IP Library Granted Patent US 11,983,364
Granted Patent B2
US 11,983,364 · App. 17/763,385 · Granted May 14, 2024

Stylus pen, antenna module, touch sensor, and electronic device

Inventors: Seyeob Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Bonkee Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Youngho Cho (Seongnam-si, KR); Hyoungwook Woo (Seongnam-si, KR); Kiryoung Jung (Seongnam-si, KR); Hwanhee Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Wonwoo Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Kyeonghan Park (Seongnam-si, KR); Sein Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Jeongwon Seo (Seongnam-si, KR); Jongsik Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Inuk Jeong (Seongnam-si, KR); Hojun Moon (Seongnam-si, KR); Beomkyu Ko (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,983,364
App. No.
17/763,385
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including: a loop coil; a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels; a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels depending on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal; a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit; a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive a sensing signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal, wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.

Claims (71)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a loop coil;

a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels;

a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal;

a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit;

a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive a sensing signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal received during a sensing period and determine a period excluding a period during which a scan signal applied to one pixel among the pixels is at an enable level as the sensing period,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the driving receiver is synchronized with a pulse of the horizontal synchronization signal to receive the sensing signal.

3. An electronic device comprising:

a loop coil;

a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels;

a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal;

a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit;

a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive a sensing signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information by using some sensing signals received during a sensing period determined in response to the horizontal synchronization signal among the sensing signals and determine a period excluding a period from a time when the pulse of the horizontal synchronization signal is generated to a predetermined second time from a time when the pulse of the horizontal synchronization signal is generated to a predetermined first time as the sensing period, and the predetermined second time exceeds the predetermined first time,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.

4. An electronic device comprising:

a loop coil;

a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels;

a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal;

a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit;

a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive a sensing signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal received during a sensing period and determine a period excluding a period during which a data signal is applied to one pixel among the pixels as the sensing period,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a loop coil;

a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels;

a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal;

a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit;

a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive sensing signals at two times having opposite phases within one cycle of a frequency of the driving signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period and apply an emission control signal for controlling the pixels to emit light; and

a controller configured to generate touch information based on the sensing signals,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal, and

wherein the two times are within a period excluding a time at which the emission control signal applied to one of the pixels is transitioned to an enable level.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein

the controller is further configured to generates the touch information by using a difference value between the sensing signals received at the two times.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

a frequency of the driving signal is an integer multiple of 2 or more of a frequency of the horizontal synchronization signal.

8. A touch device on a display that displays an image of one frame by applying a scan signal and a data signal to a plurality of pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal, the touch device comprising:

a touch sensor unit configured to include a plurality of electrodes;

a driver/receiver configured to apply a driving signal to at least one of the electrodes during a first period and to receive a sensing signal having a predetermined phase difference from the driving signal from at least one of the electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal and determine a period excluding a period during which a scan signal applied to one pixel among the pixels is at an enable level as a sensing period,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.

9. The touch device of claim 8 , wherein

the driving receiver is synchronized with a pulse of the horizontal synchronization signal to receive the sensing signal.

10. The touch device of claim 9 , wherein

the controller generates the touch information by using some sensing signals received during a sensing period determined in response to the horizontal synchronization signal among the sensing signals.

11. A touch device on a display that displays an image of one frame by applying a scan signal and a data signal to a plurality of pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal, the touch device comprising:

a touch sensor unit configured to include a plurality of electrodes;

a driver/receiver configured to apply a driving signal to at least one of the electrodes during a first period and to receive a sensing signal having a predetermined phase difference from the driving signal from at least one of the electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal and determine a period excluding a period from a time when the pulse of the horizontal synchronization signal is generated to a predetermined second time from a time when the pulse of the horizontal synchronization signal is generated to a predetermined first time as the sensing period, and the predetermined second time exceeds the predetermined first time.

12. A touch device on a display that displays an image of one frame by applying a scan signal and a data signal to a plurality of pixels based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal, the touch device comprising:

a touch sensor unit configured to include a plurality of electrodes;

a driver/receiver configured to apply a driving signal to at least one of the electrodes during a first period and to receive a sensing signal having a predetermined phase difference from the driving signal from at least one of the electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal and determine a period excluding a period during which a data signal is applied to one pixel among the pixels as the sensing period,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.

13. The touch device of claim 8 , wherein

the driving receiver receives the sensing signal at two times having opposite phases within one cycle of a frequency of the driving signal.

14. The touch device of claim 13 , wherein

the controller generates the touch information by using a difference value between sensing signals received at the two times.

15. The touch device of claim 8 , wherein

a frequency of the driving signal is an integer multiple of 2 or more of a frequency of the horizontal synchronization signal.

16. A touch system comprising:

a stylus configured to include a resonance circuit;

a display configured to include a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels, and a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels and an emission control signal for controlling the pixels to emit light based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal;

a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit;

a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive sensing signals from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and

a controller configured to generate touch information based on the sensing signals at two times having opposite phases within one cycle of a frequency of the driving signal,

wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal, and

wherein the two times are within a period excluding a time at which the emission control signal applied to one of the pixels is transitioned to an enable level.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2024
From: TERIR PRODUCTS LLC
To: TERIR PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 068452/0861 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2022
From: KIM, SEYEOB; KIM, BONKEE; CHO, YOUNGHO; WOO, HYOUNGWOOK; JUNG, KIRYOUNG; LEE, HWANHEE; LEE, WONWOO; PARK, KYEONGHAN; LEE, SEIN; SEO, JEONGWON; KIM, JONGSIK; JEONG, INUK; MOON, HOJUN; KO, BEOMKYU
To: HIDEEP INC.
Reel/Frame 059389/0818 →
Priority Claims (13)
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