Stylus including two receiving/amplifier circuits for processing signals received via two electrodes and integrated circuit for stylus
A stylus is provided for use in conjunction with an electronic apparatus having a capacitance type touch sensor including a sensor electrode group disposed in a planar form. The stylus includes: a casing used to provide a reference potential; a first electrode; a second electrode different from the first electrode; a first receiving circuit grounded to the casing and configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via an electrostatic coupling formed between the first electrode and the sensor electrode group; a second receiving circuit grounded to the casing and configured to receive the transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via an electrostatic coupling formed between the second electrode and the sensor electrode group; and a control circuit configured to perform reception control of the first receiving circuit and the second receiving circuit.
1. A stylus used in conjunction with an electronic apparatus having a capacitance type touch sensor including a sensor electrode group disposed in a planar form, the stylus comprising:
a casing used to provide a reference potential;
a first electrode;
a second electrode different from the first electrode;
a first amplifier circuit grounded to the casing and configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via an electrostatic coupling formed between the first electrode and the sensor electrode group;
a second amplifier circuit different from the first amplifier circuit and grounded to the casing and configured to receive the transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via an electrostatic coupling formed between the second electrode and the sensor electrode group; and
a control circuit configured to perform reception control of the first amplifier circuit and the second amplifier circuit,
wherein
the first amplifier circuit includes a first detecting circuit configured to detect first data indicated by the transmission signal, by performing correlation operation between a first amplified signal output from the first amplifier circuit or a first processed signal obtained by processing the first amplified signal and a comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal,
the second amplifier circuit includes a second detecting circuit configured to detect second data indicated by the transmission signal, by performing correlation operation between a second amplified signal output from the second amplifier circuit or a second processed signal obtained by processing the second amplified signal and the comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal, and
the control circuit obtains the first data from the first amplifier circuit, and obtains the second data from the second amplifier circuit.
2. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit
performs data processing using the first data while the control circuit is able to obtain the first data from the first amplifier circuit, and
performs data processing using the second data obtained from the second amplifier circuit while the control circuit is not able to obtain the first data from the first amplifier circuit.
3. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged at an end side of the casing, and have shapes different from each other.
4. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged so as to be separated from each other in a direction of a pen axis.
5. A stylus used in conjunction with an electronic apparatus having a capacitance type touch sensor including a sensor electrode group disposed in a planar form, the stylus comprising:
a casing used to provide a reference potential;
a first electrode;
a second electrode different from the first electrode;
an amplifier circuit configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via each of electrostatic couplings formed between the first electrode and the sensor electrode group and between the second electrode and the sensor electrode group, the amplifier circuit including:
a first amplifier circuit grounded to the casing and configured to amplify a signal induced in the first electrode, and
a second amplifier circuit different from the first amplifier circuit, the second amplifier circuit being grounded to the casing and configured to amplify a signal induced in the second electrode; and
a control circuit configured to perform reception control of the amplifier circuit,
wherein
the amplifier circuit includes
a synthesizing circuit configured to synthesize a first amplified signal output from the first amplifier circuit and a second amplified signal output from the second amplifier circuit, or synthesize a first processed signal obtained by processing the first amplified signal and a second processed signal obtained by processing the second amplified signal, and
a detecting circuit configured to detect data indicated by the transmission signal by performing correlation operation between a synthetic signal synthesized by the synthesizing circuit and a comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal, and
the control circuit performs data processing using the data obtained from the amplifier circuit.
6. The stylus according to claim 5 , wherein
the amplifier circuit includes a detecting circuit configured to detect data indicated by the transmission signal by
performing a first correlation operation between a first amplified signal output from the first amplifier circuit or a first processed signal obtained by processing the first amplified signal and a comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal, or
performing a second correlation operation between a second amplified signal output from the second amplifier circuit or a second processed signal obtained by processing the second amplified signal and the comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal, and
the control circuit performs data processing using the data obtained from the amplifier circuit.
7. The stylus according to claim 5 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged at an end side of the casing, and have shapes different from each other.
8. The stylus according to claim 5 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged so as to be separated from each other in a direction of a pen axis.
9. An integrated circuit used in a stylus, the stylus including a casing used to provide a reference potential, a first electrode, and a second electrode different from the first electrode, wherein the stylus is for use in conjunction with an electronic apparatus having a capacitance type touch sensor including a sensor electrode group disposed in a planar form, the integrated circuit comprising:
a first amplifier circuit grounded to the casing and configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via an electrostatic coupling formed between the first electrode and the sensor electrode group;
a second amplifier circuit different from the first amplifier circuit and grounded to the casing and configured to receive the transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via an electrostatic coupling formed between the second electrode and the sensor electrode group; and
a control circuit configured to perform reception control of the first amplifier circuit and the second amplifier circuit,
wherein
the first amplifier circuit includes a first detecting circuit configured to detect first data indicated by the transmission signal, by performing correlation operation between a first amplified signal output from the first amplifier circuit or a first processed signal obtained by processing the first amplified signal and a comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal,
the second amplifier circuit includes a second detecting circuit configured to detect second data indicated by the transmission signal, by performing correlation operation between a second amplified signal output from the second amplifier circuit or a second processed signal obtained by processing the second amplified signal and the comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal, and
the control circuit obtains the first data from the first amplifier circuit, and obtains the second data from the second amplifier circuit.
10. An integrated circuit used in a stylus, the stylus including a casing used to provide a reference potential, a first electrode, and a second electrode different from the first electrode, wherein the stylus is for use in conjunction with an electronic apparatus having a capacitance type touch sensor including a sensor electrode group disposed in a planar form, the integrated circuit comprising:
an amplifier circuit configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus via each of electrostatic couplings formed between the first electrode and the sensor electrode group and between the second electrode and the sensor electrode group, the amplifier circuit including:
a first amplifier circuit grounded to the casing and configured to amplify a signal induced in the first electrode; and
a second amplifier circuit different from the first amplifier circuit, the second amplifier circuit being grounded to the casing and configured to amplify a signal induced in the second electrode; and
a control circuit configured to perform reception control of the amplifier circuit,
wherein
the amplifier circuit includes
a synthesizing circuit configured to synthesize a first amplified signal output from the first amplifier circuit and a second amplified signal output from the second amplifier circuit, or synthesize a first processed signal obtained by processing the first amplified signal and a second processed signal obtained by processing the second amplified signal, and
a detecting circuit configured to detect data indicated by the transmission signal by performing correlation operation between a synthetic signal synthesized by the synthesizing circuit and a comparison pattern corresponding to the transmission signal, and
the control circuit performs data processing using the data obtained from the amplifier circuit.