US20160139730A1 - Display apparatus, method for driving display apparatus, and pointing device - Google Patents
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- the drive control circuit 41 applies the driving signal Tx selectively to the driving electrode 21 .
- the detection data Vdet is generated in all the sensing electrodes 22 in synchronization with the application of the driving signal Tx. The above-described procedure is performed on all the driving electrodes 21 to generate the detection data Vdet of all the facing portions formed in the touch panel 20 .
- Step S 08 When the signal component Vs is larger than the threshold, the TPIC 40 collates the obtained detection data Vdet with a pre-registered noise pattern to determine whether or not noise is included in the detection data Vdet. When the TPIC 40 determines that there is noise, the procedure proceeds to step S 12 . When the TPIC 40 determines that there is no noise, the procedure proceeds to step S 09 .
- processing functions may be implemented on a computer.
- a program describing the processing content of a function which each display apparatus needs to have is provided.
- a computer system executes those programs, thereby providing the above-described processing functions.
- the programs may be stored in computer-readable media.
- Such computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage apparatuses, optical discs, magneto-optical storage media, semiconductor memory devices, and other non-transitory storage media.
- the examples of the magnetic storage apparatuses include a hard disk drive (HDD; Hard disk Drive), a flexible disc (FD), and a magnetic tape.
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Abstract
In a display apparatus, a touch panel where driving and sensing electrodes face each other across a dielectric substance outputs a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode. A pointing device points to a position on a touch surface of the touch panel. A detection assisting device includes an inverting circuit for obtaining a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal and inverting the phase thereof to generate an inversion signal, and outputs the inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device. A control device applies the driving signal to the driving electrode, obtains the detection signal generated at the sensing electrode according to the mutual capacitance between the driving and sensing electrodes and the inversion signal, and detects the pointing device in contact with or proximity to the touch panel based on the detection signal.
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- The present application claims priority to Japanese Priority Patent Application JP 2014-234104 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Nov. 19, 2014, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- The embodiments discussed herein relate to a display apparatus, a method for driving a display apparatus, and a pointing device.
- A display apparatus with a touch panel, which a user touches with a finger, a stylus, or the like, to input information, is used in various fields. As one of such touch panel systems, an electrostatic-capacitance type touch panel capable of reducing the power consumption is known. When the area of a screen of a touch panel is small, the capability of inputting using a stylus with a narrow tip is preferred. However, in the electrostatic-capacitance type touch panel, a stylus with a narrow contact area has a poor contact-detection sensitivity because the electrostatic capacitance generated at a contact portion needs to be equal to or greater than a predetermined level. Then, in order to improve operability, there is proposed a display apparatus with a stylus that outputs an active signal toward a detection unit. (See, for example, Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2013-58198).
- The embodiments discussed herein provide a display apparatus capable of reliably detecting the presence or absence of touch, a method for driving the display apparatus, and a pointing device.
- According to an aspect of the embodiments, there is provided a display apparatus including: a touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode; a pointing device configured to point to a position on a touch surface of the touch panel; a detection assisting device including an inverting circuit configured to obtain a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal detected by the pointing device and generate an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal, the detection assisting device being configured to output the inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device; and a control device configured to apply the driving signal to the driving electrode, obtain the detection signal that is generated at the sensing electrode according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal, and detect the pointing device in contact with or proximity to the touch panel based on the detection signal.
- The object and advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the claims.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention.
- Additional features and advantages are described herein, and will be apparent from the following Detailed Description and the figures.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the configuration of a display apparatus of a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of the configuration of a display apparatus of a second embodiment; -
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of the configuration of a control device of the second embodiment; -
FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the configuration of a TPIC of the second embodiment; -
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the output signal of an integration circuit in response to a driving signal; -
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of the configuration of a stylus of the second embodiment; -
FIGS. 7A and 7B illustrate an example of a noise pattern; -
FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a touch detection procedure of the display apparatus of the second embodiment; -
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of the configuration of a second detection assisting circuit of a display apparatus of a third embodiment; -
FIG. 10 illustrates an example of the configuration of a third detection assisting circuit; -
FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the configuration of a fourth detection assisting circuit of a display apparatus of a fourth embodiment; and -
FIG. 12 illustrates a relationship between an input signal and an output signal of a phase adjustment circuit. - Several embodiments will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
- Note that the disclosed embodiments are just one example, and thus the appropriate modifications that may be readily conceived to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the embodiments shall be included in the scope of the embodiments. Moreover, for clarity of description, in the drawings the width, thickness, shape, and the like of each unit may be schematically illustrated as compared with the actual embodiments, but the width, thickness, shape, and the like of each unit are just one example and shall not limit the interpretation of the embodiments.
- Moreover, in the embodiments and the drawings, components similar to those described in regard to a drawing thereinabove may be marked with like reference numerals to omit the detailed description as appropriate.
- A display apparatus of a first embodiment is described using
FIG. 1 .FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the configuration of the display apparatus of the first embodiment. - A
display apparatus 1 illustrated inFIG. 1 includes atouch panel 2, animage display panel 3, acontrol device 4, apointing device 5, and adetection assisting device 6. - The
touch panel 2 includes adriving electrode 2 a and asensing electrode 2 b that faces at least a part of the drivingelectrode 2 a across a dielectric substance, in which thesensing electrode 2 b is arranged on a touch surface side of thetouch panel 2. In thetouch panel 2, a plurality of drivingelectrodes 2 a and a plurality ofsensing electrodes 2 b are arranged such as to cover the touch surface area. Hereinafter, a configuration of the drivingelectrode 2 a and sensingelectrode 2 b will be described, in which a part of the drivingelectrode 2 a and a part of thesensing electrode 2 b cross each other to form a facing portion, but the same applies to the other driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. - The facing portion at which the driving
