Bidirectional active stylus and sensing system
A bidirectional active stylus and a sensing system are provided. The stylus includes a receiving electrode, a first emitting diode and a second emitting diode. The receiving electrode is configured to receive a synchronous signal from a touch pad. The receiving electrode is disposed at a position closer to the touch pad with respect to the first emitting diode and the second emitting diode. The strength of received signals is improved.
1. A bidirectional active pen, comprising:
a body;
a cone portion, having a bottom part and a top part, the bottom part of the cone portion having a cross-sectional area greater than that of the top part, the bottom part of the cone portion connecting to the body; and
a tip portion, connected to the top part of the cone portion,
wherein the tip portion comprises:
a receiving electrode, located at a distal end of the tip portion away from the cone portion, configured to receive a synchronous signal coming from outside of the stylus, wherein the receiving electrode can only be used to receive signals at any time;
a first emitting electrode, disposed at the tip portion at a position closer to the cone portion than the receiving electrode, configured to emit a first signal based on the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode, the first signal provided to calculate a coordinate of the tip portion; and
a second emitting electrode, disposed at the tip portion at a position far away from the receiving electrode with respect to the first emitting electrode, configured to emit a second signal based on the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode, the second signal provided to calculate a tilt angle of the stylus,
wherein the cone portion has a slot formed inside, the slot has an opening formed at the top part, a part of the tip portion is received in the slot, another part of the tip portion exposes from the opening,
wherein all of the receiving electrode, the first emitting electrode and the second emitting electrode are located at the tip portion,
wherein the second emitting electrode is totally embedded into the cone portion, the first emitting electrode is partially embedded into the cone portion and the receiving electrode exposes from the cone portion.
2. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the first emitting electrode is disposed between the receiving electrode and the second emitting electrode.
3. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving electrode, the first emitting electrode and the second emitting electrode of the tip portion are arranged along a straight line along a lengthwise direction of the stylus, and are spaced apart from each other on the straight line without overlap.
4. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the cone portion has a conductive portion at a position corresponding to the second emitting electrode, and the conductive portion of the cone portion and the second emitting electrode of the tip portion are electrically connected to each other.
5. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal emitted by the first emitting electrode and the second signal emitted by the second emitting electrode are different in frequency but are emitted at the same time in response to the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode.
6. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal emitted by the first emitting electrode and the second signal emitted by the second emitting electrode are different in frequency and are emitted at different time points in response to the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode.
7. The stylus according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal emitted by the first emitting electrode and the second signal emitted by the second emitting electrode have a same frequency but are emitted at different time points in response to the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode.
8. A bidirectional active pen, comprising:
a body;
a cone portion, having a bottom part and a top part, the bottom part of the cone portion having a cross-sectional area greater than that of the top part, the bottom part of the cone portion connecting to the body; and
a tip portion, connected to the top part of the cone portion,
wherein the tip portion comprises:
a receiving electrode, located at a distal end of the tip portion away from the cone portion, configured to receive a synchronous signal coming from outside of the stylus, wherein the receiving electrode can only be used to receive signals at any time; and
a first emitting electrode, disposed at the tip portion at a position closer to the cone portion than the receiving electrode, configured to emit a first signal based on the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode, the first signal provided to calculate a coordinate of the tip portion,
wherein the cone portion comprises:
a second emitting electrode, disposed at the cone portion at a position far away from the receiving electrode with respect to the first emitting electrode, configured to emit a second signal based on the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode, the second signal provided to calculate a tilt angle of the stylus,
wherein the cone portion has a slot formed inside, the slot has an opening formed at the top part, a part of the tip portion is received in the slot, another part of the tip portion exposes from the opening,
wherein both the receiving electrode and the first emitting electrode are located at the tip portion,
wherein the first emitting electrode is partially embedded into the cone portion and the receiving electrode exposes from the cone portion.
9. The stylus according to claim 8 , wherein the first emitting electrode is disposed between the receiving electrode and the second emitting electrode.
10. The stylus according to claim 8 , wherein the receiving electrode and the first emitting electrode of the tip portion and the second emitting electrode of the cone portion are arranged along a straight line along a lengthwise direction of the stylus, and are spaced apart from each other on the straight line without overlap.
11. The stylus according to claim 8 , wherein the first signal emitted by the first emitting electrode and the second signal emitted by the second emitting electrode are different in frequency but are emitted at the same time in response to the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode.
12. The stylus according to claim 8 , wherein the first signal emitted by the first emitting electrode and the second signal emitted by the second emitting electrode are different in frequency and are emitted at different time points in response to the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode.
13. The stylus according to claim 8 , wherein the first signal emitted by the first emitting electrode and the second signal emitted by the second emitting electrode have a same frequency but are emitted at different time points in response to the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode.
14. A sensing system, comprising:
a touch pad; and
a bidirectional active stylus, movably contacting the touch pad,
wherein the stylus comprises:
a body;
a cone portion, having a bottom part and a top part, the bottom part of the cone portion having a cross-sectional area greater than that of the top part, the bottom part of the cone portion connecting to the body; and
a tip portion, connected to the top part of the cone portion,
wherein the tip portion comprises:
a receiving electrode, located at a distal end of the tip portion away from the cone portion, configured to receive a synchronous signal from touch pad, wherein the receiving electrode can only be used to receive signals at any time;
a first emitting electrode, disposed at the tip portion at a position closer to the cone portion than the receiving electrode, configured to emit a first signal based on the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode, the touch pad sensing the first signal to obtain a coordinate of the tip portion of the stylus on the touch pad; and
a second emitting electrode, disposed at the tip portion at a position far away from the receiving electrode with respect to the first emitting electrode, configured to emit a second signal based on the synchronous signal received by the receiving electrode, the touch pad sensing the second signal to obtain a tilt angle of the stylus with respect to the touch pad,
wherein the cone portion has a slot formed inside, the slot has an opening formed at the top part, a part of the tip portion is received in the slot, another part of the tip portion exposes from the opening,
wherein all of the receiving electrode, the first emitting electrode and the second emitting electrode are located at the tip portion,
wherein the second emitting electrode is totally embedded into the cone portion, the first emitting electrode is partially embedded into the cone portion and the receiving electrode exposes from the cone portion.