Display apparatus and vehicle including display panel

1 . A vehicle comprising:

a display panel including a user input sensor; and

a controller configured to sense a state of the vehicle and control the display panel based on the state of the vehicle,

wherein the user input sensor is controlled by the controller to be driven in a first mode by applying a first drive voltage to the user input sensor and outputting sensing information at a first report rate, and a second mode by applying a second drive voltage to the user input sensor and outputting the sensing information at a second report rate, in response to the sensed state of the vehicle,

wherein in the first mode, the user input sensor is configured to generate a first sensing signal to sense a change in self-capacitance in the user input sensor and to generate a second sensing signal to sense a change in mutual capacitance in the user input sensor,

wherein in the second mode, the user input sensor is configured to generate a first sensing signal to sense a change in self-capacitance in the user input sensor and to not generate a second sensing signal to sense a change in mutual capacitance comprised in the user input sensor,

wherein the second drive voltage is lower than the first drive voltage, and the second drive voltage is configured to operate the user input sensor in a self-capacitance sensing mode, and

wherein the second report rate is higher than the first report rate.

2 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, when an ignition of the vehicle is turned on, the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the first mode.

3 . The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein, when the state of the vehicle is switched to an Idle Stop & Go (ISG) entry state after the ignition of the vehicle is turned on, the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the second mode.

4 . The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the first mode when the state of the vehicle deviates from the ISG entry state or a user input is sensed by the user input sensor.

5 . The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the second mode when the state of the vehicle satisfies a previously determined condition after the vehicle's ignition is turned on.

6 . The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the second mode when the vehicle runs at a previously set speed or higher after the ignition of the vehicle is turned on.

7 . The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the second mode when a door of the vehicle is opened after the vehicle's ignition is turned on.

8 . The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the user input sensor is configured to be driven in the second mode when a user input is not sensed by the user input sensor for a previously set time after the ignition of the vehicle is turned on.

9 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, in the first mode, the user input sensor is configured to sense whether there is a user's touch input or not by using the first sensing signal and a user's touch position by using the second sensing signal.

10 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, in the second mode, the user input sensor is configured to sense whether there is a user's touch input or not by using the first sensing signal and does not sense a user's touch position.

11 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein power consumption per unit time of the user input sensor in the first mode is greater than power consumption per unit time of the user input sensor in the second mode.

12 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel configured to be controlled by a controller of a vehicle, the display apparatus comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area;

a plurality of touch sensors arranged in the display area of the substrate; and

a driving driver arranged in the peripheral area of the substrate and configured to drive the plurality of touch sensors, wherein the driving driver is configured to be controlled by the controller to be driven in a first mode by applying a first drive voltage to the plurality of touch sensors and outputting sensing information at a first report rate, and a second mode by applying a second drive voltage to the plurality of touch sensors and outputting the sensing information at a second report rate, in response to a sensed state of the vehicle, wherein the second report rate is higher than the first report rate,

wherein in the first mode, the plurality of touch sensors is configured to generate a first sensing signal to sense a change in self-capacitance in the plurality of touch sensors and to generate a second sensing signal to sense a change in mutual capacitance in the plurality of touch sensors,

wherein in the second mode, the plurality of touch sensors is configured to generate a first sensing signal to sense a change in self-capacitance in the plurality of touch sensors and to not generate a second sensing signal to sense a change in mutual capacitance comprised in the plurality of touch sensors, and

wherein the second drive voltage is lower than the first drive voltage, and the second driving voltage is configured to operate the plurality of touch sensors in a self-capacitance sensing mode.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the driving driver is configured to be driven in the first mode when an ignition of the vehicle is turned on.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein

the driving driver is configured to be driven in the second mode when a state of the vehicle is switched to at least one previously set condition after the ignition of the vehicle is turned on,

the at least one previously set condition comprises a case where the vehicle runs at a previously set speed or higher, a case where a driver's door of the vehicle is opened, a case where a user input is not sensed by the touch sensors for a previously set time, or a case where the vehicle enters an Idle Stop & Go (ISG) mode.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the driving driver is configured to be driven in the first mode when the state of the vehicle deviates from the at least one previously set condition or a user input is sensed by the plurality of touch sensors.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

when the driving driver is in the first mode, the touch sensors are configured to sense whether there is a user's touch input or not by using the first sensing signal and a user's touch position by using the second sensing signal, and

when the driving driver is in the second mode, the touch sensors sense whether there is a user's touch input or not by using the first sensing signal and do not sense the user's touch position.

17 . A method for controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising:

driving a touch sensor in a first mode by applying a first drive voltage to the touch sensor and outputting sensing information at a first report rate;

determining whether at least one previously set condition of a vehicle is satisfied;

driving the touch sensor in a second mode by applying a second drive voltage to the touch sensor and outputting the sensing information at a second report rate when the at least one previously set condition is satisfied, wherein the second drive voltage is configured to operate the touch sensor in a self-capacitance sensing mode, wherein the second report rate is higher than the first report rate, and wherein:

in the first mode, the touch sensor is configured to generate generates a first sensing signal to sense a change in self-capacitance and a second sensing signal to sense a change in mutual capacitance, and

in the second mode, the touch sensor generates the first sensing signal and not the second sensing signal, wherein power consumption in the first mode is greater than power consumption in the second mode.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the first sensing signal is generated based on a touch by a user, and

the second sensing signal is generated based on a position of the touch.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein a number of bursts in the second mode is less than a number of bursts in the first mode.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one previously set condition is one of:

a case where the vehicle runs at a previously set speed or higher,

a case where a door of the vehicle is opened,

a case where a user input is not sensed by touch sensor for a previously set time, or

a case where the vehicle enters an idle stop and go (ISG) mode.