# US 2013/0155005 A1 · Touch display panel and driving method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0155005 A1 - Document ID: US20130155005A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/466,923 - Filed: 2012-05-08 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: Wistron Corporation - Inventors: Po-Hsiang Liang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155005A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/044: by capacitive means - 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 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 driving method of a touch display panel is provided. The method is applied to a controller of the touch display panel. The method begins by enabling a capacitive touch unit and an electromagnetic touch unit in the touch display panel. The electromagnetic touch unit includes an electromagnetic pen detect pin that provides a detect signal indicating whether an electromagnetic pen approaches the touch display panel. It is then determined whether the detect signal triggers an electromagnetic pen approach event in which the detect signal switches from a first level to a second level. When the electromagnetic pen approach event is triggered, the capacitive touch unit is driven to switch to an interrupt state to terminate a touch sensing operation of the capacitive touch unit, and a touch sensing operation is performed through the electromagnetic touch unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A driving method of a touch display panel, applied to a processor of a touch display panel, the driving method comprising: a) enabling a capacitive control unit and an electromagnetic touch unit in the touch display panel, the electromagnetic touch unit comprising an electromagnetic pen detect pin for providing a detect signal indicative of whether an electromagnetic pen approaches the touch display panel; b) determining whether the detect signal triggers an electromagnetic pen approach event in which a first level switches to a second level; and c) when receiving the electromagnetic pen approach event, driving the capacitive touch unit to switch to an interrupt state to terminate a capacitive touch sensing operation performed by the capacitive touch unit, and performing a touch sensing operation by the electromagnetic touch unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The driving method according to claim 1, further comprising: d) when the detect signal triggers an electromagnetic pen withdrawal event in which the second level switches to the first level, driving the capacitive touch unit to switch from the interrupt state to a normal state, so as to reactivate the capacitive touch sensing operation of the capacitive touch unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The driving method according to claim 2, wherein step (a) further comprises: a1) executing a system program, a capacitive touch unit driver and an electromagnetic touch unit driver; and a2) with respect to the detect signal, registering an interrupt event in the capacitive touch unit driver. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The driving method according to claim 3, wherein step (d) further comprises: d1) when the detect signal triggers the electromagnetic pen withdrawal event, triggering the interrupt event by the system program; and d2) in response to the interrupt event, providing a restore command via the capacitive touch unit driver to drive the capacitive touch unit to switch from the interrupt state to the normal state, and performing the touch sensing operation by the capacitive touch unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The driving method according to claim 1, further comprising: b1) determining whether a level switch event occurs in the detect signal; and b2) when the level switch event occurs in the detect signal, determining whether the detect signal is switched from the first level to the second level. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The driving method according to claim 5, further comprising: e) when the level switch event does not occur in the detect signal, performing the touch sensing operation by the capacitive touch unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The driving method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises: a1) executing a system program, a capacitive touch unit driver and an electromagnetic touch unit driver; and a2) with respect to the detect signal, registering an interrupt event in the capacitive touch unit driver. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The driving method according to claim 7, wherein step (c) further comprises: c1) when receiving the electromagnetic pen approach event, triggering the interrupt event by the system program; and c2) in response to the interrupt event, providing a suspend command by the capacitive touch unit driver to drive the capacitive touch unit to switch from a normal state to the interrupt state, and performing the touch sensing operation by the electromagnetic touch unit. ### Claim 9 A touch display panel, comprising: a capacitive touch unit; an electromagnetic touch unit, comprising an electromagnetic pen detect pin for providing a detect signal, the detect signal indicating whether an electromagnetic pen approaches the touch display panel; and a processor, coupled to the capacitive touch unit and the electromagnetic touch unit, for determining whether the detect signal triggers an electromagnetic pen approach event in which a first level switches to a second level; wherein, when receiving the electromagnetic pen approach event, the processor drives the capacitive touch unit to switch to an interrupt state to terminate a capacitive touch sensing operation performed by the capacitive touch unit, and performing a touch sensing operation by the electromagnetic touch unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The touch display panel according to claim 9, wherein when the detect signal triggers an electromagnetic pen withdrawal event in which the second level switches to the first level, the processor drives the capacitive touch unit to switch from the interrupt state to a normal state, so as to reactivate the capacitive touch sensing operation of the capacitive touch unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The touch display panel according to claim 10, further comprising: a memory, for storing a system program, a capacitive touch unit driver and an electromagnetic touch unit driver; wherein, the processor executes the system program, the capacitive touch unit driver and the electromagnetic touch unit driver to register an interrupt event in the capacitive touch unit with respect to the detect signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The touch display panel according to claim 11, wherein when the detect signal triggers the electromagnetic pen withdrawal event in which the second level switches to the first level, the processor triggers the interrupt event by executing the system program; in response to the interrupt event, the processor provides a restore command by executing the capacitive touch unit driver to drive the capacitive touch unit to switch from the interrupt state to the normal state, and performs the touch sensing operation by the capacitive touch unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The touch display panel according to claim 9, wherein the processor determines whether a level switch event occurs in the detect signal, and further determines whether the detect signal is switched from the first level to the second level when the level switch event occurs in the detect signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The touch display panel according to claim 13, wherein the processor performs the touch sensing operation by the capacitive touch unit when the level switch event does not occur in the detect signal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The touch display panel according to claim 9, further comprising: a memory, for storing a system program, a capacitive touch unit driver and an electromagnetic touch unit driver; wherein, the processor executes the system program, the capacitive touch unit driver and the electromagnetic touch unit driver to register an interrupt event in the capacitive touch unit with respect to the detect signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The touch display panel according to claim 15, wherein the processor triggers the interrupt event when the electromagnetic pen approach event is received; in response to the interrupt event, the processor further provides a suspend command by the capacitive touch unit driver to drive the capacitive touch unit to switch from a normal state to the interrupt state, and performs the touch sensing operation by the electromagnetic touch unit.