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Granted Patent B2
US 11,385,739 · App. 17/182,739 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Display apparatus with sensing by electromagnetic induction and by self-capacitance

Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Mizuhashi (Tokyo, JP); Fumitaka Gotoh (Tokyo, JP); Gen Koide (Tokyo, JP); Tadayoshi Katsuta (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G06F3/04166G06F3/046G06F3/0412G06F3/0446G06F2203/04111
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Patent No.
US 11,385,739
App. No.
17/182,739
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of detection electrodes arranged in a matrix in a display area of the substrate; a plurality of detection electrode lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes; a plurality of first electrodes provided in the same layer as the detection electrodes or the detection electrode lines and extending in a first direction; a plurality of switching elements coupled to the respective pixel electrodes; a plurality of signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; a coupling member provided in a peripheral area outside the display area and configured to couple ends of the first electrodes to each other; and a drive circuit configured to output a first drive signal in a first sensing period in which an electromagnetic induction method is used.

Claims (30)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixel electrodes;

a plurality of detection electrodes arranged in a matrix in a display area of the substrate;

a plurality of detection electrode lines coupled to the respective detection electrodes;

a plurality of first electrodes provided in the same layer as the detection electrodes or the detection electrode lines and extending in a first direction;

a plurality of switching elements coupled to the respective pixel electrodes;

a plurality of signal lines coupled to the switching elements and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

a coupling member provided in a peripheral area outside the display area and configured to couple ends of the first electrodes to each other; and

a drive circuit configured to output a first drive signal in a first sensing period in which an electromagnetic induction method is used, wherein

the first electrodes are provided in the same layer as the detection electrodes,

the detection electrodes arranged in the first direction are provided adjacent to one of the first electrodes in the second direction,

each of the detection electrodes includes a plurality of partial detection electrodes,

the partial detection electrodes are electrically coupled to a common detection electrode line via individual detection electrode lines coupled to the respective partial detection electrodes, and

each of the first electrodes is provided between the partial detection electrodes adjacent to each other in the second direction.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

in the first sensing period,

the first electrodes are supplied with the first drive signal from the drive circuit to generate a magnetic field, and

an electromotive force due to the magnetic field is generated in the signal lines.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

in the first sensing period,

the signal lines are supplied with the first drive signal from the drive circuit to generate a magnetic field, and

an electromotive force due to the magnetic field is generated in the first electrodes.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first electrodes and the detection electrodes is formed of a conductive material having translucency, and

metallic lines are provided on the first electrodes and in contact with the first electrodes.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

in a second sensing period,

the drive circuit supplies a second drive signal to the detection electrodes via the detection electrode lines, and

the detection electrodes output signals corresponding to self-capacitances of the respective detection electrodes.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2024
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: WACOM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066704/0067 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2021
From: KURASAWA, HAYATO; MIZUHASHI, HIROSHI; GOTOH, FUMITAKA; KOIDE, GEN; KATSUTA, TADAYOSHI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 055794/0562 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-157658 · Aug 24, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019028666 · Jul 22, 2019
Related Publication 20210173545A1 · Jun 10, 2021
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