IP Library Granted Patent US 9,489,084
Granted Patent B2
US 9,489,084 · App. 14/473,225 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Sensing method and sensing apparatus for sensing electrode cluster

Inventor: Tzu-Wei Liu (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
G06F3/0418G06F3/044
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Patent No.
US 9,489,084
App. No.
14/473,225
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensing method for a sensing electrode cluster is provided. The sensing electrode cluster includes a plurality of groups, each comprising a plurality of bars. The sensing method includes scanning each of the groups according to a first scanning sequence, and scanning each of the groups according to a second scanning sequence, and determining a sensing position according to the first position and the second position. The first scanning sequence is different from the second scanning sequence.

Claims (28)

1. A sensing method for a sensing electrode cluster, the sensing electrode cluster comprising a plurality of groups, each comprising a plurality of bars, the sensing method comprising:

scanning each of the groups according to a first scanning sequence to generate a first position;

scanning each of the groups according to a second scanning sequence to generate a second position; and

determining a sensing position according to the first position and the second position;

wherein the first scanning sequence is different from the second scanning sequence.

2. The sensing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first scanning sequence is a reverse sequence of the second scanning sequence.

3. The sensing method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the group comprises a plurality of electrodes at two sides, and the step of scanning according to the first scanning sequence and the second scanning sequence comprises respectively performing scanning on the electrodes at different sides in a staggered manner according to the first scanning sequence and the second scanning sequence.

4. The sensing method according to claim 3 , wherein the first scanning sequence and the second scanning sequence comprise a plurality of steps, each comprising scanning a plurality of electrodes at one side, and each two sequential steps scanning the plurality of electrodes at the same side comprises scanning at least one same electrode.

5. The sensing method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the bar comprises at least one electrode pair.

6. The sensing method according to claim 5 , wherein planar contours of a half of the at least one electrode pair comprises one of:

a triangle;

a triangle-like trapezoid; and

a polygon.

7. A sensing apparatus operating with at least one sensing electrode cluster, the sensing electrode cluster comprising a plurality of groups, each comprising a plurality of bars, the sensing apparatus comprising:

a scanning module, configured to scan each of the groups according to a first scanning sequence and to scan the each of the groups according to a second scanning sequence; and

a calculation module, coupled to the scanning module, configured to generate a first position and a second position according to scanning results of the first scanning sequence and the second scanning sequence, respectively, and to generate a sensing position according to the first position and the second position;

wherein, the first scanning sequence is different from the second scanning sequence.

8. The sensing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first scanning sequence is a reverse sequence of the second scanning sequence.

9. The sensing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein generating the first position by the calculation module is performed before scanning according to the second scanning sequence.

10. The sensing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein each of the groups comprises a plurality of electrodes at two sides, and the scanning module respectively performing scanning on the electrodes at different sides in a staggered manner according to the first scanning sequence and the second scanning sequence.

11. The sensing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first scanning sequence and the second scanning sequence comprise a plurality of steps, each comprising scanning a plurality of electrodes at one side, and each two sequential steps scanning the plurality of electrodes at the same side comprises scanning at least one same electrode.

12. The sensing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein each of the bar comprises at least one electrode pair.

13. The sensing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein planar contours of a half of the at least one electrode pair comprises one of:

a triangle;

a triangle-like trapezoid; and

a polygon.

14. The sensing method according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing position comprises a first coordinate position.

15. The sensing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the sensing position comprises a first coordinate position.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: ILI TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORPORATION
To: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 060262/0911 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: ILI TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055257/0614 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2018
From: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
To: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 047597/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2014
From: LIU, TZU-WEI
To: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 033641/0381 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 102131401 A · Aug 30, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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