WO2015045867A1 - 位置検出装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a position detection device that detects a plurality of indication positions by a conductor such as a finger by an electrostatic method, and more specifically, detects the indication positions of a plurality of indicators on a position detection sensor, and The present invention relates to a technique for improving detection accuracy by reducing noise mixed in a detection sensor.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-179871
- a plurality of electrodes are arranged vertically and horizontally on the panel surface, and intersections formed by these electrodes are sequentially selected.
- An electrostatic induction method for obtaining a signal intensity and obtaining a finger position from the signal distribution is widely used.
- the apparatus of Patent Document 1 since a signal corresponding to a finger placed near the intersection of the selected vertical line and horizontal line is detected, they interfere with each other even if a plurality of fingers are placed on the panel at the same time. The position of each finger can be accurately obtained without any problem.
- the above-mentioned devices are often used in combination with a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
- a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
- noise generated by the display device is mixed, the finger position cannot be obtained correctly or an incorrect position is detected, which often causes a malfunction. For this reason, noise removal has been an important issue for electrostatic induction touch panels.
- the differential amplifier was used as the most effective method for removing noise. That is, by selecting two electrode lines at the same time and connecting one to the plus side input and the other to the minus side input, the noise component is canceled and only the signal difference due to the approach of the finger is detected.
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-5-6153
- Patent Document 3 JP-A-10-20992
- each receiving electrode is divided into three parts, the central electrode is used as a positive input terminal of the differential amplifier, and both side electrodes are used as negative input terminals of the differential amplifier.
- a sensor in which a plurality of electrodes are arranged is formed of transparent glass, PET film, or the like, and a circuit in which an analog switch for switching electrodes, a differential amplifier, or the like is mounted. It is connected to the substrate by an ACF (Anisotropic Conductive Film) connection or a connector.
- ACF Anaisotropic Conductive Film
- a receiving electrode having an equal thickness is arranged, a plurality of electrodes are selected on the plus side, and the electrodes on both sides are arranged on the minus side.
- the pitch for arranging the receiving electrodes must be made sufficiently fine compared to the width of the contact surface by the finger, and the sensor There is no change in the number of connections between the circuit board and the circuit board.
- the position detection device of Patent Document 4 has a problem that when the size is increased, the number of electrodes is increased and the sampling speed is reduced.
- the present invention provides a multi-touch panel (position detection device) that can input a plurality of points with a plurality of fingers and that can be stably input without being affected by noise. For the purpose.
- the present invention has an object to provide a multi-touch panel (position detection device) that is low in cost and highly reliable by reducing the number of connection between the position detection sensor and the circuit board.
- the present invention proposes a position detection device having the following configuration.
- a position detection sensor having a plurality of electrodes arranged in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a transmission signal generation circuit for supplying a transmission signal to the electrodes arranged in the first direction And a first electrode selection circuit that supplies a transmission signal output from the transmission signal generation circuit to a predetermined electrode among the plurality of electrodes arranged in the first direction.
- a differential amplifier circuit having first and second input terminals for differentially amplifying and outputting signals input to the first and second input terminals; and a plurality of differential amplifier circuits arranged in the second direction An even number and a predetermined number of electrodes adjacent to each other are selected from at least four of the electrodes, and half of the selected even number of electrodes excluding both ends are adjacent to the first input of the differential amplifier circuit. And a second electrode selection circuit that supplies the other half of the selected even number of electrodes including both ends to the second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit.
- the position detection device configured as described above has a finger or the like at each intersection between two sets of receiving electrodes connected to the first and second input terminals and the transmitting electrode selected by the first electrode selection circuit.
- a signal appears at the output of the differential amplifier circuit. Whether the placed indicator is on the electrode connected to the first or second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit. This can be determined by the polarity of the signal appearing at the output of the synchronous detection circuit.
- the electrode connected to the first input terminal side of the differential amplifier circuit is selected so that the number of adjacent electrodes is larger than the electrode connected to the second input terminal side. A strong signal can be detected when a receiving electrode near the body is selected as the first input terminal side.