electrode 2 a and thesensing electrode 2 b face each other has a first capacitance formed by thedriving electrode 2 a, the dielectric substance, and thesensing electrode 2 b. When a driving signal Tx of a square waveform is applied to the drivingelectrode 2 a, a detection signal Rx may be detected by thesensing electrode 2 b in synchronization with the driving signal Tx. That is, when the driving signal Tx is applied to the drivingelectrode 2 a, an electric charge corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode is accumulated in thesensing electrode 2 b. If the charge amount in thesensing electrode 2 b is extracted as the detection signal Rx, the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode may be measured. Because the mutual capacitance differs between when thepointing device 5 is in contact with or proximate to thetouch panel 2 and when thepointing device 5 is apart from thetouch panel 2, the presence or absence of the touch of thepointing device 5 may be also detected by measuring the mutual capacitance. InFIG. 1 , thedriving electrode 2 a and sensingelectrode 2 b have belt-like shapes extending in mutually orthogonal directions of thetouch panel 2, respectively, and the facing portion is formed at a place where the drivingelectrode 2 a and thesensing electrode 2 b cross each other, but the embodiments are not limited thereto. - The
image display panel 3 includes a planar display surface, and displays an image based on a display signal output from thecontrol device 4. - The
control device 4 is connected to theimage display panel 3, thedriving electrode 2 a, and thesensing electrode 2 b, and performs a display control to display an image on theimage display panel 3 and a detection control to detect the touch of thepointing device 5. In the detection control, the driving signal Tx of a square waveform is applied to thedriving electrode 2 a and the detection signal Rx is obtained from thesensing electrode 2 b. From thesensing electrode 2 b, the detection signal Rx having a rising edge and a falling edge each being in synchronization with the timing of potential change of the driving signal Tx is output. - The pointing
device 5 points to a position on the touch surface of thetouch panel 2. Thepointing device 5 in contact with or proximate to thetouch panel 2 is electrically connected or coupled to thetouch panel 2 to form a second capacitance. A detection driving signal Td obtained by detecting the driving signal Tx that is input via thesensing electrode 2 b of thetouch panel 2 in contact with or proximate to thepointing device 5 is output to thedetection assisting device 6. Moreover, thepointing device 5 obtains an inversion signal RTd from thedetection assisting device 6, and outputs it to thesensing electrode 2 b using a capacitive coupling between an output circuit of thepointing device 5 and thesensing electrode 2 b, or the like. - The
detection assisting device 6 includes aninverting circuit 6 a, obtains the detection driving signal Td from thepointing device 5, generates the inversion signal RTd by inverting the phase of the detection driving signal Td, and outputs it to thepointing device 5. Note that thedetection assisting device 6 may be provided inside another device. For example, it may be provided in thepointing device 5 or thecontrol device 4. - A touch detection operation of such a
display apparatus 1 is described. Hereinafter, a state where thepointing device 5 is in contact with or proximate to thetouch panel 2 is referred to and described as a “touch state”, while a state where thepointing device 5 is neither in contact with nor proximate to thetouch panel 2 is referred to and described as a “non-touch state”. - When the
pointing device 5 is in the non-touch state, the mutual capacitance between the drivingelectrode 2 a and thesensing electrode 2 b corresponds to the first capacitance. When the driving signal is applied to thedriving electrode 2 a by thecontrol device 4, an electric field corresponding to the first capacitance will be generated between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode. On the other hand, when thepointing device 5 is in the touch state, a part of the electric field is generated also between thepointing device 5 and thesensing electrode 2 b due to the second capacitance between thepointing device 5 and thesensing electrode 2 b. As a result, the electric field between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode decreases and the mutual capacitance also decreases. Furthermore, the inversion signal RTd having a phase opposite to the phase of the driving signal Tx is output to thesensing electrode 2 b via thepointing device 5 from thedetection assisting device 6. The inversion signal RTd acts in the direction assisting the signal change of the detection signal Rx due to thepointing device 5, via the capacitive coupling between thepointing device 5 and thesensing electrode 2 b. - As described above, in the detection signal Rx, a signal component of the inversion signal RTd is superposed on a signal component (referred to as a detection signal Rx0) corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode. Therefore, the signal strength of the detection signal Rx is increased as compared with the detection signal Rx0 simply corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode. In the
control device 4, the presence or absence of touch may be reliably detected by detecting the touch state of thepointing device 5 using the detection signal Rx whose signal strength has been increased in this manner. - Next, a display apparatus of a second embodiment is described.
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FIG. 2 illustrates an example of the configuration of the display apparatus of the second embodiment. - A
display apparatus 10 of the second embodiment includes atouch panel 20, animage display panel 30, adisplay control circuit 35, a touch-panel control circuit (hereinafter, referred to as a TPIC) 40, a stylus 50, and acontrol device 60. Thedisplay control circuit 35, theTPIC 40, and thecontrol device 60 perform a part of the procedure of thecontrol device 4 illustrated inFIG. 1 , respectively. Moreover, thedetection assisting device 6 illustrated inFIG. 1 is mounted as adetection assisting circuit 51 inside the stylus 50. - The
touch panel 20 is a mutual-capacitance detection type touch panel that includes a plurality of belt-like driving electrodes 21 extending in the horizontal direction inFIG. 2 and a plurality of belt-like sensing electrodes 22 extending in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the drivingelectrode 21. Thesensing electrode 22 is arranged on the touch surface side of thetouch panel 20, while the drivingelectrode 21 is arranged in a lower layer of thesensing electrode 22 across a dielectric substance. The drivingelectrode 21 and thesensing electrode 22 cross each other in a plan view, and at the intersection, a facing portion where the drivingelectrode 21 and thesensing electrode 22 face each other is formed. The facing portion serves as a touch sensor, and in thetouch panel 20, facing portions are arranged in a matrix so as to be able to detect a touch position of the stylus 50. TheTPIC 40 outputs to thecontrol device 60 the touch information including the detected presence or absence of the touch of the stylus 50 and the position of the stylus 50 when touch has been detected. - The
image display panel 30 is configured as the so-called in-cell type, i.e., integrated with thetouch panel 20. In the in-cell type configuration, the drivingelectrode 21 of thetouch panel 20 and the common electrode of a liquid crystal display element are shared. Note that thetouch panel 20 and theimage display panel 30 may be separately formed and then bonded with an adhesive or the like. - The
display control circuit 35 performs a display control among the processing functions of thecontrol device 4. Thedisplay control circuit 35 receives an image signal from thecontrol device 60 to generate a display signal, thereby performing the display control of theimage display panel 30. - The
TPIC 40 performs a detection control to detect the touch of the stylus 50, among the processing functions of thecontrol device 4. In accordance with an instruction from thecontrol device 60, theTPIC 40 sequentially selects the drivingelectrode 21 to supply a driving signal of an AC square waveform driving signal. Then, theTPIC 40 detects the presence or absence of the touch of the stylus 50 and the position of the stylus 50 when the stylus 50 is in the touch state, based on the detection signal of thesensing electrode 22 at that time. - The stylus 50 is one embodiment of the
pointing device 5, and in the second embodiment, the stylus 50 includes thedetection assisting circuit 51. Thedetection assisting circuit 51 generates an auxiliary signal ARx whose phase is opposite to the phase of the driving signal Tx, based on the detection driving signal Td corresponding to the driving signal Tx that is detected when the tip of the stylus 50 approaches thetouch panel 20, and outputs the auxiliary signal ARx to thesensing electrode 22. The auxiliary signal ARx refers to a signal for increasing the signal strength of the detection signal Rx including the inversion signal RTd illustrated inFIG. 1 . - The
