G06F3/0442

Dynamic User Interface Adaptable to Multiple Input Tools

A computing device having a touch-sensitive surface and a display, detects a stylus input on the touch-sensitive surface while displaying a user interface. A first operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive surface while the stylus is detected on the touch-sensitive surface. A second operation different from the first operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes rotation of the stylus around an axis of the stylus while the stylus is detected on the touch-sensitive surface. A third operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive surface and rotation of the stylus around an axis of the stylus while the stylus is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

IDENTIFYING CAPACITIVELY COUPLED DEVICES

A touch-sensitive panel includes row electrodes, column electrodes, and drive-sense circuits coupled to the row electrodes and the column electrodes. The drive-sense circuits detect changes in impedances of the row and column electrodes. The touch-sensitive panel also includes analog-to-digital converters coupled to outputs of the drive-sense circuits, and a processing module coupled to the drive-sense circuits via the analog-to-digital converters. The processing module, the analog-to-digital converters, and the plurality of drive-sense circuits cooperate to sense an information signal capacitively coupled to the row and column electrodes, and to extract data from the information signal to identify a device that produced the information signal.

DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND PROCESSOR
20230020075 · 2023-01-19 ·

A data transmission method includes: transmitting a plurality of first transmitting signals from a plurality of transmitting areas of the first touch device; determining, by the second touch device, whether a first sensing signal corresponding to the plurality of first transmitting signals is received; if yes selecting, by the second touch device, a receiving area in a first overlap range according to signal intensity of the first sensing signal; transmitting a second transmitting signal from the receiving area; determining, by the first touch device, whether a second sensing signal corresponding to the second transmitting signal is received; if yes, selecting, by the first touch device, a first transmitting area in a second overlap range from the plurality of transmitting areas according to signal intensity of the second sensing signal; determining a final transmitting area and a final receiving area; and performing a data transmission process.

Sensor controller, position indicator, and position detecting system
11556213 · 2023-01-17 · ·

A sensor controller is provided for use in a position detector for detecting a position of a position indicator on a touch surface. The sensor controller includes a microprocessor for outputting a value of a symbol to be sent to the position indicator. The sensor controller includes a transmitter coupled to the microprocessor for generating a transmission signal including a chip string CN1 produced by cyclically shifting a code string PNa having autocorrelation characteristics by a shift quantity based on the value of the symbol to be sent, and sending the generated transmission signal to the position indicator via the touch surface. A higher bit rate can be obtained for a given chip rate compared with the prior art in which only 1 bit can be expressed by one code string.

POSITION INDICATOR AND INPUT SYSTEM

A position indicator that is used with a position detection device including a position detection sensor, the position indicator including a first function module and a second function module. The first function module includes a core body that, in operation, is brought into contact with an input surface for position detection in the position detection sensor, and a position detection signal transmission circuit, in operation, that transmits a position detection signal to the position detection sensor. The second function module includes a first function circuit that, in operation, generates characteristic selection information corresponding to a characteristic of the core body or a characteristic of the input surface and transmits the characteristic selection information, or a second function circuit that, in operation, generates a stimulus corresponding to the characteristic selection information such that a user who is holding the position indicator audibly or tactilely perceives the stimulus.

Sensor panel
11698689 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A sensor panel is overlaid on a display apparatus and connected to an integrated circuit that detects a position of an active pen in an active region of the display apparatus. The sensor panel includes first electrodes that extend in a first direction. The sensor panel also includes second electrodes that extend in a second direction. The first electrodes include first and second outer electrodes that are located at the outermost edges of the first electrodes and first inner electrodes disposed between the first and second outer electrodes. A width of at least one of the first and second outer electrodes in the second direction is smaller than a width of each of the first inner electrodes in the second direction.

Transmitter and method for transmitting signal value

A transmitter comprising: a signal modulator for transmitting electrical signals via an electrode, wherein the electrical signals carry a message representing a signal value; and a controller, coupled to the signal modulator, configured for having the signal modulator transmitting the electrical signals with a first duty cycle in a reference signal time period and transmitting the electrical signals with a second duty cycle in a modulation signal time period, wherein a first ratio corresponding to the second duty cycle and the first duty cycle is corresponding to the signal value, wherein the lengths of the reference signal time period and the modulation signal time period are the same, and wherein the maximum amplitudes of the electrical signals during the reference signal time period and the modulation signal time period are the same.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

The present disclosure relates to a display device capable of performing a touch input by a touch input device, and a touch input system including the same. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a display device comprising a display unit comprising a plurality of emission areas, a plurality of touch electrodes disposed between the plurality of emission areas to sense a touch, a plurality of code patterns formed by covering a part of a front surface of at least one of the plurality of touch electrodes with a predetermined code shape, and a plurality of light-blocking patterns formed on at least one of the plurality of touch electrodes on which the plurality of code patterns is not formed, to block light, wherein the plurality of light-blocking patterns is formed by covering at least one of a front surface and side surfaces of the at least one touch electrode with a predetermined pattern shape.

Electronic pen

Provided is an electronic pen with a cylindrical housing including an opening at an end portion of the housing on a pen tip side of the housing, a cylindrical member disposed in the housing and fixed to the housing at a part on the pen tip side of the housing, and a core body formed in a rod shape by a material containing a pigment, the core body including a body portion inserted into the cylindrical member through the opening of the housing and a pull-out portion configured to enable the core body to be pulled out of the housing. A diameter of the body portion of the core body inserted into the cylindrical member is larger than a difference between an outer diameter of the cylindrical member and an inner diameter of the cylindrical member.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

A display device includes a display unit that includes a plurality of light emitting areas; a plurality of touch electrodes disposed between the plurality of light emitting areas and that sense a touch; a light blocking member that forms a code pattern by covering a portion of a front surface of at least one of the plurality of touch electrodes with a preset code shape; and a reflective electrode formed on a rear surface of the light blocking member and that has an area that at least partially overlaps the light blocking member and reflects light from the front surface.