- the electrodes connected to the second input terminal side of the differential amplifier circuit are arranged in a distributed manner, the effect of canceling external noise from the liquid crystal or the like is high.
- the processing circuit further includes a signal from the synchronous detection circuit when the indicator is placed on an electrode connected to the first input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit by the second electrode selection circuit.
- the output polarity from the synchronous detection circuit when the direction of the output polarity is valid and the indicator is placed on the electrode connected to the second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit by the second electrode selection circuit A position detecting device is proposed which performs processing so as to invalidate the direction.
- the direction of the output polarity from the synchronous detection circuit when the indicator conductor is placed on the electrode connected to the first input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit by the second electrode selection circuit is further determined.
- the direction of the output polarity from the synchronous detection circuit when the indicator conductor is placed on the electrode connected to the second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit by the second electrode selection circuit is negative.
- the distribution of the output voltage from the synchronous detection circuit when the selection electrode by the second electrode selection circuit is sequentially updated is If there are two peak points in the positive direction and there is a point with a voltage greater than or equal to a predetermined value in the negative direction between the two peak points, the two peak points are due to independent indicators. And determine the location between the two peak points.
- the two peak points if there is a point to a more negative voltage proposes a position detecting apparatus that determines to be due to the same indicator.
- the present invention further proposes a position detecting device characterized by combining the position detecting device with a display device such as a liquid crystal and using a transparent conductive material as an electrode of the position detecting sensor.
- a plurality of transmission electrodes arranged in the first direction of the position detection surface, And a capacitance between the transmission electrode and the reception electrode when a conductor such as a finger contacts the position detection surface.
- the position detection sensor includes a plurality of reception electrodes arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the direction of In a position detection device that detects a signal corresponding to a change, a position detection device having the following configuration is proposed.
- a plurality of signal processing circuits connected to a predetermined number of the plurality of receiving electrodes are provided.
- Each of the plurality of signal processing circuits includes: an electrode selection circuit that selects two sets of electrodes from the predetermined number of reception electrodes to be connected and outputs them as + end and ⁇ end; and the + end and ⁇ end And a differential amplifier circuit for detecting a difference in signals by connection.
- the position detection surface is divided into a plurality of regions in the second direction, and a receiving electrode is connected to the plurality of signal processing circuits for each region, but a specific number of receiving electrodes located near the boundary of the region Are commonly connected to the two signal processing circuits. These signal processing circuits are preferably operated simultaneously.
- the external noise can be canceled by the differential amplifier circuit, and the indicator is on the electrode connected to either the first or second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit. Since it can be determined by the polarity of the signal appearing at the output of the synchronous detection circuit, the conventional problem that one indicator is detected as a plurality of locations can be solved. When these are placed, their positions can be detected correctly.
- the position detection surface is divided into a plurality of regions and processed by a plurality of signal processing circuits
- the signal of the reception electrode is processed in parallel by a plurality of differential amplifiers even on a wide position detection surface. And detection with a high sampling rate can be performed.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows distribution of the signal polarity in FIG.
- FIG. it is a diagram showing another example in which there is an indicator conductor straddling a plurality of Y electrodes. It is a figure which shows distribution of the signal polarity in FIG. It is a block diagram of the 2nd Example of the position detection apparatus by this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a position detection unit of a first embodiment of a position detection apparatus according to the present invention.
- 11 is an LCD panel
- 12 is a transparent sensor having electrodes formed of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide).
- 12a is ITO glass in which a plurality of ITO electrode lines are arranged in the X direction.
- 12b is ITO glass in which a plurality of ITO electrode lines are arranged in the Y direction.
- 12c is a PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) film having a uniform thickness.
- the transparent sensor 12 is made by adhering the ITO glass 12a and the ITO glass 12b with each ITO surface facing each other and sandwiching a PET film 12c therebetween.