control device 60 controls thewhole display apparatus 10. - Each unit of such a
display apparatus 10 is described. - First, the
control device 60 configured to control the whole apparatus is described.FIG. 3 illustrates an example of the configuration of the control device of the second embodiment. - The
control device 60 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 62, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 63, and a plurality of peripheral devices are connected or coupled to theCPU 61 via abus 83. - The
RAM 62 is used as the main storage device of thecontrol device 60. At least part of the program of an OS (Operating System) and the application program executed by theCPU 61 are temporarily stored in theRAM 62. Moreover, various types of data needed for processing by theCPU 61 are stored in theRAM 62. - The
ROM 63 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory and used as a secondary storage device of thecontrol device 60, and stores the information that need not to be updated. For example, the program of an OS, application programs, and various types of data are stored in theROM 63. Note that a semiconductor memory, such as a flash memory, may be used as the secondary storage device. - The peripheral devices connected or coupled to the
bus 83 include thedisplay control circuit 35, theTPIC 40, and acommunication interface 81. - The
image display panel 30 is connected or coupled to thedisplay control circuit 35. - The
touch panel 20 is connected or coupled to theTPIC 40. TheTPIC 40 detects a touch state of the stylus 50 based on an instruction of theCPU 61. Moreover, theTPIC 40 calculates the coordinate of a touch position, and outputs the touch information including the coordinate of a touch position to theCPU 61 via thebus 83. - The
communication interface 81 is connected or coupled to anetwork 90, and transmits and receives data to and from another computer or telecommunication device via thenetwork 90. Moreover, if the stylus 50 is connected or coupled to thenetwork 90, thecommunication interface 81 may transmit and receive data to and from the stylus 50 via thenetwork 90. - With such a configuration, the processing function of the
control device 60 may be realized. - Next, the configuration of the
TPIC 40 is described.FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the configuration of the TPIC of the second embodiment.FIG. 4 illustrates theTPIC 40 and the outline of the cross section of a facing portion of thetouch panel 20. - The
TPIC 40 includes adrive control circuit 41, an A/D (analog/digital)conversion circuit 42, and asignal processing circuit 43, and performs a detection control to detect the touch of the stylus 50. Upon detection of a touch, theTPIC 40 detects the coordinate of a touch position and notifies thecontrol device 60 of the coordinate. Thedrive control circuit 41 applies the driving signal Tx of an AC square waveform of a predetermined frequency to the drivingelectrode 21. The A/D conversion circuit 42 operates in synchronization with thedrive control circuit 41, and receives the detection signal Rx in accordance with the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and with the auxiliary signal ARx, and converts the detection signal Rx to the detection data Vdet. The A/D conversion circuit 42 is provided for each sensingelectrode 22, and converts the detection signal Rx of the correspondingsensing electrode 22 to digital data. Thesignal processing circuit 43 receives the detection data Vdet converted by each A/D conversion circuit 42, and performs a procedure of detecting the touch of the stylus 50 and identifying the coordinate of a touch position of the stylus 50, based on the detection data Vdet across the whole touch surface. - Each processing unit is described following a signal flow.
- In a period during which the driving
electrode 21 to be shared as the common electrode of theimage display panel 30 is not operating as the common electrode, within one frame period, thedrive control circuit 41 sequentially applies the driving signal Tx to a plurality of drivingelectrodes 21. For example, thedrive control circuit 41 selects the drivingelectrodes 21 illustrated inFIG. 2 in the order of #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5, . . . , and sequentially applies the driving signal Tx. The driving signal Tx is applied to each drivingelectrode 21 multiple times within one frame period. The driving signal Tx may be continuously applied to the selected drivingelectrode 21 multiple times. - In the
touch panel 20, due to the driving signal Tx applied to the drivingelectrode 21, an electric current in accordance with the mutual capacitance between the drivingelectrode 21 and thesensing electrode 22 flows to thesensing electrode 22. As illustrated inFIG. 4 , in the facing portion of the drivingelectrode 21 andsensing electrode 22, an electrostatic capacitance C1 (hereinafter, referred to as a capacitance C1) is formed by the drivingelectrode 21, thesensing electrode 22, and the dielectric substance therebetween. In the non-touch state of the stylus 50, when the driving signal Tx of an AC square waveform is applied to the drivingelectrode 21, an electric current in accordance with the capacitance C1 flows to thesensing electrode 22, and is output to the A/D conversion circuit 42 as the detection signal Rx. On the other hand, in the touch state of the stylus 50, a capacitance C2 formed between the stylus 50 and thesensing electrode 22 is added in series to the capacitance C1. Then, when the driving signal Tx of an AC square waveform is applied to the drivingelectrode 21, an electric field will be generated not only between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode but also between the driving electrode and the stylus. The electric field between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode decreases as compared with that in the non-touch state. Accordingly, the detection signal Rx0 has a value smaller than the value in the non-touch state. Furthermore, from the stylus 50, the auxiliary signal ARx generated by thedetection assisting circuit 51 is output to thesensing electrode 22. As a result, the detection signal Rx, whose signal change has been strengthened by superimposing the signal component of the auxiliary signal ARx on the detection signal Rx0, is obtained. As described above, the auxiliary signal ARx output from the stylus 50 strengthens the signal change of the detection signal Rx due to the capacitance, which the stylus 50 forms between the stylus 50 and the drivingelectrodes 21, thereby making more noticeable a difference between the detection signal Rx in the touch state and the detection signal Rx in the non-touch state. The detection signal Rx is generated in a plurality ofsensing electrodes 22, respectively, and is output to the A/D conversion circuit 42. - The A/
D conversion circuit 42 includes anintegration circuit 421, an ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) 422, and an FIR (Finite Impulse Response) 423, and extracts the detection signal Rx in synchronization with thedrive control circuit 41, and generates, from the detection signal Rx, the detection data Vdet to be used in thesignal processing circuit 43. Note that only one A/D conversion circuit 42 is illustrated inFIG. 4 , but the A/D conversion circuit 42 is provided corresponding to each of a plurality ofsensing electrodes 22. Alternatively, a plurality ofsensing electrodes 22 and the A/D conversion circuit 42 may be connected, for example, via a multiplexer, so that thesensing electrode 22, from which the detection signal is received, may be sequentially switched in accordance with the drivingelectrode 21 selected by thedrive control circuit 41. - The
integration circuit 421 outputs a voltage value obtained by integrating the detection signal Rx. In the non-touch state of the stylus 50, when the driving signal is applied to the drivingelectrode 21, an electric current flows in a path from the drivingelectrode 21 to the capacitance of theintegration circuit 421 through the capacitance C1 and thesensing electrode 22, so that the output voltage of theintegration circuit 421 decreases. In contrast, in the touch state of the stylus 50, the capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode decreases and also the output signal of the stylus 50 is added, so that the electric current flowing into theintegration circuit 421 decreases to cause a difference in the output voltage drop of theintegration circuit 421. -
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the output signal of the integration circuit in response to the driving signal. - (A) illustrates the waveform in one clock interval of the AC square waveform of the driving signal Tx. (B) illustrates the waveform of the output voltage of the integration circuit when the stylus 50 is in the non-touch state. (C) illustrates the waveform of the output voltage of the integration circuit when the stylus 50 is in the touch state. Both (B) and (C) correspond to one clock interval of (A).
