrode 11 also can comprise the flexible material such as CNT, Graphene, can realize the Flexible Displays of display device thus.The sensing electrode be made into this kind of transparent material not only can the electrocardiosignal of sensing user, and can not affect display device and show image to user.Underlay substrate 121 as the superstructure of display module 12 can be the substrate formed by suitable materials such as such as glass, and therefore, underlay substrate 121 can include but not limited to glass substrate.
Below, the process of electrocardiosignal measurement is carried out in the display device that illustrating application the present embodiment provides.
As known to those skilled in the art, the bio electricity change of heart itself is by the conductive tissue around heart and body fluid, can be reflected on the body surface of user, make parts of body, in each cardiac cycle, regular change in electric activity also all occur.Cardiac electric signals change curve can be recorded in certain position sensing electrode being placed on human body surface, also namely common clinically at present electrocardiogram.
For the display device being provided with sensing electrode that the present embodiment provides, user such as can by making sensing electrode on the display apparatus of finger touch or click.When the finger of user contacts with sensing electrode at every turn, sensing electrode can sense the voltage signal on finger, and these voltage signals such as can transfer to controller (not shown in figure 1) by the lead-in wire (not shown in figure 1) of sensing electrode.Controller can process the sensing signal from sensing electrode and analyze, and obtains the body data of user.Such controller can be arranged in display device, also can be arranged on the outside of display device.Such as, user twice touch or click can arrange sensing electrode on the display apparatus continuously, thus allow controller receive voltage signal twice continuously by sensing electrode, then controller can calculate the voltage difference between the voltage signal that receives for twice, thus can obtain the heart rate data of user by the heart rate computational methods of routine.On this basis, user can also obtain other possible body data relevant with user by algorithm well known by persons skilled in the art.Therefore, a kind of equipment of mode of spot measurement electrocardiosignal can be provided according to the display device of the present embodiment.
Further, can with the mode of electrocardiogram or numerical value to user show the heart rate that arrives of test.Controller processes the signal from sensing electrode, can obtain continuous print waveform, can show this continuous print waveform (that is, heart rate curve or electrocardiogram) to user.Such as, Fig. 2 schematically shows the heart rate curve that can be shown to user by display device.Or the number of times of the heart rate cycle can embodied according to this continuous print waveform or crest, trough calculates heart rate, and shows heart rate value by the mode of numerical value to user.
Further, on the basis of the heart rate curve or heart rate value that monitor user, controller can judge that whether the current heart rate of user is normal.Such as, if the electrocardiogram obtained is continuous and the signal of telecommunication of rule, then normal ECG is judged to be; Otherwise then think electrocardiographic abnormality, and point out heart rate abnormal by display device to user, reminding user is likely that heart has occurred health problem, caused user to pay attention to.
As mentioned before, have in the equipment of Fitness Testing function existing, signal measurement parts for the electrocardiosignal of sensing user are placed in the external system of equipment usually, or be just attached at simply on the shell of equipment, such equipment does not realize the integrated of Fitness Testing system and equipment veritably, have impact on the experience of user, and it is unfavorable for the miniaturization of equipment volume.By sensing electrode being produced on the top of the underlay substrate as superstructure in the display module of display device, the height achieving Fitness Testing function and display device merges, and can improve the experience of user, and is conducive to the volume reducing general arrangement.
Be understandable that, above-mentioned display module 12 can be any display module that those skilled in the art know.Such as, display module 12 can be liquid crystal display module, now, the liquid crystal layer etc. that display module 12 can comprise array base palte, color membrane substrates and be arranged between array base palte and color membrane substrates, and underlay substrate 121 can be the glass substrate in color membrane substrates.Alternatively, display module 12 can be that OLED shows module, and now, underlay substrate 121 can be the base plate for packaging that OLED shows module.
