Granted Patent B2

US 9,501,184 · App. 14/137,481 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. An input device comprising a display device comprising an integrated sensing device:

a plurality of transmitter electrodes including a first transmitter electrode, the plurality of transmitter electrodes operable to be driven for both capacitive sensing and display updating, wherein each transmitter electrode of the plurality of transmitter electrodes comprises one or more gate lines of the display device, wherein the gate lines are configured for display updating and capacitive sensing;

a plurality of receiver electrodes; and

a processing system coupled to the plurality of transmitter electrodes and to the plurality of receiver electrodes, and configured to:

drive a transmitter signal on the first transmitter electrode that capacitively couples with the receiver electrodes for capacitive sensing, wherein the transmitter signal comprises a maximum amplitude that is below a display update turn-on voltage for the plurality of gate lines, and

receive resulting signals with the plurality of receiver electrodes, the resulting signals comprising effects corresponding to the transmitter signal driven on the first transmitter electrode, the effects in the resulting signal indicative of presence of an input object in a sensing region of the input device.

2. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to drive the transmitter signal with the first transmitter electrode comprising a first gate line for capacitive sensing, while driving a second gate line of the display device for display updating.

3. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

responsive to determining that a first gate line of the first transmitter electrode that is to be driven for capacitive sensing is selected for display updating, driving the transmitter signal on the gate lines of first transmitter electrode other than the first gate line.

4. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of receiver electrodes comprise source lines of the display device.

5. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter signal comprises a negative pulse relative to a system reference voltage of the display device.

6. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the gate lines of the display device are coupled to a plurality of transistors having a characteristic threshold voltage, wherein the gate lines are configured to be driven to a lowered turn-off voltage level lower than the characteristic threshold voltage, and

wherein the transmitter signal comprises a pulse having a first portion which is positive relative to the lowered turn-off voltage level of the gate lines and a second portion which is negative relative to the lowered turn-off voltage level of the gate lines.

7. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

drive a gate line proximate to the gate lines comprising the first transmitter electrode with an intermediary voltage above the transmitter signal and below the display update turn-on voltage.

8. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

drive a gate line proximate to the gate lines comprising the first transmitter electrode with an intermediary voltage selected to prevent capacitive coupling to adjacent electrodes that turn on adjacent access transistors.

9. A processing system configured to drive an input device comprising a display device comprising an integrated sensing device, the processing system comprising:

a transmitter module configured to be coupled to a plurality of transmitter electrodes, the plurality of transmitter electrodes operable to be driven for both capacitive sensing and display updating, wherein each transmitter electrode of the plurality of transmitter electrodes comprises one or more gate lines of the display device, wherein the gate lines are configured for display updating and capacitive sensing, wherein the transmitter module is configured to drive a transmitter signal on the first transmitter electrode that capacitively couples with at least one receiver electrode of a plurality of receiver electrodes for capacitive sensing, wherein the transmitter signal comprises a maximum amplitude that is below a display update turn-on voltage for the plurality of gate lines; and

a receiver module configured to be coupled to the plurality of receiver electrodes and configured to receive resulting signals with the plurality of receiver electrodes, the resulting signals comprising effects corresponding to the transmitter signal driven on the first transmitter electrode, the effects in the resulting signal indicative of presence of an input object in a sensing region of the input device.

10. The processing system of claim 9 , wherein the processing system is further configured to drive the transmitter signal with the first transmitter electrode comprising a first gate line for capacitive sensing, while driving a second gate line of the display device for display updating.

11. The processing system of claim 9 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

responsive to determining that a first gate line of the first transmitter electrode that is to be driven for capacitive sensing is selected for display updating, driving the transmitter signal on the gate lines of first transmitter electrode other than the first gate line.

12. The processing system of claim 9 , wherein the transmitter signal comprises a negative pulse relative to a system reference voltage of the display device.

13. The processing system of claim 9 , wherein the gate lines of the display device are coupled to a plurality of transistors having a characteristic threshold voltage, wherein the gate lines are configured to be driven to a lowered turn-off voltage level lower than the characteristic threshold voltage, and

wherein the transmitter signal comprises a pulse having a first portion which is positive relative to the lowered turn-off voltage level of the gate lines and a second portion which is negative relative to the lowered turn-off voltage level of the gate lines.

14. The processing system of claim 9 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

drive a gate line proximate to the gate lines comprising the first transmitter electrode with an intermediary voltage above the transmitter signal and below the display update turn-on voltage.

15. The processing system of claim 9 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

drive a gate line proximate to the gate lines comprising the first transmitter electrode with an intermediary voltage selected to prevent capacitive coupling to adjacent electrodes that turn on adjacent access transistors.

16. A method for detecting presence of an input object using a capacitive sensing device, the method comprising:

driving a transmitter signal on at least one of a plurality of transmitter electrodes, the plurality of transmitter electrodes operable to be driven for both capacitive sensing and display updating, wherein each transmitter electrode of the plurality of transmitter electrodes comprises one or more gate lines of the display device, wherein the gate lines are configured for display updating and capacitive sensing, wherein the transmitter signal comprises a maximum amplitude that is below a display update turn-on voltage for the plurality of gate lines; and

receiving resulting signals with a plurality of receiver electrodes, the resulting signals comprising effects corresponding to the transmitter signal driven on the transmitter electrodes, the effects in the resulting signal indicative of presence of an input object in a sensing region of the input device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the driving the transmitter signal further comprises:

driving the transmitter signal with the first transmitter electrode comprising a first gate line for capacitive sensing, while driving a second gate line of the display device for display updating.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that a first gate line of the first transmitter electrode that is to be driven for capacitive sensing is selected for display updating, driving the transmitter signal on the gate lines of first transmitter electrode other than the first gate line.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of receiver electrodes comprise source lines of the display device.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the transmitter signal comprises a negative pulse relative to a system reference voltage of the display device.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the gate lines of the display device are coupled to a plurality of transistors having a characteristic threshold voltage, wherein the gate lines are configured to be driven to a lowered turn-off voltage level lower than the characteristic threshold voltage, and

wherein the transmitter signal comprises a pulse having a first portion which is positive relative to the lowered turn-off voltage level of the gate lines and a second portion which is negative relative to the lowered turn-off voltage level of the gate lines.

22. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

driving a gate line proximate to the gate lines comprising the first transmitter electrode with an intermediary voltage above the transmitter signal and below the display update turn-on voltage.

23. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

driving a gate line proximate to the gate lines comprising the first transmitter electrode with an intermediary voltage selected to prevent capacitive coupling to adjacent electrodes that turn on adjacent access transistors.

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