Display device including integrated touch panel and method of driving the same

A method of driving a display device including an integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel, the method comprising:

• applying a plurality of sampling voltages to a plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel via a plurality of lines connected to the plurality of common electrodes, each of the plurality of sampling voltages applied to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines that are each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;
• receiving noise signals from the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines to which the sampling voltages are applied, each noise signal received from a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes via one of the plurality of lines that is connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;
• determining a plurality of noise levels based on the received noise signals, each of the plurality of noise levels associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of sampling voltages;
• comparing the plurality of noise levels to a threshold level;
• responsive to determining that all the plurality of noise levels are greater than the threshold level:
• determining a sampling voltage associated with a minimum noise level from amongst the plurality of noise levels;
• and
• selecting the determined sampling voltage associated with the minimum noise level as the touch driving voltage;
• responsive to determining one of the sampling voltages that is associated with a determined noise level that is less than the threshold level:
• selecting the determined sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage;
• applying a common voltage to all of the common electrodes of the display device via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in a time sharing method during a display period of a display frame of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel;
• and applying the selected sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in the time sharing method during a touch driving period of the display frame, wherein the touch driving period does not overlap with the display period of the display frame and wherein during the display period of the display frame the selected sampling voltage is not applied to any of the electrodes of the display device;
• wherein the plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel are used for both displaying an image during the display period of the display frame and sensing touch of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel during the touch driving period of the display frame.

A display device comprising:

• an integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel having a plurality of electrodes, a common voltage applied to all common electrodes of the display device while the display device is driven in a time sharing method during a display period of a display frame;
• and
• a touch integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
• a switching unit for applying a plurality of sampling voltages to the plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel via a plurality of lines connected to the plurality of common electrodes, each of the plurality of sampling voltages applied to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines that are each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;
• a comparing unit for:
• receiving noise signals from the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines to which the sampling voltages are applied, each noise signal received from a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes via one of the plurality of lines that is connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;
• determining a plurality of noise levels based on the received noise signals, each of the plurality of noise levels associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of sampling voltages;
• comparing the plurality of noise levels to a threshold level;
• and
• selecting a sampling voltage from the plurality of sampling voltages to use as a touch driving voltage based on the comparison of the plurality of noise levels to the threshold level;
• and a touch sensing unit for applying the touch driving voltage to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in the time sharing method during a touch driving period of the display frame of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel, wherein the touch driving period does not overlap with the display period of the display frame and wherein during the display period of the display frame the touch driving voltage is not applied to any of the common electrodes of the display device;
• wherein the plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel are used for both displaying an image during the display period of the display frame and sensing touch of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel during the touch driving period of the display frame.