- the transparent sensor 12 is arranged so as to overlap the LCD panel 11 so that the detection area just overlaps the display area of the LCD panel 11.
- the X electrode on the ITO glass 12a and the Y electrode on the ITO glass 12b are connected to a printed board (not shown) via a flexible board (not shown) by ACF connection.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the transparent sensor 12 cut on the Y electrode.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the position detecting device according to the present invention.
- 12 is a transparent sensor
- 13 is an X selection circuit which is connected to the X electrode of the transparent sensor 12 and selects two sets of electrodes from the X electrodes as a + end and a ⁇ end
- 14 is a Y of the transparent sensor 12.
- This is a Y selection circuit that is connected to an electrode and selects one (or a plurality of adjacent electrodes) from among Y electrodes.
- description will be made assuming that 40 X electrodes (X0 to X39) and 30 Y electrodes (Y0 to Y29) are used.
- the transmission circuit 16 is a circuit that converts a signal from the oscillator 15 into a predetermined voltage and outputs the voltage. The output signal is applied to the Y electrode selected by the Y selection circuit 14.
- a differential amplifier 17 has a first input terminal and a second input terminal (a non-inverting input terminal (+) and an inverting input terminal ( ⁇ )) that are selected by the X selection circuit 13 as a + terminal and a ⁇ terminal. It is connected to the.
- Reference numeral 18 denotes a synchronous detection circuit which is connected to the output terminals of the differential amplifier 17 and the oscillator 15 and outputs a signal obtained by synchronous detection of the output signal from the differential amplifier 17 based on the signal from the oscillator 15.
- the synchronous detection circuit 18 detects the intensity of the output signal of the differential amplifier 17 by synchronously detecting the output signal of the differential amplifier 17 based on the signal (transmission signal) from the oscillator 15.
- the value is output as a positive or negative value corresponding to the phase of the output signal of the differential amplifier 17 based on the phase of the signal (transmission signal) from the oscillator 15.
- the output signal of the synchronous detection circuit 18 is smoothed by a low-pass filter 19, sampled and held by a sample hold circuit 20, and signal strength is digitized by an AD (Analog to Digital) conversion circuit 21.
- AD Analog to Digital
- the digital data converted by the AD conversion circuit 21 is read and processed by the microprocessor 22. Control signals are supplied from the microprocessor 22 to the X selection circuit 13, the Y selection circuit 14, the sample hold circuit 20, and the AD conversion circuit 21, respectively.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic operation mode of the present embodiment.
- the microprocessor 22 sends a control signal to the Y selection circuit 14 to select one of the Y electrodes and connect it to the transmission circuit 16. Further, the microprocessor 22 sends a control signal to the X selection circuit 13 to select four adjacent electrodes from among the X electrodes, and among the four, the central two are + of the X selection circuit 13. Two of the four ends are connected to the negative end of the X selection circuit 13. That is, the microprocessor 22 selects four X electrodes having consecutive numbers from the X selection circuit 13 and selects these four electrodes in the order of “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ”.
- “ ⁇ ” in “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ” means connecting to the ⁇ end of the X selection circuit 13, and “+” means connecting to the + end of the X selection circuit 13.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the difference in the received signal depending on the designated position of the conductor.
- A shows the output signal of the differential amplifier 17 when a conductor is placed on the intersection of the X and Y electrodes selected as the + end.
- B shows the selection as the-end.
- 3 shows an output signal of the differential amplifier 17 when a conductor is placed on the intersection of the X electrode and the Y electrode. In this way, the output signal of the differential amplifier 17 determines whether the conductor is placed on the + end side of the X electrode or on the ⁇ end side (that is, the conductor is selected as the + end of the X selection circuit 13).
- the phase is inverted by 180 ° depending on whether it is placed on the X electrode side or on the X electrode side selected as the end.
- a positive or negative voltage appears from the low-pass filter 19 depending on the position of the indicator.