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FIG. 5 , in the rising edge of the driving signal Tx, an electric current flows in the path from the drivingelectrode 21 to the capacitance of theintegration circuit 421 through the mutual capacitance andsensing electrode 22, so that the output voltage of theintegration circuit 421 drops. In the falling edge of the driving signal Tx, the output voltage of theintegration circuit 421 rises. - Here, the maximum value in the negative direction of the output voltage of the integration circuit when the stylus 50 is in the non-touch state illustrated in (B) is defined as a baseline Vb. Similarly, the maximum value in the negative direction of the output voltage of the integration circuit when the stylus 50 is in the touch state illustrated in (C) is defined as a baseline Vx. As described above, the magnitude of the mutual capacitance is larger in the non-touch state than in the touch state, and furthermore in the touch state, the auxiliary signal ARx whose phase is opposite to the phase of the driving signal is output from the stylus 50 to the
sensing electrode 22. Accordingly, the difference between the baseline Vb in the non-touch state and the baseline Vx in the touch state is large enough to be used in determining whether the state is the touch state or the non-touch state. In the second embodiment, whether the state is the touch state or the non-touch state is determined, based on a difference (a signal component Vs inFIG. 5 ) in the output voltage of the integration circuit between the touch state and the non-touch state. Note that, as illustrated inFIG. 5 , also when the driving signal falls, the signal component may be similarly detected. - Returning to
FIG. 4 , the description continues. - The
ADC 422 includes a sample/hold circuit, and samples/holds the peak value of a signal that has been integrated by theintegration circuit 421, and A/D-converts the sampled/held peak value to a digital signal. With theADC 422, Vb in the non-touch state and Vx in the touch state illustrated inFIG. 5 are calculated. - The
FIR 423 performs an averaging process to reduce unwanted noise included in the signal generated by theADC 422. - In this manner, in the A/
D conversion circuit 42, the detection data Vdet is generated based on the detection signal Rx that is output from thesensing electrode 22 when the driving signal Tx is applied to the drivingelectrode 21. The detection data Vdet indicates the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode at that time point. The magnitude of the mutual capacitance is larger in the non-touch state than in the touch state. Accordingly, the magnitude of the detection data Vdet differs between the non-touch state and the touch state. The measured detection data Vdet is output to thesignal processing circuit 43. - The
drive control circuit 41 applies the driving signal Tx selectively to the drivingelectrode 21. In the A/D conversion circuit 42, the detection data Vdet is generated in all thesensing electrodes 22 in synchronization with the application of the driving signal Tx. The above-described procedure is performed on all the drivingelectrodes 21 to generate the detection data Vdet of all the facing portions formed in thetouch panel 20. - The
signal processing circuit 43 includes abaseline storage unit 431, a signalvalue calculation unit 432, anoise detection unit 433, and a coordinatecalculation unit 434. The detection data Vdet of all the facing portions where the drivingelectrode 21 and thesensing electrode 22 face each other are input to thesignal processing circuit 43. - The
baseline storage unit 431 stores, as the baseline Vb, the detection data Vdet of the A/D conversion circuit 42 when the stylus 50 is in the non-touch state. The baseline Vb is appropriately updated by thesignal calculation unit 432. - Based on the detection data Vdet obtained from the A/
D conversion circuit 42 and on the baseline Vb stored in thebaseline storage unit 431, the signalvalue calculation unit 432 calculates the signal component Vs due to the presence of the stylus 50 included in the detection data Vdet and determines whether the stylus 50 is in the touch state or in the non-touch state. Specifically, the signalvalue calculation unit 432 calculates a difference (Vdet−Vb) between the detection data Vdet obtained from the A/D conversion circuit 42 and the baseline Vb, and compares the calculated signal value Vs with a threshold. If the signal value Vs is equal to or less than the threshold, the signalvalue calculation unit 432 determines that the stylus 50 is in the non-touch state. If the signal value Vs exceeds the threshold, the signalvalue calculation unit 432 determines that the stylus 50 is in the touch state. Moreover, when the signalvalue calculation unit 432 determines that the stylus 50 is in the non-touch state, the baseline Vb may be updated with the value of the detection data Vdet at this time. Appropriate updating of the baseline Vb also allows responding to the case where the baseline value has shifted due to a change or the like of the operating environment, and allows an accurate touch detection to be performed. - The
noise detection unit 433 analyzes the signal value Vs in the touch surface area that is calculated by the signalvalue calculation unit 432, and determines whether or not noise is included in the signal value Vs in the touch surface area. For example, thenoise detection unit 433 compares an assumed noise pattern of an AC charger noise or the like with the signal value Vs in the touch surface area to determine whether or not the noise pattern has been detected. When noise is detected, thedrive control circuit 41 may be instructed to change the frequency of the driving signal Tx. - When the calculated signal value Vs indicates the touch state, the coordinate
calculation unit 434 detects a position coordinate indicative of the touch state. Using the signal value Vs (=Vdet−Vb) of a signal whose noise has been removed by thenoise detection unit 433, a distribution state of the facing portions indicative of the touch state is analyzed to determine the position coordinate. The method for determining a position coordinate is appropriately selected in accordance with the operating state or the like. For example, the center of gravity of an area where facing portions indicate the touch state may be calculated and set as the position coordinate. Alternatively, the position coordinate may be determined based on a signal whose calculated signal value Vs is higher. Moreover, as needed, a tracking process to associate the detected position coordinate with the previously detected position coordinate may be performed. The presence or absence of touch and the position coordinate of the touch are output to thecontrol device 60 as the touch information. - Note that, in the second embodiment, the
signal processing circuit 43 is provided inside theTPIC 40, but a similar procedure may be performed by thecontrol device 60. Moreover, a part of the procedure of thesignal processing circuit 43 may be performed by thecontrol device 60. - Next, the stylus is described.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of the configuration of the stylus of the second embodiment. - The stylus 50 includes a
detection assisting circuit 51, a pen-point detection unit 52, and a pen-point output unit 53. - The
detection assisting circuit 51 includes aninverting circuit 511 and anamplifier circuit 512. The invertingcircuit 511 inverts an electric potential change of the detection driving signal Td input from the pen-point detection unit 52 to generate an inversion signal. Theamplifier circuit 512 generates an amplified inversion signal by amplifying the inversion signal input from the invertingcircuit 511 by a predetermined gain, and outputs the amplified inversion signal to the pen-point output unit 53 as the auxiliary signal ARx. - The pen-
point detection unit 52 is formed at a tip part of the stylus 50 that is pointed to thetouch panel 20. Then, the pen-point detection unit 52 detects an electric potential change of the driving signal Tx applied to the drivingelectrode 21 and outputs the detection driving signal Td to theinverting circuit 511. - The pen-
point output unit 53 is formed at a tip part of the stylus 50, as with the pen-point detection unit 52. Then, the pen-point output unit 53 outputs the auxiliary signal ARx generated by theamplifier circuit 512 to thesensing electrode 22. - In the stylus 50 of such a configuration, when the stylus 50 approaches the
touch panel 20, an electric potential change of the driving signal Tx of thetouch panel 20 is detected via the pen-point detection unit 52. If the distance between the stylus 50 and thesensing electrode 22 is the same, the signal level of the detected detection driving signal Td is determined in accordance with the distance between the sensingelectrode 22 and the drivingelectrode 21 which the driving signal Tx is applied to. For example, assume that among the drivingelectrodes 21 of #1 to #5 illustrated inFIG. 2 , the stylus 50 is proximate to #3. As the driving signal Tx is applied sequentially from #1, the potential level of the detection driving signal Td detected by the stylus 50 becomes the maximum when the driving signal Tx is applied to #3, and as the position where the driving signal Tx is applied departs from #3, the potential level decreases. In the stylus 50, the auxiliary signal ARx obtained by inverting and amplifying the detected electric potential change by thedetection assisting circuit 51 is output from the pen-point output unit 53. Accordingly, the auxiliary signal ARx weakly assists the signal to change when the driving signal Tx is applied to a place away from the stylus 50, while when the driving signal Tx is applied to a place proximate to the stylus 50, the auxiliary signal ARx strongly assists the signal to change. Therefore, the signal strength of the detection signal Rx may be increased. - As described above, in the
