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Granted Patent B2
US 10,209,794 · App. 15/304,763 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Device for touch-sending functions, display panel containing the same, and method for operating the same

Inventors: Xuefei Wang (Beijing, CN); Xiangxiang Zou (Beijing, CN); Tieshi Wang (Beijing, CN); Wanpeng Teng (Beijing, CN); Yan Wei (Beijing, CN); Chunfang Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G06F3/041A61B5/1126A61B5/14551A61B5/7435A61B5/6826G06F2203/04105
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Patent No.
US 10,209,794
App. No.
15/304,763
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a device for touch-sensing. The device includes a touch surface configured to receive a touch by an object; a measuring portion configured to measure a blood oxygen level of the object; and a control portion configured to calculate a level of pressing force corresponding to the blood oxygen level.

Claims (28)

1. A device for touch-sensing functions, comprising:

a touch surface configured to receive a touch by an object;

an optical sensor; and

a control unit configured to:

determine a blood oxygen level of the object based on readings from the optical sensor;

determine one of a plurality of blood oxygen level ranges within which the blood oxygen level of the object falls;

determine one of a plurality of pressing force levels that corresponds to the one of the plurality of blood oxygen level ranges according to a mapping relationship between pressing force levels and blood oxygen level ranges;

determine one of a plurality of commands that corresponds to the one of the plurality of pressing force levels according to a mapping relationship between commands and pressing force levels; and

control the device for touch-sensing functions to take an action in accordance with the one of the plurality of commands.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further including a frame configured to package the control unit.

3. The device according to claim 2 , further including a display panel packaged by the frame.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical sensor comprises: a light emitting device configured to emit light of a plurality of colors; and a receiver configured to measure the red light and the infrared light reflected by the object.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the touch surface is substantially transparent to the plurality of colors.

6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the light emitting device emits red light and infrared light.

7. A method for operating a device for touch-sensing functions, comprising:

receiving a touch motion on a portion of the device for touch-sensing functions by an object;

receiving a reading of light of a plurality of colors reflected by the object;

determining a blood oxygen level of the object based on the readings of a red light and an infrared light reflected by the object;

determining one of a plurality of blood oxygen level ranges within which the blood oxygen level of the object falls;

determining one of a plurality of pressing force levels that corresponds to the one of the plurality of blood oxygen level ranges according to a mapping relationship between pressing force levels and blood oxygen level ranges;

determining one of a plurality of commands that corresponds to the one of the plurality of pressing force levels according to a mapping relationship between commands and pressing force levels; and

controlling the device for touch-sensing functions to take an action in accordance with the one of the plurality of commands.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

operating the device for touch-sensing functions by using the readings of the red light and the infrared light reflected by the object.

9. A display device, incorporating the device for touch-sensing functions according to claim 1 .

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the touch surface of the device for touch-sensing functions is a part of a display surface of the display device.

11. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the touch surface of the device for touch-sensing functions is not a part of a display surface of the display device.

12. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein a display surface of the display device has touch-sensing functions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2016
From: WANG, XUEFEI; ZOU, XIANGXIANG; WANG, TIESHI; TENG, WANPENG; WEI, YAN; ZHANG, CHUNFANG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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