- the microprocessor 22 can determine whether the indicator is placed on the + end side or the ⁇ end side of the X electrode by reading this voltage as digital data from the AD conversion circuit 21.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how a signal is detected when one indicator conductor is placed at a position straddling the electrode X4 and the electrode X5.
- the microprocessor 22 selects the line on which the indicator conductor is placed as the Y electrode, and the X electrode selects four electrodes having consecutive numbers in the order of “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ”. To do.
- the microprocessor 22 selects the electrodes X0 to X3 in step 0, selects the electrodes X1 to X4 in step 1, selects the electrodes X2 to X5 in step 2, and so on, Increase the electrode selection number by one.
- the microprocessor 22 detects a positive signal based on the output of the differential amplifier 17. Is done.
- the indicator conductor is located at a position straddling the + side electrode and the ⁇ side electrode. Therefore, the influence of the conductor just cancels out in the differential amplifier 17, and the microprocessor 22 cannot detect the signal. .
- the microprocessor 22 detects a plus direction signal at the time of step 3, so that it can be seen that the indicator conductor exists at an intermediate position between the electrode X4 and the electrode X5.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing how a signal is detected when a large indicator conductor is placed so as to extend from the electrode X4 to the electrode X8.
- the microprocessor 22 selects the line on which the indicator conductor is placed as the Y electrode, and the X electrode selects four electrodes having consecutive numbers in the order of “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ”. As in 6, the X electrode selection number is incremented by 1 for each step. At this time, in step 1 and step 8, the indicator conductor comes only on one X electrode selected as the negative end side of the X selection circuit 13, and thus a negative signal is detected.
- Step 2 Step 4, Step 5, and Step 7, the same number of designated conductive electrodes are used for the X electrode selected as the + end side of the X selection circuit 13 and the X electrode selected as the ⁇ end side of the X selection circuit 13. Since they are included in the body region, the effects of the conductors just cancel each other out and no signal is detected by the microprocessor 22.
- the X electrode included in the indicator conductor region has one X end side and two + end sides of the X selection circuit 13, so the microprocessor 22 detects a positive signal. Is done. In the example of FIG. 7, when compared with FIG. 6, a signal as if the pointing conductor is present at two positions is detected.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how signals are detected when two indicator conductors are placed at a position straddling the electrodes X4 and X5 and a position straddling the electrodes X7 and X8. It is.
- the microprocessor 22 selects the line on which the indicator conductor is placed as the Y electrode, and the X electrode selects four electrodes having consecutive numbers in the order of “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ”. Similarly, the X electrode selection number is incremented by 1 at each step. At this time, in step 1 and step 8, the indicator conductor comes only on one X electrode selected as the negative end side of the X selection circuit 13, so that the microprocessor 22 detects a signal in the minus direction.
- step 2 and step 7 no signal appears because the X electrode on the + end side and the ⁇ end side of the X selection circuit 13 come to the indicator conductor region one by one.
- step 3 and step 6 the indicator conductor comes across the two X electrodes selected as the + end side of the X selection circuit 13, and there is no indicator conductor on the-end side electrode, so a positive signal Appears.
- Step 4 and Step 5 the X electrode included in the indicator conductor region has two negative ends and one positive end, so a negative signal is detected.
- FIG. 9 is an example showing the positional relationship between the contact region and the electrodes X and Y when the indicator conductors straddling a plurality of X electrodes and Y electrodes are placed.
- FIG. 10 shows the polarity distribution of the voltage output from the low-pass filter 19 when the selection of the electrodes X and Y in FIG. 9 is updated, and the vertical direction indicates the Y electrode on the transmitting side. The selection number is shown, and the horizontal direction shows the step number when four consecutive X electrodes are selected as “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ” as in FIG.
- the microprocessor 22 selects the electrodes X0 to X3 in Step 0, selects the electrodes X1 to X4 in Step 1, selects the electrodes X2 to X5 in Step 2, and so on,
- the electrode selection number is increased by one.