display apparatus 10, the use of such a stylus 50 for the manipulation input in the mutual capacitancetype touch panel 20 allows the signal strength of the detection signal Rx to be increased. As a result, a difference in the signal change between the touch state and the non-touch state increases, and therefore even the stylus 50 with a small contact area may reliably detect the presence or absence of touch. Moreover, because the signal strength is increased in the drivingelectrode 21 closer to a touch position, the touch position may be more reliably detected. In particular, in the case of the in-cell type touch panel, because the distance between the drivingelectrode 21 and thesensing electrode 22 increases, the magnitude of the driving signal Tx reaching thesensing electrode 22 decreases to make the touch detection difficult. However, because thedisplay apparatus 10 allows the signal strength to be increased, even an in-cell type touch panel may reliably detect a touch. - Note that the gain of the
amplifier circuit 512 is appropriately set so that the potential level of the auxiliary signal ARx becomes the optimum. Moreover, the gain setting of theamplifier circuit 512 may be switched depending on whether or not the stylus 50 is in contact with a touch surface. For example, a pressure detection mechanism is provided in the pen-point detection unit 52 to detect whether or not the pen point of the stylus 50 is in contact with the touch surface. Between when a current flowing when the pen-point detection unit 52 is in contact with the touch surface is detected and when the pen-point detection unit 52 is up in the air of the touch surface, the gain of theamplifier circuit 512 is switched to change the amplification level, thereby controlling the pointing input when the pen-point detection unit 52 is up in the air of the touch surface. Once the gain when the pen-point detection unit 52 is up in the air of the touch surface is reduced, the pointing input is not allowed if the stylus 50 is not in contact with the touch surface, thereby preventing a wrong input. On the other hand, if the gain is increased, the pointing input when the pen-point detection unit 52 is up in the air of the touch surface may be reliably performed. - Because the driving signal Tx applied to the driving
electrode 21 is input to the stylus 50 through the path from the dielectric substance to the capacitance between the stylus and the sensing electrode through thesensing electrode 22, noise may mix into the detection driving signal Td midway along the path. For example, noise, i.e., the so-called AC charger noise, which is generated from a low-cost charger when the charger is connected to thedisplay apparatus 10, might be added. -
FIGS. 7A and 7B illustrate an example of the noise pattern. - A black area illustrated in
FIGS. 7A and 7B indicates a place where the touch of the stylus 50 is detected. Both the example of a pattern without noise ofFIG. 7A and the example of a pattern with noise ofFIG. 7B illustrate the case where the stylus 50 touches the same position of thetouch panel 20. - In the case without noise illustrated in the example of the pattern without noise of
FIG. 7A , touch is detected only at one area P1. The area P1 is the place touched by the stylus 50. In the case of such a pattern, the coordinate of a touch position may be easily calculated. - In contrast, in the case with noise illustrated in the example of the pattern with noise of
FIG. 7B , touch is detected at a plurality of areas N1, N2, N3, and N4 around an area P2. The area P2 is the place touched by the stylus 50, and the areas N1, N2, N3, and N4 are noises. In the state where such a pattern is generated, the detection accuracy of a touch position will decrease. - Then, in the
display apparatus 10, thesignal processing circuit 43 performs a procedure of analyzing the signal value Vs obtained from the detection signal Rx, detecting noise, and reducing the noise. - The
noise detection unit 433 compares the touch information across the whole touch surface of thetouch panel 20 obtained from the signalvalue calculation unit 432 with a predicted noise pattern of an AC charger noise or the like to determine whether or not noise is generated. In this connection, one or more noise patterns are predicted, and thenoise detection unit 433 compares the touch information with each of these noise patterns. When thenoise detection unit 433 determines that noise is generated, then in order to prevent a reduction of the touch position detection accuracy due to such noise, thedisplay apparatus 10 switches the frequency of the driving signal Tx and notifies thedrive control circuit 41 of a new driving signal frequency Txf. If the frequency of a periodically generated noise, such as an AC charger noise, is close to the frequency of the driving signal Tx, the noise will be superposed on the detection signal Rx. Then, by switching the frequency of the driving signal Tx to a frequency different from the frequency of the AC charger noise, the driving signal may be distinguished from the noise and the noise superposed on the detection signal Rx may be reduced. - A touch detection procedure in the
display apparatus 10 of such a configuration is described using a flow chart.FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating the touch detection procedure of the display apparatus of the second embodiment. Thedisplay apparatus 10 starts to operate and activates the touch detection procedure to start the processing by theTPIC 40. - (Step S01) During activation, the
TPIC 40 sets the driving signal frequency Txf to a predetermined initial value to initialize the frequency of the driving signal Tx. - (Step S02) The
TPIC 40 determines whether or not the current period is the processing period for performing the touch detection. The touch detection is performed in a period during which the drivingelectrode 21 is not operating as the common electrode for display. If the current period is the processing period, the procedure proceeds to step S03. If the current period is not the processing period, the procedure waits till the next processing period starts. - (Step S03) Because the current period is the processing period, the
TPIC 40 performs the touch detection procedure. In the touch detection procedure, the driving signal Tx is sequentially applied to the drivingelectrode 21 by thedrive control circuit 41, and the detection signal Rx is received from thesensing electrode 22. The received detection signal Rx is converted to the detection data Vdet by the A/D conversion circuit 42. In the touch detection procedure, the detection data Vdet in all the facing portions where the drivingelectrode 21 and thesensing electrode 22 cross each other are obtained. - (Step S04) The
TPIC 40 determines whether or not the current touch detection procedure is the procedure during activation. If the current procedure is the procedure during activation, the procedure proceeds to step S05. If the current procedure is not the procedure during activation, the procedure proceeds to step S06. - (Step S05) Because the current procedure is the procedure during activation, the
TPIC 40 sets the value of the detection data Vdet to the baseline Vb and stores the value into thebaseline storage unit 431. The detection data Vdet, by which the stylus 50 is assumed to be in the non-touch state, is set to the baseline Vb. - (Step S06) The
TPIC 40 calculates the signal component Vs using the baseline Vb stored in thebaseline storage unit 431 and the detection data Vdet obtained through the touch detection procedure. The signal component Vs is obtained by calculating a difference (Vs=Vdet−Vb) between the detection data Vdet and the baseline Vb. - (Step S07) The
TPIC 40 compares the calculated signal component Vs with a threshold. The comparison between the signal component Vs and the threshold is performed on all the signal components Vs calculated for each facing portion. When there is any signal component Vs satisfying “the signal component Vs>the threshold”, the procedure proceeds to step S08. When there is not any signal component Vs satisfying “the signal component Vs>the threshold”, the procedure proceeds to step S11. - (Step S08) When the signal component Vs is larger than the threshold, the
TPIC 40 collates the obtained detection data Vdet with a pre-registered noise pattern to determine whether or not noise is included in the detection data Vdet. When theTPIC 40 determines that there is noise, the procedure proceeds to step S12. When theTPIC 40 determines that there is no noise, the procedure proceeds to step S09. - (Step S09) When having determined that there is no noise, the
TPIC 40 calculates the coordinate value of the touch position based on the signal component Vs. - (Step S10) The
TPIC 40 outputs the calculated coordinate value of the touch position to thecontrol device 60 and then the procedure proceeds to step S02. - (Step S11) When the signal component Vs is less than the threshold, the
TPIC 40 determines that the detection data Vdet indicates the non-touch state. TheTPIC 40 updates thebaseline storage unit 431 with new detection data Vdet as the baseline Vb, and the procedure proceeds to step S02. - (Step S12) When having determined that there is noise, the
TPIC 40 switches the frequency (driving signal frequency Txf) of the driving signal Tx to a frequency of a different value in order to reduce noise, and the procedure proceeds to step S02. - By executing the above procedure, the
TPIC 40 detects that the stylus 50 has touched thetouch panel 20 and obtains the coordinate value of the touched position. In the state where the stylus 50 is in touch with thetouch panel 20, because the auxiliary signal ARx whose phase is opposite to the phase of the driving signal Tx is output to thesensing electrode 22 from the stylus 50, the signal component Vs has a large value as compared with the case where the stylus 50 does not output the auxiliary signal ARx. Therefore, the presence or absence of touch may be reliably detected. - Moreover, when a noise pattern is detected in the obtained signal component Vs, the frequency of the driving signal Tx is switched so as to reduce noise. As a result, the influence from noise, such as an AC charger noise, may be reduced.