Sensing electrode 11 can directly be produced on underlay substrate 121 as shown in Figure 1, or, any suitable structure of such as polaroid and so on also can be formed as required between underlay substrate 121 and sensing electrode 11.
As shown in Figure 1, in the example depicted in fig. 1, sensing electrode 11 covers the surface of underlay substrate 121.Thus, user can touch or click any position in display device, can sense the electrocardiosignal of user, and the use for user brings conveniently.
Alternatively, sensing electrode can not be the monoblock electrode covering whole underlay substrate 121, but comprises multiple sensing electrode unit.Multiple sensing electrode unit can be produced on the one or more fixed position place above underlay substrate 121.Such as, Fig. 3 shows the top plan view of the display device according to another embodiment of the present utility model.In this embodiment, sensing electrode comprises the sensing electrode unit of four corners on the surface being positioned at display device.For the sake of clarity, give prominence to dark colour four sensing electrode unit 11-1,11-2,11-31 and 11-4 showing four angles place being arranged at display device here.In other embodiments, one or sensing electrode unit can also be set in the central authorities of display device or any position.
Multiple sensing electrode unit is comprised by making sensing electrode, user can with multiple position (such as, finger) touch or click sensing electrode, such as, two fingers can be placed on different sensing electrode unit by user, like this, can utilize from two finger voltage signal between voltage difference to calculate the heart rate data of user, thus, the mode of this multipoint sensing can improve the accuracy that electrocardiosignal is measured.
In another embodiment, sensing electrode can comprise sensing electrode cellular array, display device also can comprise the switch element array corresponding with sensing electrode cellular array, and each switch element in switch element array is electrically connected with each sensing electrode unit in sensing electrode cellular array respectively.
Fig. 4 schematically shows the electrical connection of sensing electrode cellular array and corresponding switch element array, and Fig. 4 also show the controller 30 be included in display device.As shown in Figure 4, the sensing electrode cellular array comprising nine sensing electrode unit 11-1,11-2,11-3,11-4,11-5,11-6,11-7,11-8 and 11-9 can be electrically connected with corresponding nine switch elements 14.Each sensing electrode unit is electrically connected with the source electrode of each switch element in switch element array or drain respectively.Controller 30 can be electrically connected with the grid of each switch element in switch element array and its source electrode or in draining one, and therefore, controller 30 can the turning on and off of gauge tap element.Meanwhile, as mentioned before, the electrocardiosignal that controller 30 can sense sensing electrode processes and analyzes, to obtain the user's body data of expectation.That is, in this embodiment, the functional circuit that the functional circuit turned on and off and the electrocardiosignal sensed sensing electrode of gauge tap element carry out treatment and analysis can be combined in a controller, circuit structure can be simplified thus, reduce volume and the size of the circuit in display device, be beneficial to the miniaturization of display device.In other embodiments, the functional circuit of the break-make of the switch element in gauge tap element arrays also can be an independent circuit module.
Utilize the display device that the present embodiment provides, multiple position can be measured (such as simultaneously, finger) voltage signal, thus the voltage difference between the voltage signal on multiple position can be utilized, calculate the body data such as electrocardiogram or heart rate, like this, the measurement result obtained is more accurate.
Such as, when the finger touch of user is to certain sensing electrode unit, controller 30 can connect the switch element corresponding with this sensing electrode unit, thus make by this sensing electrode unit senses to electrocardiosignal transfer to controller 30 to process the electrocardiosignal sensed and to analyze via switch element.When the finger of user leaves this sensing electrode unit, controller 30 can control corresponding switch element and turn off, and controller 30 stops receiving sensing signal, and the function measuring the electrocardiosignal of user is disabled.In this case, such as, can, by time-multiplexed mode, make sensing electrode unit both can serve as the measuring cell of sensing user electrocardiosignal, also can as the touch control electrode detecting the touch location that user points.Self-capacitance well known to those skilled in the art can be utilized to detect or mutual capacitance detection technique to judge the finger of user and whether touch sensing electrode unit and to determine the position of the sensing electrode unit that user contacts, now, sensing electrode can be used as touch control electrode, drive singal can be applied with touch detection chip well known by persons skilled in the art to sensing electrode to detect to realize touching, whether controller 30 can contact the sensing electrode unit in display device according to the finger of user and turn off or connect corresponding switch element to the particular location of the sensing electrode unit of user's finger contacts afterwards, now, stop applying drive singal to sensing electrode, sensing electrode recovers the measuring cell as the electrocardiosignal measuring user.Relevant touch detection technical is known to those skilled in the art, is not described in detail at this.