- FIG. 10 when the voltage output from the low-pass filter 19 is almost zero, it is represented as “0”, when it is a positive voltage, “+”, and when it is a negative voltage, it is represented as “ ⁇ ”. Yes.
- the values of the six points when the X selection step is the step 4 and the step 5 are “0”. Since the values displayed in step 3, that is, the values in step 3 and step 6 are “+”, in this embodiment, the values of the six points (the values of the six points in the case of steps 4 and 5) are “+”. ”And process. Specifically, the average value of the voltages obtained in step 3 and step 6 may be replaced with these values, or the higher value of step 3 and step 6 may be replaced.
- the processing is performed in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 7, and when the X electrode selection step is updated, a negative signal does not appear between two peaks appearing in the positive direction. This is because it can be seen that a continuous indicator is placed between the two peaks.
- FIG. 11 shows another example in which indicator conductors straddling a plurality of Y electrodes are placed.
- FIG. 12 shows the polarity distribution of the voltage output from the low-pass filter 19 when the selection of the electrodes X and Y in FIG. 11 is updated, as in FIG.
- the number of X electrodes selected is four, and the selection is made in the order of “ ⁇ ++ ⁇ ”. This is because the fingers that are close to each other are properly separated even if the arrangement pitch of the X electrodes is wide. It is an optimal selection method for recognition.
- the number of X electrodes selected may be an even number greater than four, for example, six, and may be selected as “ ⁇ ++++ ⁇ ” or “ ⁇ ++++ ⁇ ”.
- the number of Y electrodes selected is one, but this is an optimum selection method for properly separating and recognizing fingers that are close to each other even if the arrangement pitch of the Y electrodes is wide.
- the number of selected Y electrodes may be two or more.
- both sides of the electrode selected as the + end side of the X selection circuit 13 are selected as the ⁇ end side, but this may be reversed.
- the case where the output voltage of the synchronous detection circuit 18 and the low-pass filter 19 when the indicator conductor is placed on the electrode connected to the non-inverting input terminal (+) of the differential amplifier 17 is positive is effective.
- the indicator conductor is placed on the electrode connected to the inverting input terminal ( ⁇ ) of the differential amplifier 17, the case where the output voltages of the synchronous detection circuit 18 and the low-pass filter 19 are in the negative direction is invalidated.
- a circuit configuration in which this is reversed may be employed.
- FIG. 13 shows the configuration of a second embodiment of the position detection apparatus according to the present invention.
- a configuration is shown in which a plurality of circuits for processing a reception signal from a reception electrode are provided and the sampling speed is improved as a whole by operating them simultaneously.
- the position detection unit has the same structure as that shown in FIGS.
- reference numeral 23 denotes a transparent sensor, in which 67 electrodes (X1 to X67) are arranged in the X direction and 30 electrodes (Y1 to Y30) are arranged in the Y direction.
- An analog multiplexer 24 is connected to the Y electrode of the transparent sensor 23 and selects one of the Y electrodes.
- the transmission circuit 25 is a transmission signal generation circuit for generating a signal of a predetermined frequency, and its output signal is supplied to the transmission circuit 26.
- the transmission circuit 26 is a circuit that converts the signal from the transmission signal generation circuit 25 into a predetermined voltage and outputs the voltage. The output signal is applied to the Y electrode selected by the analog multiplexer 24.
- 27a to 27d are signal processing circuits each having the same configuration, and include the same circuits as the X selection circuit, differential amplifier, synchronous detection circuit, low-pass filter, sample hold circuit, and AD conversion circuit in FIG.
- Each of the X selection circuits of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d includes 19 input terminals (A0 to A18), and selects four terminals having consecutive numbers from these input terminals, and two of them at both ends. Is selected as the-side, and the middle two are selected as the + side.
- the + side terminal and the ⁇ side terminal selected by each selection circuit of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d are connected to the input of the differential amplifier, and the output signal from the differential amplifier is a synchronous detection circuit, a low-pass filter, a sample Digital conversion is performed by the AD conversion circuit via the hold circuit.