- Note that, in the above, a case has been described, where an input operation is performed on the
touch panel 20 using the stylus 50. However, thetouch panel 20 is a mutual capacitance type touch panel, and therefore thetouch panel 20 may be naturally manipulated with a finger in contact with or proximate to the touch surface. In this case, because a finger may secure a sufficient contact area in the touch surface, the presence or absence of touch may be reliably detected even if the auxiliary signal ARx is not output to thesensing electrode 22. - In the second embodiment, in order to reduce noise, such as an AC charger noise, the driving signal frequency Txf is switched by the
TPIC 40 when a noise pattern is detected. In a third embodiment, furthermore a procedure of reducing noise is performed in the stylus 50. - Hereinafter, a display apparatus of the third embodiment is described using
FIG. 9 . In the third embodiment, thedetection assisting circuit 51 of the stylus 50 of the second embodiment is replaced with a new configuration. Because other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment, only a new detection assisting circuit is described. -
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of the configuration of a second detection assisting circuit of a display apparatus of the third embodiment. - A second
detection assisting circuit 54 of the third embodiment is a replacement of thedetection assisting circuit 51 of the second embodiment. The same number is attached to the same element as thedetection assisting circuit 51 to omit the description thereof. - The second
detection assisting circuit 54 includes afrequency selection circuit 541, aninverting circuit 511, anamplifier circuit 512, anamplifier circuit 542, and an adder (adder circuit) 543. - The
frequency selection circuit 541 selects the output destination for each signal component according to whether the frequency of a signal component included in the input detection driving signal Td is the driving signal frequency Txf or another frequency. The signal component includes, first of all, a signal component corresponding to the driving signal Tx included in the detection driving signal Td. When there is no noise generated, the signal component included in the detection driving signal Td includes only the signal component corresponding to the driving signal Tx. The signal component whose frequency matches the driving signal frequency Txf is referred to as a first signal, for convenience. When there is any noise generated, the detection driving signal Td includes a noise component in addition to the first signal. The signal including noise has a frequency different from the driving signal frequency Txf. The signal including noise is referred to as a second signal. Based on such a difference in frequency, thefrequency selection circuit 541 sorts the signal components of the detection driving signal Td in accordance with the frequency, and outputs the first signal to theinverting circuit 511 and outputs the second signal to theamplifier circuit 542. - The inverting
circuit 511 andamplifier circuit 512 invert and amplify an electric potential change of the first signal included in the received detection driving signal Td and then output the resulting electric potential change to theadder 543. - The
amplifier circuit 542 amplifies an electric potential change of the second signal included in the input detection driving signal Td as it is, and then outputs the resulting electric potential change to theadder 543. The signal component whose electric potential change is amplified as it is will serve, when output to thesensing electrode 22, as a correction signal for reducing the noise included in the driving signal Tx. - The
adder 543 adds the first inversion signal obtained by inverting a phase of the first signal received via theamplifier circuit 512, and the correction signal received via theamplifier circuit 542 to generate a correction inversion signal, and outputs the correction inversion signal from the pen-point output unit 53 as the auxiliary signal ARx. - In such a second
detection assisting circuit 54, thefrequency selection circuit 541 separates a signal component of the first signal included in the detection driving signal Td from a signal component of the second signal included in the detection driving signal Td. The first signal of the same frequency as that of the driving signal Tx is inverted and amplified by the invertingcircuit 511 andamplifier circuit 512 to generate the first inversion signal. On the other hand, the second signal that is a noise component is amplified by theamplifier circuit 542, without being inverted, to generate the correction signal for correcting a noise component included in the detection signal Rx. Theadder 543 adds the first inversion signal and the correction signal to generate a correction inversion signal, and outputs the correction inversion signal to thesensing electrode 22 as the auxiliary signal ARx. Such an auxiliary signal ARx is output to thesensing electrode 22, so that the strength of a signal component related to touch detection included in the detection signal Rx may be increased to reduce the noise component. - As a result, the presence or absence of touch may be reliably detected under noisy environments.
