# US 12,216,860 B2 · Display device and a touch sensing system including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,216,860 B2 - Document ID: US12216860B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/093,926 - Filed: 2023-01-06 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-15 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sang Hyun Lim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216860B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04166: {Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving (Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184)} - G06F 3/046: by electromagnetic means - G06F 3/0441: {using active external devices, e.g. active pens, for receiving changes in electrical potential transmitted by the digitiser, e.g. tablet driving signals} - G06F 3/0446: {using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes} - G06F 2203/04106: Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A display device including: a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an image display area; a touch sensing unit disposed on a surface of the display panel, wherein the touch sensing unit is configured to sense a touch of an electronic pen; a display driving circuit configured to drive the pixels; and a touch sensing circuit configured to generate touch coordinate data by detecting a touch position of the electronic pen, wherein the touch sensing circuit is configured to drive pen touch electrodes so that the electronic pen is electromagnetically charged, and to recognize a touch and a touch position of the electronic pen by detecting a variation of a pen touch sensing signal of the pen touch electrodes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device, comprising: a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an image display area; a touch sensing unit disposed on a surface of the display panel, wherein the touch sensing unit is configured to sense a touch of an electronic pen; a display driving circuit configured to drive the pixels; and a touch sensing circuit configured to generate touch coordinate data by detecting a touch position of the electronic pen, wherein the touch sensing circuit is configured to drive pen touch electrodes so that the electronic pen is electromagnetically charged, and to recognize a touch and a touch position of the electronic pen by detecting a variation of a pen touch sensing signal of the pen touch electrodes, wherein the touch sensing unit comprises: first pen touch electrodes arranged in parallel with each other in a first direction in a pen touch sensing area; and second pen touch electrodes arranged in parallel with each other in a second direction crossing the first direction in the pen touch sensing area, wherein the touch sensing circuit is configured to supply pen touch driving signals during at least one frame period to the first pen touch electrodes in order from a first side of the pen touch sensing area in the first direction to a second side of the pen touch sensing area in the first direction, and to supply the pen touch driving signals during at least one frame period to the second pen touch electrodes in order from a third side of the pen touch sensing area in the second direction to a fourth side of the pen touch sensing area in the second direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the first and second pen touch electrodes are formed in a coil having a shape of a rectangle, an ellipse, a circle, or a polygon, and a first end and a second end of each of the first and second pen touch electrodes are electrically connected to the touch sensing circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: at least one driving signal supply unit configured to supply a pulse type pen touch driving signal to the first and second pen touch electrodes; and at least one signal analysis circuit unit configured to detect an amplitude variation of pen touch sensing signals outputted through the first and second pen touch electrodes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: a plurality of first driving signal supply units connected one-to-one to first ends of the first pen touch electrodes to supply pen touch driving signals to the first pen touch electrodes; a plurality of first signal analysis circuit units connected one-to-one to second ends of the first pen touch electrodes to respectively analyze pen touch sensing signals inputted through the first pen touch electrodes; a plurality of second driving signal supply units connected one-to-one to first ends of the second pen touch electrodes to supply the pen touch driving signals to the second pen touch electrodes; and a plurality of second signal analysis circuit units connected one-to-one to second ends of the second pen touch electrodes to respectively analyze the pen touch sensing signals inputted through the second pen touch electrodes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display device of claim 4, wherein each of the first and second signal analysis circuit units comprises: at least one load capacitor connected in parallel with the first and second pen touch electrodes to stabilize an output current of each of the first and second pen touch electrodes, an envelope detector connected in series with an output terminal of each of the first and second pen touch electrodes to detect an envelope variation of the pen touch sensing signal outputted through the load capacitor, and output an amplitude decrement detection signal according to the envelope variation; an AC capacitor connected in series with the envelope detector to prevent a reversal of the amplitude decrement detection signal according to the envelope variation; and an operational amplifier