- a microprocessor 29 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and operates according to a predetermined program.
- the microprocessor 29 controls the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d via the control circuit 28 and performs each signal processing.
- the AD conversion output output from the circuits 27 a to 27 d is read via the control circuit 28.
- the output signal of the transmission signal generation circuit 25 is supplied to the synchronous detection circuits of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d via the control circuit 28.
- 67 X electrodes are divided and connected to 19 input terminals (A0 to A18) of the four signal processing circuits 27a to 27d.
- Input terminals A0 to A18 of the signal processing circuit 27a are connected to electrodes X1 to X19, respectively.
- the input terminals A0 to A18 of the signal processing circuit 27b are connected to the electrodes X17 to X35, respectively.
- the input terminals A0 to A18 of the signal processing circuit 27c are connected to the electrodes X33 to X51, respectively, and the input terminals A0 to A18 of the signal processing circuit 27d are connected to the electrodes X49 to X67, respectively.
- the microprocessor 29 is provided with a memory V (x, y) for storing signal level values output from the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d.
- x is 64 (1 to 64) and y is 30 (1 to 30).
- the microprocessor 29 repeats the operations of Step 1 to Step 16 described below.
- the microprocessor 29 selects four of the X electrodes connected to the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d in order of "-++-" from the smallest numbered X electrodes. To control. That is, the signal processing circuit 27a selects the electrodes X1 to X4, the signal processing circuit 27b selects the electrodes X17 to X20, the signal processing circuit 27c selects the electrodes X33 to X36, and the signal processing circuit 27d selects the electrodes X49 to X52.
- Step 1 is further divided into 30 processing periods.
- the analog multiplexer 24 selects the electrode Y1, and the transmission signal from the transmission circuit 26 is supplied to the electrode Y1.
- the microprocessor 29 differentially amplifies the signal from the selected X electrode from each of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d, and outputs it through the synchronous detection circuit, the low-pass filter, the sample hold circuit, and the AD conversion circuit.
- the signal level value to be read is read via the control circuit 28.
- the analog multiplexer 24 selects the electrode Y2, and the signal level output from each of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d is read by the microprocessor 29.
- the analog multiplexer selects the 24 electrode Y3, and the signal level output from each of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d is read by the microprocessor 29.
- the microprocessor 29 reads the signal level while sequentially updating the selection number of the Y electrode, and the signal level is read by selecting the electrode Y30 in the thirty processing period.
- the microprocessor 29 sequentially stores the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27a in the memories V (1, 1) to V (1, 30) in the microprocessor 29. Further, the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27b are sequentially stored in the memories V (17, 1) to V (17, 30). Further, the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27c are sequentially stored in the memories V (33, 1) to V (33, 30). Further, the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27d are sequentially stored in the memories V (49, 1) to V (49, 30).
- the microprocessor 29 controls the control circuit 28 so that the number of the X electrode selected by each of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d is incremented one by one from that in Step 1. . That is, the signal processing circuit 27a selects the electrodes X2 to X5, the signal processing circuit 27b selects the electrodes X18 to X21, the signal processing circuit 27c selects the electrodes X34 to X37, and the signal processing circuit 27d selects the electrodes X50 to X53.
- step 2 similarly to the case of step 1, the signal level is read by the microprocessor 29 from each of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d when the analog multiplexer 24 sequentially selects the electrodes Y1 to Y30.
- the microprocessor 29 sequentially stores the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27a in the memories V (2, 1) to V (2, 30).
- the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27b are sequentially stored in the memories V (18, 1) to V (18, 30).
- the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27c are sequentially stored in the memories V (34, 1) to V (34, 30).
- the 30 signal levels read from the signal processing circuit 27d are sequentially stored in the memories V (50, 1) to V (50, 30).