Note, the electrical connection of the sensing electrode unit of nine shown in Fig. 4 just in order to schematically illustrate sensing electrode cellular array and switch element array, the quantity of the sensing electrode unit in sensing electrode cellular array can far away more than nine.In one embodiment, each sensing electrode unit can be made as undersized sensing electrode block, and such as the diameter of each sensing electrode unit can be about 50 microns.By multiple undersized sensing electrode cell layout on the surface of display device, when the position (such as, finger) of user contacts with any position on the surface of display device, corresponding sensing electrode unit can be touched.That is, user optionally by pointing any position be placed on the surface of display device, can carry out the measurement of electrocardiosignal, improving the experience of user further.In addition, when the finger of user is placed on the surface of display device, a position (such as, finger) may touch simultaneously or touch multiple sensing electrode unit, now, can to these multiple sensing electrode unit senses to voltage signal be averaged, similarly, the voltage signal that other finger touch or the multiple sensing electrode unit touched sense can be averaged, then, controller can utilize the voltage difference between the voltage signal of average treatment of corresponding different fingers to determine heart rate curve or heart rate value, like this, the accuracy that electrocardiosignal is measured can be improved further.
Mode below by way of example illustrates the structure of the display device comprising sensing electrode cellular array and switch element array.
Fig. 5 schematically shows the partial section comprising the display device of the switch arrays of sensing electrode cellular array and correspondence according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
As shown in Figure 5, the display module 12 of display device can comprise the underlay substrate 121 of the superstructure as display module 12, and display device also comprises switch element 14 and sensing electrode unit 11-1.For the sake of clarity, a switch element 14 and a sensing electrode unit 11-1 is merely illustrated in Fig. 5.The layer at switch element 14 array place is arranged between the layer at sensing electrode place and underlay substrate 121.Switch element 14 can be thin film transistor (TFT) (TFT), and it can comprise channel layer 144, gate insulation layer 143, middle dielectric layer 142, passivation layer 141, grid G ate and source electrode 145 and drain electrode 146.Source electrode 145 and drain electrode 146 can be electrically connected to channel layer 144 via via hole, and sensing electrode unit 11-1 can be electrically connected to drain electrode 146 via via hole.It should be noted that, in the diagram, in order to clearly illustrate sensing electrode unit 11-1, source electrode 145 and drain electrode 146 and the electrical connection of other layer, showing sensing electrode unit 11-1, source electrode 145 and drain electrode 146 highlightedly in the mode of the shade with oblique line.Should it is understood that, sensing electrode unit 11-1 shown in Fig. 4 is one in the multiple sensing electrode unit in sensing electrode cellular array, and alternatively, sensing electrode unit 11-1 also can be electrically connected to the source electrode 145 of TFT switch element 14.
In another embodiment, display device also comprises the cushion between underlay substrate and the layer at switch element place.As shown in Figure 5, display device also comprises the cushion 13 between the layer at underlay substrate 121 and switch element 14 place.Cushion 13 can be formed by Si oxide, with the layer preventing the metal ion coming from underlay substrate 121 from diffusing to the switch element of top, is of value to the stable of the performance maintaining switch element 14.
As shown in Figure 5, display device also can comprise the planarization layer 15 of overlay switch 14 array.Planarization layer 15 can provide comparatively even curface for display device.
