IP Library Granted Patent US 8,963,878
Granted Patent B2
US 8,963,878 · App. 13/545,722 · Granted Feb 24, 2015

Touch control module and electronic device thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,963,878
App. No.
13/545,722
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch control module and an electronic device thereof are disclosed. The touch control module includes a panel, a plurality of electrodes, and a control module. The panel is a flexible transparent and material and includes a first surface and a second surface. The plurality of electrodes is disposed on the second surface. When the first surface is touched, the plurality of electrodes is used for sensing at least one capacitance signal individually. The control module electronically connects to the plurality of electrode and is used for receiving at least one capacitance signal to control the electronic device.

Claims (30)

1. A touch control module used in an electronic device, comprising:

a panel which is made of a transparent and flexible material comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein a plurality of figures, characters, symbols, or patterns are shown on the first surface;

a plurality of electrodes disposed on the second surface and used for sensing at least one capacitance signal individually when the first surface is touched, wherein a number of the plurality of figures, the characters, the symbols, or the patterns is equal to a number of the plurality of electrodes; and

a control module electronically connected with the plurality of electrodes for receiving the at least one capacitance signal to control the electronic device; wherein the touch control module has ten electrodes disposed on the second surface, wherein figures “0” to “9” are shown on the ten electrodes separately.

2. The touch control module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control module comprises:

a micro controller unit electronically connected with the plurality of electrodes for receiving the at least one capacitance signal to determine a specific signal and a sensing position; and

a control chip electronically connected with the micro controller unit for controlling the electronic device according to the specific signal and the sensing position.

3. The touch control module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the specific signal is a single-spot capacitance signal, a multi-spot capacitance signal, or a time differential capacitance signal.

4. The touch control module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control module is disposed on a circuit board.

5. The touch control module as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the control module is electronically connected with the plurality of electrodes via a flexible printed circuit.

6. The touch control module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first surface displays a user operating interface.

7. The touch control module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the user operating interface comprises a plurality of operating areas, and the positions of the plurality of electrodes correspond to the positions of the plurality of operating areas.

8. The touch control module as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are parallel to each other.

9. The touch control module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one capacitance signal further comprises a first signal, a second signal, or a third signal; the first signal is a control signal from a left button of a mouse; the second signal is a control signal from a right button of the mouse; and the third signal is a control signal from a scroll wheel of the mouse.

10. An electronic device with a touch control function comprising:

a controlled module; and

a touch control module electronically connected with the controlled module, comprising:

a panel which is made of a transparent and flexible material comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein a plurality of figures, characters, symbols, or patterns are shown on the first surface;

a plurality of electrodes disposed on the second surface and used for sensing at least one capacitance signal individually when the first surface is touched, wherein a number of the plurality of figures, the characters, the symbols, or the patterns is equal to a number of the plurality of electrodes; and

a control module electronically connected with the plurality of electrodes for receiving at least one capacitance signal to control the controlled module; wherein the touch control module has ten electrodes disposed on the second surface, wherein figures “0” to “9” are shown on the ten electrodes separately.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the control module comprises:

a micro controller unit electronically connected with the plurality of electrodes for receiving at least one capacitance signal to determine a specific signal and a sensing position; and

a control chip electronically connected with the micro controller unit for controlling the controlled module according to the specific signal and the sensing position.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the specific signal is a single-spot capacitance signal, a multi-spot capacitance signal, or a time differential capacitance signal.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the control module is disposed on a circuit board.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the control module is electronically connected with the plurality of electrodes via a flexible printed circuit.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first surface displays a user operating interface.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the user operating interface comprises a plurality of operating areas, and the positions of the plurality of electrodes correspond to the positions of the plurality of operating areas.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are parallel to each other.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the at least one capacitance signal further comprises a first signal, a second signal or a third signal; the first signal is a control signal from a left button of a mouse; the second signal is a control signal from a right button of the mouse; the third signal is a control signal from a scroll wheel of the mouse.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: MAMMOTH LICENSING, LLC
To: WISTRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075567/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: WISTRON CORPORATION
To: MAMMOTH LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 071787/0159 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2012
From: HUANG, YAO-HAN
To: WISTRON CORPORATIN
Reel/Frame 028524/0680 →