- step 3 the X electrode numbers selected by the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d are incremented one by one from those in step 2, the signal processing circuit 27a has electrodes X3 to X6, and the signal processing circuit 27b has electrodes X19 to X19.
- the signal level is similarly read by selecting X22, the signal processing circuit 27c selecting the electrodes X35 to X38, and the signal processing circuit 27d selecting the electrodes X51 to X54.
- the signal levels read from the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d are the memories V (3, 1) to V (3, 30), the memories V (19, 1) to V (19, 30), and the memory V (35), respectively. 1) to V (35, 30) and the memories V (51, 1) to V (51, 30).
- the X electrode selection number is incremented by one to read the signal level from each of the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d.
- the signal processing circuits 27a to 27d The read signal levels are the memories V (16, 1) to V (16, 30), the memories V (32, 1) to V (32, 30), and the memories V (48, 1) to V (48, 48), respectively. 30) and stored in the memories V (64, 1) to V (64, 30).
- the signal level when the Y side selection electrode number is “y” and the X side selection electrode number is “x to x + 3” is V (x, y ). Since the signal level obtained in this way takes a positive or negative value in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the position and number of the indicators are obtained by the same method as described in FIGS. Can do.
- the signal level of the entire surface can be obtained in a short time by dividing the position detection surface into four regions and processing with four signal processing circuits.
- the X electrode located near the boundary of the region is commonly connected to the two signal processing circuits, the signal is detected in the same manner as the continuous detection surface as a whole, and each signal processing circuit is Even if it is configured as an integrated circuit (IC), it can be processed as a continuous detection surface without the presence of a dead area.
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- the number of divisions of the position detection surface is four. However, the number is not limited to this, and the number may be more or less than four.
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図1は本発明による位置検出装置の第一実施例の位置検出部の構成を示した図である。図において、11はLCDパネル、12はITO(Indium Tin Oxide)により形成した電極を有する透明センサーである。12aはITO電極のラインがX方向に複数配列してなるITOガラスである。12bはITO電極のラインがY方向に複数配列してなるITOガラスである。12cは厚みが均一なPET(Polyethylene Terephthalate)フィルムである。透明センサー12は、ITOガラス12aとITOガラス12bとを各ITO面を向かい合わせるとともに間にPETフィルム12cを挟んで接着することにより作られている。透明センサー12は、検出領域がLCDパネル11の表示領域とちょうど重なるように、LCDパネル11と重ねて配置されている。なお、ITOガラス12a上のX電極およびITOガラス12b上のY電極はACF接続により図示しないフレキシブル基板を経由して図示しないプリント基板に接続されている。図2は透明センサー12をY電極上で切断した断面図である。
