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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0717573 (2012-12-17) |
등록번호 | US-8605051 (2013-12-10) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 24 인용 특허 : 364 |
A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of the location of the touches on the plane of the t
A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of the location of the touches on the plane of the touch panel for each of the multiple touches is disclosed.
1. A touch panel comprising a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at a same time and at distinct locations in a plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of a location of the touches on the plane of the
1. A touch panel comprising a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at a same time and at distinct locations in a plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of a location of the touches on the plane of the touch panel for each of the multiple touches, wherein the transparent capacitive sensing medium comprises: a first layer having a plurality of first conductive lines made from a first transparent conductive material, the plurality of first conductive lines being spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another;a second layer spatially separated from the first layer and having a plurality of second conductive lines made from the first transparent conductive material, the plurality of second conductive lines being spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another, the plurality of second conductive lines being positioned transverse to the plurality of first conductive lines, the intersection of transverse lines being positioned at different locations in the plane of the touch panel, each of the second conductive lines being operatively coupled to capacitive monitoring circuitry; anddummy features disposed in the space between at least one of the plurality of first conductive lines or the plurality of second conductive lines;wherein the capacitive monitoring circuitry is configured to detect changes in charge coupling between the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines. 2. The touch panel as recited in claim 1, wherein the dummy features are disposed in the space between both the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines. 3. The touch panel as recited in claim 2, wherein the dummy features optically improving the visual appearance of the touch screen by more closely matching the optical index of the lines. 4. The touch panel as recited in claim 3, wherein the dummy features are formed from a second transparent conductive material, different from the first transparent conductive material. 5. The touch panel as recite in claim 3, wherein the dummy features are formed from the first transparent conductive material. 6. The touch panel as recited in claim 5, wherein the dummy features have gaps separating one portion of a dummy feature from another portion of a dummy feature, and wherein an index matching material is disposed between the gaps in the dummy feature portions. 7. The touch panel as recited in claim 1, wherein the dummy features are formed from a second transparent conductive material, different from the first transparent conductive material. 8. The touch panel as recite in claim 1, wherein the dummy features are formed from the first transparent conductive material. 9. The touch panel as recited in claim 1, wherein the dummy features have gaps separating one portion of a dummy feature from another portion of a dummy feature, and wherein an index matching material is disposed between the gaps in the dummy feature portions. 10. A display arrangement comprising: a display having a screen for displaying a graphical user interface; anda transparent touch panel allowing the screen to be viewed therethrough and capable of recognizing multiple touch events that occur at different locations on the touch panel at a same time and to output this information to a host device to form a pixilated image;wherein the touch panel includes a multipoint sensing arrangement configured to simultaneously detect and monitor the touch events and a change in capacitive coupling associated with those touch events at distinct points across the touch panel;wherein the touch panel comprises: a first layer having a plurality of first conductive lines made from a first transparent conductive material, the plurality of first conductive lines being spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another;a second layer spatially separated from the first layer and having a plurality of second conductive lines made from the first transparent conductive material, the plurality of second conductive lines being spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another, the plurality of second conductive lines being positioned transverse to the plurality of first conductive lines, the intersection of transverse lines being positioned at different locations in the plane of the touch panel, each of the second conductive lines being operatively coupled to capacitive monitoring circuitry; anddummy features disposed in the space between at least one of the plurality of first conductive lines or the plurality of second conductive lines;wherein the capacitive monitoring circuitry is configured to detect changes in charge coupling between the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines. 11. The display arrangement as recited in claim 10, wherein the dummy features are disposed in the space between both the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines. 12. The display arrangement as recited in claim 11, wherein the dummy features optically improving the visual appearance of the touch screen by more closely matching the optical index of the lines. 13. The display arrangement as recited in claim 12, wherein the dummy features are formed from a second transparent conductive material, different from the first transparent conductive material. 14. The display arrangement as recite in claim 12, wherein the dummy features are formed from the first transparent conductive material. 15. The display arrangement as recited in claim 14, wherein the dummy features have gaps separating one portion of a dummy feature from another portion of a dummy feature, and wherein an index matching material is disposed between the gaps in the dummy feature portions. 16. The display arrangement as recited in claim 10, wherein the dummy features are formed from a second transparent conductive material, different from the first transparent conductive material. 17. The display arrangement as recite in claim 10, wherein the dummy features are formed from the first transparent conductive material. 18. The display arrangement as recited in claim 10, wherein the dummy features have gaps separating one portion of a dummy feature from another portion of a dummy feature, and wherein an index matching material is disposed between the gaps in the dummy feature portions. 19. A computer system comprising: a processor configured to execute instructions and to carry out operations associated with the computer system;a display device that is operatively coupled to the processor;a touch screen that is operatively coupled to the processor, the touch screen being a substantially transparent panel that is positioned in front of the display device, the touch screen being configured to track multiple objects, which rest on, tap on or move across the touch screen at the same time, the touch screen comprising:a first layer having a plurality of first conductive lines made from a first transparent conductive material, the plurality of first conductive lines being spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another;a second layer spatially separated from the first layer by one or more non-conducting members and having a plurality of second conductive lines made from the first transparent conductive material, the plurality of second conductive lines being spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another, the plurality of second conductive lines being positioned transverse to the plurality of first conductive lines, the intersection of the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines forming mutual capacitance sensing nodes positioned at different locations in the plane of the touch screen;one of the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines being driving lines and the other being sensing lines; anddummy features disposed in the space between at least one of the plurality of first conductive lines or the plurality of second conductive lines. 20. The computer system as recited in claim 19, wherein the dummy features are disposed in the space between both the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines. 21. The computer system as recited in claim 20, wherein the dummy features optically improving the visual appearance of the touch screen by more closely matching the optical index of the lines. 22. The computer system as recited in claim 21, wherein the dummy features are formed from a second transparent conductive material, different from the first transparent conductive material. 23. The computer system as recite in claim 21, wherein the dummy features are formed from the first transparent conductive material. 24. The computer system as recited in claim 23, wherein the dummy features have gaps separating one portion of a dummy feature from another portion of a dummy feature, and wherein an index matching material is disposed between the gaps in the dummy feature portions. 25. The computer system as recited in claim 23, further comprising capacitive sensing circuitry, wherein the capacitive sensing circuitry comprises: a multiplexer (MUX) that receives signals from each of the sensing lines and outputs analog signals through an output channel;an analog to digital converter operatively coupled to the MUX through the output channel, the analog to digital converter being configured to convert the incoming analog signals into outgoing digital signals; anda digital signal processor (DSP) operatively coupled to the analog to digital converter, the DSP at least determining the coordinates for each object that touches the touch screen. 26. The computer system as recited in claim 19, wherein the dummy features are formed from a second transparent conductive material, different from the first transparent conductive material. 27. The computer system as recite in claim 19, wherein the dummy features are formed from the first transparent conductive material. 28. The computer system as recited in claim 19, wherein the dummy features have gaps separating one portion of a dummy feature from another portion of a dummy feature, and wherein an index matching material is disposed between the gaps in the dummy feature portions. 29. The computer system as recited in claim 19, further comprising capacitive sensing circuitry, wherein the capacitive sensing circuitry comprises: a multiplexer (MUX) that receives signals from each of the sensing lines and outputs analog signals through an output channel;an analog to digital converter operatively coupled to the MUX through the output channel, the analog to digital converter being configured to convert the incoming analog signals into outgoing digital signals; anda digital signal processor (DSP) operatively coupled to the analog to digital converter, the DSP at least determining the coordinates for each object that touches the touch screen.
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