Touch Sensitive Processing Apparatus, Method and Electronic System
AssigneeEgalax_Empia Technology Inc.
InventorsSHANG-TAI YEH, CHENG-HAN LEE
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Abstract
A touch sensitive processing apparatus is used to detect at least one object approximating or touching a touch screen. The touch screen includes: multiple neighboring first electrodes and multiple neighboring second electrodes which are parallel to a first axis; and multiple neighboring third electrodes and multiple neighboring fourth electrodes which are parallel to a second axis. Each of the first electrodes intersects with the third electrodes to form multiple intersection areas, each of the second electrodes intersects with the fourth electrodes to form multiple intersection areas.
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A touch sensitive processing apparatus configured to connect to a touch screen and used to detect at least one object approximating or touching the touch screen, wherein the touch screen comprises a plurality of neighboring first electrodes and a plurality of neighboring second electrodes parallel to a first axis, a plurality of neighboring third electrodes and a plurality of neighboring fourth electrodes parallel to a second axis, wherein each of the first electrodes intersects with the third electrodes to form multiple intersection areas, each of the second electrodes intersects with the fourth electrodes to form multiple intersection areas, the touch sensitive processing apparatus comprising:
- a driving circuit, connecting to the first electrodes and the second electrodes, respectively;
- a sensing circuit, connecting to the third electrodes and the fourth electrodes, respectively;
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- a processor, configured to connect to the driving circuit and the sensing circuit, the processor configured for:
- executing multiple sets of first round mutual capacitive detecting steps, wherein each set of the first round mutual capacitive detecting step further comprises:
- having the driving circuit sending a driving signal to neighboring N first electrodes and neighboring N second electrodes, where N is a positive integer larger than 1;
- having the sensing circuit simultaneously detecting the driving signal via the third electrodes for generating multiple first round first sensing information with respective to the set of first round mutual capacitive detecting step, wherein each of the first round first sensing information is corresponding to an intersection of central line of the N first electrodes and the third electrode;
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- having the sensing circuit simultaneously detecting the driving signal via the fourth electrodes for generating multiple first round second sensing information with respective to the set of first round mutual capacitive detecting step, wherein each of the first round second sensing information is corresponding to an intersection of central line of the N second electrodes and the fourth electrode.
A touch sensitive processing method adaptive to a touch sensitive processing apparatus configured to connect to a touch screen and used to detect at least one object approximating or touching the touch screen, wherein the touch screen comprises a plurality of neighboring first electrodes and a plurality of neighboring second electrodes parallel to a first axis, a plurality of neighboring third electrodes and a plurality of neighboring fourth electrodes parallel to a second axis, wherein each of the first electrodes intersects with the third electrodes to form the multiple intersection areas, each of the second electrodes intersects with the fourth electrodes to the form multiple intersection areas, the touch sensitive processing method comprising:
- executing multiple sets of first round mutual capacitive detecting steps, wherein each set of the first round mutual capacitive detecting step further comprises:
- having a driving circuit sending a driving signal to neighboring N first electrodes and neighboring N second electrodes, where N is a positive integer larger than 1;
- having a sensing circuit simultaneously detecting the driving signal via the third electrodes for generating multiple first round first sensing information with respective to the set of first round mutual capacitive detecting step, wherein each of the first round first sensing information is corresponding to an intersection of central line of the N first electrodes and the third electrode;
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- having the sensing circuit simultaneously detecting the driving signal via the fourth electrodes for generating multiple first round second sensing information with respective to the set of first round mutual capacitive detecting step, wherein each of the first round second sensing information is corresponding to an intersection of central line of the N second electrodes and the fourth electrode.
An electronic system used to detect at least one object approximating or touching a touch screen, the electronic system comprising:
- the touch screen, comprising
- a plurality of neighboring first electrodes and a plurality of neighboring second electrodes parallel to a first axis;
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- a plurality of neighboring third electrodes and a plurality of neighboring fourth electrodes parallel to a second axis, wherein each of the first electrodes intersects with the third electrodes to form the multiple intersection areas, each of the second electrodes intersects with the fourth electrodes to form the multiple intersection areas;
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- a touch sensitive processing apparatus, comprising:
- a driving circuit, connecting to the first electrodes and the second electrodes, respectively;
- a sensing circuit, connecting to the third electrodes and the fourth electrodes, respectively;
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- a processor, configured to connect to the driving circuit and the sensing circuit, the processor configured for:
- executing multiple sets of first round mutual capacitive detecting steps, wherein each set of the first round mutual capacitive detecting step further comprises:
- having the driving circuit sending a driving signal to neighboring N first electrodes and neighboring N second electrodes, where N is a positive integer larger than 1;
- having the sensing circuit simultaneously detecting the driving signal via the third electrodes for generating multiple first round first sensing information with respective to the set of first round mutual capacitive detecting step, wherein each of the first round first sensing information is corresponding to an intersection of central line of the N first electrodes and the third electrode;
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- having the sensing circuit simultaneously detecting the driving signal via the fourth electrodes for generating multiple first round second sensing information with respective to the set of first round mutual capacitive detecting step, wherein each of the first round second sensing information is corresponding to an intersection of central line of the N second electrodes and the fourth electrode.
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