図13は、本発明による位置検出装置の第二実施例の構成を示したものである。本実施例では受信電極からの受信信号を処理する回路を複数設けて、これらを同時に動作させることにより全体としてサンプリング速度を向上させるような構成について示す。
12、23…透明センサー
13…X選択回路
14…Y選択回路
15…発振器
16、26…送信回路
17…差動増幅器
18…同期検波回路
19…ローパスフィルター
20…サンプルホールド回路
21…AD変換回路
22、29…マイクロプロセッサ
24…アナログマルチプレクサ
25…送信信号発生回路
27…信号処理回路
28…コントロール回路
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- 第一の方向及び前記第一の方向に直交する第二の方向にそれぞれ複数の電極を配列した位置検出センサーと、
前記第一の方向に配列された電極に送信信号を供給する送信信号生成回路と、
前記送信信号生成回路から出力される前記送信信号を前記第一の方向に配列された複数の電極のうちの所定の電極に供給する第一の電極選択回路と、
第一の入力端子および第二の入力端子を有し、前記第一の入力端子および第二の入力端子に入力される信号を差動増幅して出力する差動増幅回路と、
前記第二の方向に配列された複数の電極のうちから互いに隣接する少なくとも4本以上で偶数本の電極を選択し、前記選択した偶数本の電極のうち両端を含まない互いに隣接する半数を差動増幅回路の前記第一の入力端子に供給し、前記選択した偶数本の電極のうち前記両端を含む残り半数を差動増幅回路の前記第二の入力端子に供給する第二の電極選択回路と、
前記差動増幅回路が出力する受信信号の強度を検出する回路であって、前記送信信号の位相を基準とした前記受信信号の位相に応じた正方向または負方向の値として出力する同期検波回路と、
前記第一の電極選択回路および前記第二の電極選択回路によって選択される電極を順次切り替えた際に、前記同期検波回路が出力する信号の強度および正または負で表される極性の分布より、指示導体による指示位置を求める処理回路と、
を設けたことを特徴とする位置検出装置。 - 前記処理回路は、前記第二の電極選択回路によって前記差動増幅回路の第一の入力端子に接続される電極上に指示導体が置かれた際の前記同期検波回路からの出力極性の方向を有効とし、前記第二の電極選択回路によって前記差動増幅回路の第二の入力端子に接続される電極上に指示導体が置かれた際の前記同期検波回路からの出力極性の方向を無効とするように処理することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の位置検出装置。
- 前記第二の電極選択回路によって前記差動増幅回路の第一の入力端子に接続される電極上に指示導体が置かれた際の前記同期検波回路からの出力極性の方向を正(または負)とし、前記第二の電極選択回路によって前記差動増幅回路の第二の入力端子に接続される電極上に指示導体が置かれた際の前記同期検波回路からの出力極性の方向を負(または正)とした場合、前記第一の電極選択回路が特定の電極を選択している時の、前記第二の電極選択回路による選択電極を順番に更新した際の前記同期検波回路からの出力電圧の分布において、正方向(または負方向)に2つのピーク点を持ち、かつ2つのピーク点間に負方向(または正方向)で所定以上の大きさの電圧となる点が存在すれば、前記2つのピーク点はそれぞれ独立の指示導体によるものであると判断し、前記2つのピーク点間に所定以上の負方向電圧(または正方向電圧)となる点が存在しなければ、前記2つのピーク点は同一の指示導体によるものであると判断することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の位置検出装置。
- 前記第二の電極選択回路が選択する電極数を4本としたことを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の位置検出装置。
- 位置検出面の第一の方向に配列した複数の送信電極と、前記第一の方向に直交する第二の方向に配列した複数の受信電極と、からなる位置検出センサーを備え、指示導体が前記位置検出面に接触した際の前記送信電極と前記受信電極間の容量変化に応じた信号を検出する位置検出装置において、
前記複数の受信電極中の所定本数と接続する信号処理回路を複数設け、
前記複数の信号処理回路には、それぞれ、前記接続される所定本数の受信電極の中から2組の電極を選択して+端および-端として出力する電極選択回路と、前記+端および-端と接続して信号の差を検出する差動増幅回路とを設けるとともに、
前記位置検出面を、前記第二の方向に複数の領域に分割し、それぞれの前記領域毎に前記受信電極を前記複数の信号処理回路のそれぞれに接続すると共に、前記領域の境界付近に位置する特定本数の前記受信電極を2つの前記信号処理回路に共通に接続することを特徴とする位置検出装置。 - 前記特定本数が、前記電極選択回路が+端および-端として選択する電極の合計数から1を減じた数であることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の位置検出装置。
- 前記電極選択回路は、+端および-端として選択するそれぞれの電極が同数かつ2本以上で、+端および-端の一方を互いに隣接して選択するとともに、+端および-端の他方を前記一方として選択した電極の両脇に分散して選択するようにしたことを特徴とする請求項5または請求項6に記載の位置検出装置。
- 前記信号処理回路を一つの集積回路(IC)に納めたことを特徴とする請求項5~7のいずれかに記載の位置検出装置。
- 前記第一の方向および前記第二の方向に配列された電極が透明導電材を用いて構成され、前記位置検出センサーを表示装置と組み合わせたことを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれかに記載の位置検出装置。
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