- Note that, as illustrated in
FIG. 8 , when a configuration is employed, in which the driving signal frequency Txf is switched when noise is detected, thefrequency selection circuit 541 needs to notify the stylus 50 side from theTPIC 40 side of the driving signal frequency Txf when noise is detected. A configuration is described, in which the seconddetection assisting circuit 54 is provided with a function to provide the notification of the driving signal frequency Txf. -
FIG. 10 illustrates an example of the configuration of a third detection assisting circuit. - A third
detection assisting circuit 55 illustrated inFIG. 10 has a configuration, in which afrequency receiving circuit 551 is added to the seconddetection assisting circuit 54. Thefrequency receiving circuit 551 receives the detection driving signal Td, separates the notification of the driving signal frequency Txf included in the detection driving signal Td, from the detection driving signal Td. Then, thefrequency receiving circuit 551 notifies thefrequency selection circuit 541 of the obtained driving signal frequency Txf. In thefrequency selection circuit 541, the notified driving signal frequency Txf is stored into a storage unit and is referred to when the component of the detection driving signal Td is separated in accordance with frequency. - On the
TPIC 40 side, thedrive control circuit 41 that obtained the new driving signal frequency Txf from thenoise detection unit 433 switches the driving signal frequency Txf, and superimposes the notification of the switched driving signal frequency Txf onto the driving signal Tx and outputs the resulting driving signal Tx. - The notification of the driving signal frequency Txf is performed continuously after the initialization of the driving signal frequency Txf of step S01 and after the switching of the driving signal frequency Txf of step S12, for example, in the signal processing procedure illustrated in
FIG. 8 . Moreover, for the purpose of notification of the driving signal frequency Txf, data communication may be performed in a period during which the touch detection is not being performed via the drivingelectrode 21 orsensing electrode 22. The notification of the driving signal frequency Txf superposed on the driving signal Tx is input from the pen-point detection unit 52 to the thirddetection assisting circuit 55 through the drivingelectrode 21, the first capacitance, and thesensing electrode 22 when the stylus 50 approaches thesensing electrode 22. - Note that the method for transferring the driving signal frequency Txf from the
TPIC 40 to the stylus 50 is not limited to the method performed via the detection driving signal Td between the sensingelectrode 22 and the stylus 50, but may be performed via thecommunication interface 81, for example. - In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, a phase delay due to the signal processing inside the stylus 50 is assumed to be negligible. For example, in the second embodiment, the detection driving signal Td detected by the pen-
point detection unit 52 is inverted by the invertingcircuit 511 and amplified by theamplifier circuit 512 and serves as the auxiliary signal ARx, and is then just output from the pen-point output unit 53, and therefore there may be almost no phase delay generated inside the stylus 50. Accordingly, a phase difference between a signal component corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode, the signal component being detected by thesensing electrode 22 in synchronization with a signal detected by the pen-point detection unit 52, and the auxiliary signal ARx may be negligible. - However, when the phase delay inside the stylus 50 increases, the phase difference between a signal component included in the detection signal Rx and detected by the
sensing electrode 22, corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode, and a signal component of the auxiliary signal ARx increases, which may cause a malfunction in theTPIC 40 that uses the detection signal Rx. - In the fourth embodiment, the
detection assisting circuit 51 of the first embodiment includes a circuit for aligning the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx output from the pen-point output unit 53 with the phase of the detection driving signal Td of the pen-point detection unit 52. - Hereinafter, a display apparatus of the fourth embodiment is described using
FIG. 11 . -
FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the configuration of the fourth detection assisting circuit of the display apparatus of the fourth embodiment. - A fourth
detection assisting circuit 56 illustrated inFIG. 11 has a configuration, in which aphase adjustment circuit 561 is added to thedetection assisting circuit 51 illustrated inFIG. 6 . The description of the same element as that of thedetection assisting circuit 51 is omitted. - The
phase adjustment circuit 561 receives the detection driving signal Td input from the pen-point detection unit 52 and the auxiliary signal ARx output by theamplifier circuit 512, and monitors the phase delay of the auxiliary signal ARx relative to the detection driving signal Td. Then, when the amount of phase delay exceeds a predetermined amount, thephase adjustment circuit 561 adjusts to align the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx with the phase of the detection driving signal Td. The phase of the auxiliary signal ARx is shifted to align the edge of the waveform thereof with the edge of the next detection driving signal Td. When the amount of phase delay does not exceed a predetermined amount, the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx is output as it is without being shifted. -
FIG. 12 illustrates a relationship between the input signal and output signal of the phase adjustment circuit. 1 clk indicates one period of the detection driving signal Td. - As illustrated in
FIG. 12 , the output of theamplifier circuit 512 has a phase delay relative to the detection driving signal Td. An allowable range of the phase delay is set to thephase adjustment circuit 561 in advance, and whether or not to align the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx with the phase of the detection driving signal Td is determined based on the allowable range. - In (A) of
FIG. 12 , an output whose phase delay is within an allowable range indicates the output of thephase adjustment circuit 561 when the phase of the output signal of theamplifier circuit 512 is within an allowable range (A). Because the phase delay is within the allowable range (A), the output of theamplifier circuit 512 is output without delaying the phase thereof, as it is, as the auxiliary signal ARx. - In (B) of
FIG. 12 , an output whose phase delay exceeds an allowable range indicates the output of thephase adjustment circuit 561 when the phase of the output signal of theamplifier circuit 512 exceeds an allowable range (B). Because the phase delay exceeds the allowable range (B), the phase of the output of theamplifier circuit 512 is delayed in align with the edge of the detection driving signal Td after 1 clk, and is then output as the auxiliary signal ARx. - As described above, the
phase adjustment circuit 561 is provided and the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx is aligned with the phase of the detection driving signal Td, so that the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx synchronizes with the phase of a signal component corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode in thesensing electrode 22. As a result, the malfunctions in theTPIC 40 due to a phase delay of the auxiliary signal ARx may be reduced. - Note that, in the fourth embodiment, a phase delay is detected and the phase is shifted, but the phase of the auxiliary signal ARx may be always delayed in align with the edge of the next detection driving signal Td.
- Note that the above-described processing functions may be implemented on a computer. In that case, a program describing the processing content of a function which each display apparatus needs to have is provided. A computer system executes those programs, thereby providing the above-described processing functions. The programs may be stored in computer-readable media. Such computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage apparatuses, optical discs, magneto-optical storage media, semiconductor memory devices, and other non-transitory storage media. The examples of the magnetic storage apparatuses include a hard disk drive (HDD; Hard disk Drive), a flexible disc (FD), and a magnetic tape. The examples of the optical disc include a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a DVD-RAM, a CD (Compact Disc)-ROM, and a CD-R (Recordable)/RW (ReWritable). The examples of the magneto-optical storage medium include an MO (Magneto-Optical disc).
- When a program is distributed, portable storage media, such as a DVD and a CD-ROM, on which the program is recorded, are sold, for example. Moreover, network-based distribution of software programs may also be possible, in which case program files are stored in a storage apparatus of a server computer for downloading to other computers via a network.
- A computer executing a program stores, in its storage devices, for example, programs stored in a portable storage medium or programs transferred from a server computer. The computer reads a program from the storage device and executes a procedure according to the program. Note that the computer may also read a program directly from the portable storage medium and execute a procedure according to the program. Another alternative method is that the computer executes programs as they are downloaded from a server computer connected via a network.
- Moreover, at least some of the above-described processing functions may be realized by an electronic circuit, such as DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device).
- In the embodiments, a liquid crystal display apparatus has been illustrated as an example of the disclosure, but other application examples include all the flat panel type display apparatuses, such as an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display apparatus, other self-luminous display apparatuses, or an electronic paper type display apparatus with an electrophoresis element and the like. Moreover, it is needless to say that the embodiments may be applicable to the small, middle to large type display apparatuses without specifically limiting the size of the display apparatus.
- Moreover, in the above-described first to fourth embodiments, needed constituent elements may be appropriately combined in accordance with the specification and the like of a product.
- (1) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided a display apparatus including: a touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode; a pointing device configured to point to a position on a touch surface of the touch panel; a detection assisting device including an inverting circuit configured to obtain a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal detected by the pointing device and generate an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal, the detection assisting device being configured to output the inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device; and a control device configured to apply the driving signal to the driving electrode, obtain the detection signal that is generated at the sensing electrode according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal, and detect the pointing device in contact with or proximity to the touch panel based on the detection signal.
