IP Library Patent Application 13942475
Patent Application
App. No. 13/942,475

SCANNING METHOD, APPARATUS, CONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BASED ON IN-CELL TECHNIQUE

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13/942,475
Abstract

A scanning method, apparatus, controller and electronic device based on an in-cell technique is provided according to the embodiments of the present invention. The scanning method includes: scanning a first region of a liquid crystal display (LCD) during a first period of a scanning cycle; scanning the full screen of a capacitive touch panel (CTP) during a second period of the scanning cycle; scanning a second region of the LCD during a third period of the scanning cycle. By scanning at least two regions of the LCD in a time-sharing manner and by scanning the CTP and the LCD alternatively, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the technical effect of scanning the LCD and the CTP uniformly can be achieved, in the case that there is not the without mutual interference between the scanning of the LCD and the scanning of the CTP.

Claims (50)

1 . A scanning method based on an in-cell technique, comprising:

scanning a first region of a liquid crystal display (LCD) during a first period of a scanning cycle;

scanning a full screen of a capacitive touch panel (CTP) during a second period of the scanning cycle; and

scanning a second region of the LCD during a third period of the scanning cycle.

2 . The scanning method based on the in-cell technique according to claim 1 , wherein

the scanning a first region of an LCD comprises:

scanning an upper half region of the LCD at a first scanning frame rate; and

the scanning a second region of the LCD comprises:

scanning a lower half region of the LCD at the first scanning frame rate.

3 . The scanning method based on the in-cell technique according to claim 1 , wherein

the scanning a first region of an LCD comprises:

scanning odd lines or even lines of the LCD at a first scanning frame rate; and

the scanning a second region of the LCD comprises:

scanning even lines or odd lines of the LCD at the first scanning frame rate.

4 . The scanning method based on the in-cell technique according to claim 2 , wherein the scanning a full screen of a CTP comprises: scanning the full screen of the CTP at the first scanning frame rate.

5 . The scanning method based on the in-cell technique according to claim 2 , wherein

the scanning a full screen of a CTP comprises: scanning the full screen of the CTP at a second scanning frame rate; and

the scanning method based on the in-cell technique further comprises: scanning the full screen of the CTP at the second scanning frame rate during a fourth period of the scanning cycle, where the second scanning frame rate is twice the first scanning frame rate.

6 . A scanning apparatus based on an in-cell technique, comprising a processor adapted to

scan a first region of a liquid crystal display (LCD) during a first period of a scanning cycle;

scan a full screen of a capacitive touch panel (CTP) during a second period of the scanning cycle; and

scan a second region of the LCD during a third period of the scanning cycle.

7 . A scanning controller based on an in-cell technique, comprising a processor and a storage, wherein the processor reads and performs instructions stored in the storage, and the stored instructions comprise:

a first instruction module adapted to scan a first region of a liquid crystal display (LCD) during a first period of a scanning cycle;

a second instruction module adapted to scan a full screen of a capacitive touch panel (CTP) during a second period of the scanning cycle; and

a third instruction module adapted to scan a second region of the LCD during a third period of the scanning cycle.

8 . The scanning controller based on the in-cell technique according to claim 7 , wherein

the first instruction module adapted to scan an upper half region of the LCD at a first scanning frame rate; and

the third instruction module adapted to scan a lower half region of the LCD at the first scanning frame rate.

9 . The scanning controller based on the in-cell technique according to claim 7 , wherein

the first instruction module adapted to scan odd lines or even lines of the LCD at a first scanning frame rate;

the third instruction module adapted to scan even lines or odd lines of the LCD at the first scanning frame rate.

10 . The scanning controller based on the in-cell technique according to claim 8 , wherein

the second instruction module adapted to scan the full screen of the CTP at the first scanning frame rate.

11 . The scanning controller based on the in-cell technique according to claim 8 , wherein

the second instruction module adapted to scan the full screen of the CTP at a second scanning frame rate; and

the stored instructions further comprise a fourth instruction module adapted to scan the full screen of the CTP at the second scanning frame rate during a fourth period of the scanning cycle, where the second scanning frame rate is twice the first scanning frame rate.

12 . An electronic device based on an in-cell technique, comprising a scanning controller based on an in-cell technique, wherein the scanning controller comprises a processor and a storage, the processor reads and performs instructions stored in the storage, and the stored instructions comprise:

a first instruction module adapted to scan a first region of a liquid crystal display (LCD) during a first period of a scanning cycle;

a second instruction module adapted to scan a full screen of a capacitive touch panel (CTP) during a second period of the scanning cycle; and

a third instruction module adapted to scan a second region of the LCD during a third period of the scanning cycle.

13 . The scanning method based on the in-cell technique according to claim 3 , wherein the scanning a full screen of a CTP comprises: scanning the full screen of the CTP at the first scanning frame rate.

14 . The scanning method based on the in-cell technique according to claim 3 , wherein

the scanning a full screen of a CTP comprises: scanning the full screen of the CTP at a second scanning frame rate; and

the scanning method based on the in-cell technique further comprises: scanning the full screen of the CTP at the second scanning frame rate during a fourth period of the scanning cycle, where the second scanning frame rate is twice the first scanning frame rate.

15 . The scanning controller based on the in-cell technique according to claim 9 , wherein

the second instruction module adapted to scan the full screen of the CTP at the first scanning frame rate.

16 . The scanning controller based on the in-cell technique according to claim 9 , wherein

the second instruction module adapted to scan the full screen of the CTP at a second scanning frame rate; and

the stored instructions further comprise a fourth instruction module adapted to scan the full screen of the CTP at the second scanning frame rate during a fourth period of the scanning cycle, where the second scanning frame rate is twice the first scanning frame rate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2015
From: FOCALTECH SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 036466/0639 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2013
From: LV, LIANGUO; LI, LIHUA
To: FOCALTECH SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030800/0379 →