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US 10,372,163 B2Granted
Input device comprising sensor panel, information processing device comprising input device
AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Miyake
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Abstract
A novel input device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. Alternatively, a novel input device is provided. The input device includes a sensor panel that can be folded, a housing that enables the sensor panel to be folded, and a sensing portion that senses the folded state of the sensor panel and supplies folding information. Furthermore, the sensor panel includes a signal line extending in the column direction, and a part of one signal line is placed to face another part of the signal line in the folded state.
Claims27
An input device comprising:
- a sensor panel;
- a control portion;
- an output portion;
- a housing;
- and
- a light-blocking layer,
- wherein the sensor panel is supplied with a control signal, supplies a sensing signal, and is in a folded state or an unfolded state,
- wherein the control portion supplies the control signal,
- wherein the output portion is supplied with the sensing signal and supplies sensing information,
- wherein the sensor panel comprises a control line, a signal line, and a flexible base,
- wherein the control line is supplied with the control signal and extends in a row direction,
- wherein the signal line supplies the sensing signal and extends in a column direction,
- wherein the base supports the control line and the signal line,
- wherein a part of the signal line faces another part of the signal line in the folded state of the sensor panel,
- wherein the sensor panel is configured to provide similar electrical interferences generated on the signal line in the folded state and in the unfolded state when a sensing object is close or is in contact with the sensor panel,
- wherein the control line comprises a first control line and a second control line,
- wherein the signal line comprises a signal line intersecting with the first control line and the second control line,
- wherein the control portion supplies a first control signal modulated by a first method to the first control line and supplies a second control signal modulated by a second method that is different from the first method to the second control line,
- wherein the output portion is electrically connected to the signal line and separates a first sensing signal based on the first control signal and a second sensing signal based on the second control signal from the sensing signals supplied to the signal line,
- wherein the first control signal is supplied to the first control line and the second control signal is supplied to the second control line at substantially the same time,
- wherein the sensor panel comprises a first electrode electrically connected to the control line and a second electrode electrically connected to the signal line and including a portion not overlapping with the first electrode,
- wherein the base supports the first electrode and the second electrode,
- wherein the light-blocking layer is between the first electrode and the base and between the second electrode and the base, and
- wherein the light-blocking layer overlaps with the first electrode and the second electrode.
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An input device comprising:
- a sensor panel;
- a fold sensing portion;
- a control portion;
- an output portion;
- a housing;
- and
- a light-blocking layer,
- wherein the sensor panel is supplied with a control signal, supplies a sensing signal, and is folded and unfolded,
- wherein the fold sensing portion senses a folded state and an unfolded state of the sensor panel and supplies folding information,
- wherein the control portion supplies the control signal,
- wherein the output portion is supplied with the sensing signal and the folding information and supplies sensing information on the basis of the sensing signal and the folding information,
- wherein the sensor panel comprises a control line, a signal line, and a flexible base,
- wherein the control line is supplied with the control signal and extends in a row direction,
- wherein the signal line supplies the sensing signal and extends in a column direction,
- wherein the base supports the control line and the signal line,
- wherein a part of the signal line faces another part of the signal line in the folded state of the sensor panel,
- wherein the sensor panel is configured to provide similar electrical interferences generated on the signal line in the folded state and in the unfolded state when a sensing object is close or is in contact with the sensor panel,
- wherein the control line comprises a first control line and a second control line,
- wherein the signal line comprises a signal line intersecting with the first control line and the second control line,
- wherein the control portion supplies a first control signal modulated by a first method to the first control line and supplies a second control signal modulated by a second method that is different from the first method to the second control line, and
- wherein the output portion is electrically connected to the signal line and separates a first sensing signal based on the first control signal and a second sensing signal based on the second control signal from the sensing signals supplied to the signal line,
- wherein the first control signal is supplied to the first control line and the second control signal is supplied to the second control line at substantially the same time,
- wherein the sensor panel comprises a first electrode electrically connected to the control line and a second electrode electrically connected to the signal line and including a portion not overlapping with the first electrode,
- wherein the base supports the first electrode and the second electrode,
- wherein the light-blocking layer is between the first electrode and the base and between the second electrode and the base, and
- wherein the light-blocking layer overlaps with the first electrode and the second electrode.
23 more elements
An input device comprising:
- a sensor panel;
- a control portion;
- an output portion;
- and
- a housing;
- wherein the sensor panel is supplied with a control signal, supplies a sensing signal, and is in a folded state or an unfolded state
- wherein the control portion supplies the control signal,
- wherein the output portion is supplied with the sensing signal and supplies sensing information,
- wherein the sensor panel comprises a control line, a signal line, and a flexible base,
- wherein the control line is supplied with the control signal and extends in a row direction,
- wherein the signal line supplies the sensing signal and extends in a column direction,
- wherein the base supports the control line and the signal line,
- wherein a part of the signal line faces another part of the signal line in the folded state of the sensor panel, and
- wherein the sensor panel is configured to provide similar electrical interferences generated on the signal line in the folded state and in the unfolded state when a sensing object is close or is in contact with the sensor panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.