- (2) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided the display apparatus according to (1), in which the detection assisting device is provided in the pointing device.
- (3) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided the display apparatus according to (1), in which the detection assisting device further includes an amplifier circuit configured to amplify the inversion signal by a predetermined gain, and the detection assisting device outputs the amplified inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device.
- (4) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided the display apparatus according to (3), in which the pointing device detects whether or not the pointing device is in contact with the touch surface, and notifies the detection assisting device of a detection result, and the detection assisting device switches an amplification level for amplifying the inversion signal based on the detection result, by setting a gain of the amplifier circuit to a first gain when the pointing device is in contact with the touch surface and by setting the gain of the amplifier circuit to a second gain when the pointing device is not in contact with the touch surface.
- (5) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided the display apparatus according to (1), in which the detection assisting device further includes: a frequency selection circuit configured to compare a signal component included in the detection driving signal with a frequency of the driving signal, select a first signal having a same frequency as the driving signal, and output the first signal to the inverting circuit; and an adder circuit configured to add a second signal having a frequency different from a frequency of the driving signal to a first inversion signal, which is obtained by inverting a phase of the first signal by the inverting circuit, in order to correct the first inversion signal to generate a correction inversion signal, and the detection assisting device outputs the correction inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device.
- (6) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided the display apparatus according to (5), in which the control device includes a noise detection unit configured to collate the detection signal with predefined noise information, change a frequency of the driving signal when determining that noise is included in the detection signal, and notify the detection assisting device of the changed frequency, the detection assisting device obtains the changed frequency, and the frequency selection circuit uses the changed frequency for selection of a signal component included in the detection driving signal.
- (7) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided the display apparatus according to (1), in which the detection assisting device further includes a phase adjustment circuit configured to compare a phase of an auxiliary signal to be output to the sensing electrode via the pointing device with a phase of the detection driving signal, determine whether or not an amount of phase delay of the auxiliary signal relative to the detection driving signal is within a predetermined allowable range, and align the phase of the auxiliary signal with the phase of the detection driving signal when the amount of phase delay exceeds the allowable range.
- (8) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided a method for driving a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a touch panel and a pointing device, the touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode, the pointing device being configured to point to a position on a touch surface of the touch panel. The method includes: applying, by a control device, the driving signal to the driving electrode; obtaining, by a detection assisting device, a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal detected by the pointing device; generating, by the detection assisting device, an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal; outputting, by the detection assisting device, the inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device; obtaining, by the control device, the detection signal generated at the sensing electrode according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal; and detecting, by the control device, the pointing device in contact with or proximity to the touch panel based on the detection signal.
- (9) According to an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided a pointing device for pointing to a position on a touch surface of a touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode. The pointing device includes: an inverting circuit configured to detect a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal and generate an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal; and an output unit configured to output the inversion signal to the sensing electrode, wherein the pointing device causes, when the driving signal is applied to the driving electrode, the sensing electrode to generate the detection signal according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal.
- All examples and conditional language provided herein are intended for the pedagogical purposes of aiding the reader in understanding the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor to further the art, and are not to be construed as limitations to such specifically recited examples and conditions, nor does the organization of such examples in the specification relate to a showing of the superiority and inferiority of the invention. Although one or more embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions, and alterations could be made hereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
- It should be understood that various changes and modifications to the presently preferred embodiments described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present subject matter and without diminishing its intended advantages. It is therefore intended that such changes and modifications be covered by the appended claims.
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
a touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode;
a pointing device configured to point to a position on a touch surface of the touch panel;
a detection assisting device including an inverting circuit configured to obtain a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal detected by the pointing device and generate an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal, the detection assisting device being configured to output the inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device; and
a control device configured to apply the driving signal to the driving electrode, obtain the detection signal that is generated at the sensing electrode according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal, and detect the pointing device in contact with or proximity to the touch panel based on the detection signal.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detection assisting device is provided in the pointing device.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the detection assisting device further includes an amplifier circuit configured to amplify the inversion signal by a predetermined gain, and
the detection assisting device outputs the amplified inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the pointing device detects whether or not the pointing device is in contact with the touch surface, and notifies the detection assisting device of a detection result, and
the detection assisting device switches an amplification level for amplifying the inversion signal based on the detection result, by setting a gain of the amplifier circuit to a first gain when the pointing device is in contact with the touch surface and by setting the gain of the amplifier circuit to a second gain when the pointing device is not in contact with the touch surface.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the detection assisting device further includes:
a frequency selection circuit configured to compare a signal component included in the detection driving signal with a frequency of the driving signal, select a first signal having a same frequency as the driving signal, and output the first signal to the inverting circuit; and
an adder circuit configured to add a second signal having a frequency different from a frequency of the driving signal to a first inversion signal, which is obtained by inverting a phase of the first signal by the inverting circuit, in order to correct the first inversion signal to generate a correction inversion signal, and
the detection assisting device outputs the correction inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device.
6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the control device includes a noise detection unit configured to collate the detection signal with predefined noise information, change a frequency of the driving signal when determining that noise is included in the detection signal, and notify the detection assisting device of the changed frequency,
the detection assisting device obtains the changed frequency, and
the frequency selection circuit uses the changed frequency for selection of a signal component included in the detection driving signal.
7. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detection assisting device further includes a phase adjustment circuit configured to compare a phase of an auxiliary signal to be output to the sensing electrode via the pointing device with a phase of the detection driving signal, determine whether or not an amount of phase delay of the auxiliary signal relative to the detection driving signal is within a predetermined allowable range, and align the phase of the auxiliary signal with the phase of the detection driving signal when the amount of phase delay exceeds the allowable range.
8. A method for driving a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a touch panel and a pointing device, the touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode, the pointing device being configured to point to a position on a touch surface of the touch panel, the method comprising:
applying, by a control device, the driving signal to the driving electrode;
obtaining, by a detection assisting device, a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal detected by the pointing device;
generating, by the detection assisting device, an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal;
outputting, by the detection assisting device, the inversion signal to the sensing electrode via the pointing device;
obtaining, by the control device, the detection signal generated at the sensing electrode according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal; and
detecting, by the control device, the pointing device in contact with or proximity to the touch panel based on the detection signal.
9. A pointing device for pointing to a position on a touch surface of a touch panel including a driving electrode and a sensing electrode that faces at least a part of the driving electrode across a dielectric substance, the touch panel being configured to output a detection signal from the sensing electrode in synchronization with a driving signal applied to the driving electrode, the pointing device comprising:
an inverting circuit configured to detect a detection driving signal corresponding to the driving signal and generate an inversion signal by inverting a phase of the detection driving signal; and
an output unit configured to output the inversion signal to the sensing electrode, wherein
the pointing device causes, when the driving signal is applied to the driving electrode, the sensing electrode to generate the detection signal according to a mutual capacitance between the driving electrode and the sensing electrode and the inversion signal.
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