connected in series with the AC capacitor to amplify and output the amplitude decrement detection signal with respect to the pen touch sensing signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: a plurality of first driving signal supply units connected one-to-one to first ends of the first pen touch electrodes to sequentially supply pen touch driving signals to the first pen touch electrodes; one first signal analysis circuit unit electrically connected to all of the first pen touch electrodes to analyze the pen touch sensing signals inputted through all of the first pen touch electrodes; a plurality of second driving signal supply units connected one-to-one to first ends of the second pen touch electrodes to sequentially supply the pen touch driving signals to the second pen touch electrodes; and one second signal analysis circuit unit electrically connected to all of the second pen touch electrodes to analyze the pen touch sensing signals inputted through all of the second pen touch electrodes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: one first driving signal supply unit electrically connected to all of the first pen touch electrodes to simultaneously supply pen touch driving signals to the first pen touch electrodes; a plurality of first signal analysis circuit units connected one-to-one to the first pen touch electrodes to analyze pen touch sensing signals respectively inputted from the first pen touch electrodes; one second driving signal supply unit electrically connected to all of the second pen touch electrodes to simultaneously supply the pen touch driving signals to the second pen touch electrodes; and a plurality of second signal analysis circuit units connected one-to-one to the second pen touch electrodes to analyze pen touch signals respectively inputted from the second pen touch electrodes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: one first driving signal supply unit connected to all of the first pen touch electrodes to supply pen touch driving signals to all of the first pen touch electrodes during a charging period of the electronic pen in a touch start detection period of the electronic pen and a touch position detection period of the electronic pen; a plurality of first signal analysis circuit units connected one-to-one to the first pen touch electrodes to analyze pen touch sensing signals respectively inputted from the first pen touch electrodes during the touch start detection period of the electronic pen; one second driving signal supply unit connected to all of the second pen touch electrodes to supply pen touch driving signals to all of the second pen touch electrodes during the charging period of the electronic pen in the touch start detection period of the electronic pen and the touch position detection period of the electronic pen; a plurality of second signal analysis circuit units connected one-to-one to the second pen touch electrodes to analyze pen touch sensing signals respectively inputted from the second pen touch electrodes during the touch start detection period of the electronic pen; and a plurality of third signal analysis circuit units configured to detect the touch position of the electronic pen by sensing a variation of the pen touch sensing signal of each of the first and second pen touch electrodes according to a discharge amount of the electronic pen during a discharging period of the electronic pen in the touch position detection period of the electronic pen. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of third signal analysis circuit units are configured to compare, with a reference signal of a preset threshold, the pen touch sensing signals respectively inputted through the first and second pen touch electrodes during each discharging period of the electronic pen in the touch position detection period of the electronic pen, and to determine that a touch has been made by the electronic pen if a voltage level of the pen touch sensing signals is greater than the preset threshold, and determine the touch position according to a position of at least one of the first and second pen touch electrodes at which it is determined that the touch has been made. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein each of the first and second signal analysis circuit units is configured to stabilize pen touch sensing signals inputted through first and second pen touch electrodes during the touch start detection period of the electronic pen using at least one load capacitor, to detect an envelope variation of the pen touch sensing signal outputted through the load capacitor using an envelope detector and generate an amplitude decrement detection signal according to the envelope variation, and to amplify the amplitude decrement detection signal with respect to the pen touch sensing signal and detect a touch position with respect to each of the first and second pen touch electrodes according to an amplitude variation of the amplitude decrement detection signal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: a plurality of first switches disposed between each of the first and second pen touch electrodes and the plurality of third signal analysis circuit units to electrically connect the first and second pen touch electrodes to the corresponding third signal analysis circuit units during each discharging period of the electronic pen during the touch position detection period of the electronic pen, and a plurality of second switches disposed between the first and second pen touch electrodes and at least one first or second signal analysis circuit unit to electrically connect the first and second pen touch electrodes to the first or second driving signal supply units during each charging period of the electronic pen in the touch start detection period and the touch position detection period of the electronic pen. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display device of claim 11, wherein the touch sensing circuit further comprises: a plurality of third switches disposed between the first and second pen touch electrodes and at least one of the first and second signal analysis circuit units to electrically connect the first and second pen touch electrodes to at least one of the first and second signal analysis circuit units during each touch start detection period of the electronic pen; and a plurality of fourth switches disposed between the first and second pen touch electrodes and a ground or low potential voltage source to electrically connect the first and second pen touch electrodes to the ground or low potential voltage source during each touch position detection period of the electronic pen. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display device of claim 12, wherein the touch sensing circuit turns on the second and third switches during the touch start detection period so that the pen touch driving signals from the first and second driving signal supply units are supplied to first ends of the first and second pen touch electrodes, and the pen touch sensing signals outputted to second ends of the first and second pen touch electrodes are respectively outputted to the first and second signal analysis circuit units. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The display device of claim 12, wherein the touch sensing circuit alternately and repeatedly turns on or turns off the first and second switches during predetermined ones of the charging/discharging periods so that charging and discharging operations of the electronic pen are alternately repeated during the touch position detection period. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the first and second pen touch electrodes are bar type electrodes arranged in parallel with each other in the first or second direction, among the first pen touch electrodes, at least one first pen touch electrode and at least one first pen touch electrode disposed adjacent to each other are electrically connected to each other, and among the second pen touch electrodes, at least one second pen touch electrode and at least one second pen touch electrode disposed adjacent to each other are electrically connected to each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display device of claim 15, wherein odd-numbered electrodes or electrodes included in an odd-numbered group among the first pen touch electrodes receive pen touch driving signals at their first ends, and even-numbered electrodes or electrodes included in an even-numbered group among the first pen touch electrodes output pen touch sensing signals, and wherein odd-numbered electrodes or electrodes included in an odd-numbered group among the second pen touch electrodes receive the pen touch driving signals at their first ends, and even-numbered electrodes or electrodes included in an even-numbered group among the second pen touch electrodes output the pen touch sensing signals. ### Claim 17 A touch sensing system, comprising: a display device comprising a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an image display area, and a display driving circuit configured to drive the pixels; a first touch sensing unit disposed on a surface of the display panel to sense a touch by a user's body part; a second touch sensing unit disposed on a surface of the first touch sensing unit to sense a touch of an electronic pen; and a touch sensing circuit configured to generate touch coordinate data by detecting a touch position of the electronic pen, wherein the touch sensing circuit is configured to drive pen touch electrodes so that the electronic pen is electromagnetically charged through the pen touch electrodes, and to recognize a touch and a touch position of the electronic pen by detecting a variation of a pen touch sensing signal of the pen touch electrodes, wherein the pen touch electrodes comprise: first pen touch electrodes arranged in parallel with each other in a first direction; and second pen touch electrodes arranged in parallel with each other in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: at least one driving signal supply unit configured to supply a pulse type pen touch driving signal to the first and second pen touch electrodes; and at least one signal analysis circuit unit configured to detect an amplitude variation of pen touch sensing signals output from the first and second pen touch electrodes. ### Claim 18 A display device, comprising: a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an image display area; a touch sensing unit disposed on the display panel, wherein the touch sensing unit includes first touch electrodes arranged in a first direction and second touch electrodes arranged in a second direction, and wherein the touch sensing unit is configured to sense a touch of an electronic pen; a display driving circuit configured to drive the pixels, and a touch sensing circuit configured drive the first and second touch electrodes so that the electronic pen is electromagnetically charged, and to recognize a touch position of the electronic pen by detecting variations of touch sensing signals of the first and second touch electrodes, wherein the touch sensing circuit comprises: a driving signal supply unit configured to supply a pulse type pen touch driving signal to the first and second touch electrodes; and a signal analysis circuit unit configured to detect an amplitude variation of the touch sensing signals output from the first and second touch electrodes.