Further, display device also can comprise the passivation layer 16 be formed in above planarization layer 15, and sensing electrode cellular array can be formed on described passivation layer.Passivation layer 16 can protect switch element in display device by the corrosion of the water, oxygen etc. in the finger of user or air.Sensing electrode unit 11-1 can be electrically connected to source electrode or the drain electrode of switch element 14 via the via hole in passivation layer 16 and planarization layer 15.
The controller that the electrocardiosignal sensed described sensing electrode processes and analyzes can be arranged in display device.Fig. 6 schematically shows the circuit structure of the controller according to an embodiment of the present utility model.Controller can comprise: filter protective circuit, and it is configured to state filtering high-frequency interferencing signal in the electrocardiosignal that sensing electrode receives; Preamplifier, it is configured to amplify electrocardiosignal after filtering;
Buffer circuit, it is configured to the output signal of preamplifier and late-class circuit to isolate; Drive amplification circuit, its signal be configured to exporting from buffer circuit amplifies; Generative circuit, it is configured to utilize the amplifying signal coming from drive amplification circuit to generate the heart rate data signal of user, and output circuit, and it is configured to export user's heart rate data signal of generating to show heart rate data by display device to user.
Filter protective circuit can be made up of RC low-pass filter circuit, can only make frequency be that the signal of tens hertz passes through.The FET-constant current source difference amplifier of high input resistance, low noise, high cmrr can be adopted as pre-amplification circuit, the faint electrocardiosignal of input to be amplified, such amplifying circuit has the ability of enough suppression interfering signals simultaneously.Buffer circuit can adopt photoelectric coupling circuit, the importation be connected and prestage circuit and back-end circuit is isolated, prevent microshock with user, reduces front stage circuits to the signal disturbing of late-class circuit and impact simultaneously.Drive amplification circuit can adopt power amplifier, amplifies to the signal exported from buffer circuit the signal processing facilitating generative circuit.Generative circuit can comprise and carries out gathering A/D change-over circuit to the signal from drive amplification circuit and carry out computing or process to obtain the treatment circuit of user's body data (such as, heart rate value or electrocardiogram) expected to the signal collected.It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that such treatment circuit can adopt special chip to realize, known algorithm also can be utilized to be realized by the mode of software programming.Output circuit can comprise D/A change-over circuit and signal smoothing circuit etc.
Controller shown in Fig. 6 also can comprise power circuit, and power circuit can provide necessary running voltage for aforesaid filter protective circuit, pre-amplification circuit, buffer circuit, drive amplification circuit, generative circuit and output circuit.
The display device that above each embodiment of the present utility model provides can be any equipment or device of possessing Presentation Function.Display device can be such as mobile phone, notebook computer, panel computer etc.Therefore, by the sensing electrode of sensing user electrocardiosignal is produced on the surface of display module of display device, the height that such display device can realize Fitness Testing system and display device merges and integrated, for user provides the experience of improvement, and be conducive to the overall volume reducing display device.
Of the present utility model another embodiment still provides a kind of heart rate monitoring system, and this system comprises the display device described by any embodiment in previous embodiment, and user realizes rhythm of the heart by finger and the contact of the sensing electrode in display device.Owing to sensing electrode to be produced on the top of the underlay substrate as superstructure in display module, the height achieving Fitness Testing function and display device merges, user can carry out rhythm of the heart like a cork when using this display device, and such heart rate monitoring system can improve the experience of user.It should be noted, above-described embodiment is used for illustrating instead of limiting this utility model, and those skilled in the art can design many alternate embodiment and not depart from the scope of claims.In the claims, word " comprises " existence of element or the step do not got rid of except those cited by claim.Word "a" or "an" before element does not get rid of the existence of multiple such element.Some feature is documented in this pure fact in mutual different dependent claims and does not mean that the combination of these features can not be advantageously used.