A processing system configured to detect an input object proximate the processing system. The processing system includes sensor circuitry configured to make a determination, when the processing system is in a low ground mass (LGM) state, that a large object is proximate to sensor electrodes of the processing system. The sensor circuitry is further configured, in response to a determination that a large object is proximate the sensor electrodes while the processing system is in the LGM state, to drive a first group of sensor electrodes with one of an inverted signal or a non-inverted signal and drive a second group of sensor electrodes with a static DC voltage.

A display device includes: a display panel and an input sensor disposed on the display panel and operable in a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode, wherein the input sensor may include a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of sensing wirings electrically connected to the plurality of sensing electrodes, respectively, and a blocking part covering the plurality of sensing wirings. The blocking part is configured to be floated in the first mode and to receive a substantially constant voltage in the second mode.

The present disclosure relates to a touch power management circuit and a touch driving system comprising the same, and more particularly, relates to a touch power management circuit to generate signals required for a touch driving by using voltage sources different in a pen touch driving period and a finger touch driving period in order to reduce power consumption of a display device and a touch driving system comprising the touch power management circuit.

This invention adds a touch screen to a hardware keyboard as additional input from handwriting for a PC or a laptop. The new keyboard with a small size touch screen provides convenient ways for handwriting notes, drawing graph or painting, converting handwritten characters to formal text. The new keyboard with a large size touch screen can work with a PC/laptop as a PC/laptop with the advantage of input from touch screen over traditional PC/laptop. The new keyboard with a large size touch screen can work with a PC/laptop as a tablet with the advantage of input from hardware keys and mouse over a regular tablet. The new keyboard with a large size touch screen can work with a PC/laptop as a PC/laptop and a tablet simultaneously, either PC/laptop or tablet with the advantage of additional said input ways over a traditional PC/laptop or a tablet. An optional fingerprint sensor provides fingerprint for security application, e.g., account login, document sign and identity verification.

An interface device includes an electronic device and an input device for communicating with the electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a display layer, a sensor layer which is disposed on the display layer and senses a first input by the input device, a display driving unit for generating a vertical synchronization signal for driving the display layer, and a control unit for controlling the sensor layer, wherein the control unit outputs, in synchronization with a first vertical synchronization signal, a first uplink signal to the sensor layer and outputs, in synchronization with a second vertical synchronization signal, a second uplink signal having a phase different from a phase of the first uplink signal to the sensor layer.

A pen detection system is provided that detects a pen signal transmitted from a pen to detect a position of the pen. The system includes a sensor pattern in which an electrode group including first and second partial electrode groups is disposed; a first integrated circuit that is connected to the first partial electrode group to acquire a level distribution of the pen signal in the first partial electrode group; and a second integrated circuit that is connected to the second partial electrode group to acquire a level distribution of the pen signal in the second partial electrode group. A predetermined number of boundary electrodes positioned near a boundary of the first partial electrode group and the second partial electrode group among a plurality of electrodes included in the electrode group are connected to both of the first and second integrated circuits, wherein the predetermined number is an even number.

A display device includes: a display panel; an input sensor on the display panel; a panel driving circuit to drive the display panel, and to output a synchronization signal; and a sensor controller to control the input sensor. The sensor controller determines a sensing mode in response to the synchronization signal, and changes the sensing mode to a second sensing mode when the synchronization signal is activated in a first sensing mode.

A method for a touch-sensitive display device comprises detecting a position of a stylus touch input relative to a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes, the stylus touch input corresponding to proximity of an active stylus to a display surface. A position of a human hand touch input is detected, corresponding to proximity of a human hand to the display surface. Each of the plurality of touch-sensing electrodes are driven with a first drive signal to communicate data to the active stylus. An electrical grounding condition is detected that interferes with reception of the first drive signal by the active stylus. A hand-proximity-subset of the plurality of touch-sensing electrodes within a threshold distance of the position of the human hand touch input are driven with a second drive signal, different from the first drive signal.

An input device includes a housing, a power supply disposed within the housing, a controller disposed within the housing and that receives power from the power supply, a resonance circuit disposed within the housing and that generates a first type signal based on a signal received from the controller, and a conductor disposed within the housing and that transfers a second type signal received from the controller, and the first type signal and the second type signal have different waveforms from each other.

A display device includes: a display panel; and an input sensor disposed on the display panel, wherein the input sensor includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes; a plurality of sensing wirings electrically connected to the plurality of sensing electrodes, respectively; and a conductive part covering the plurality of sensing wirings, wherein the conductive part is configured to be floated or to receive a substantially constant voltage, and wherein the conductive part has a single, contiguous shape.