| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090289908 | TOUCH DETECTING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SAVING ELECTRICITY - A touch detecting device capable of saving power for a touch panel includes a touch sensing unit, a micro control unit and a mode detecting unit. The touch sensing unit is coupled to the touch panel and used for being triggered by a first control signal to generate sensing data according to a touch state of the touch panel. The micro control unit is coupled to the touch sensing unit and used for being triggered by a second control signal to generate the first control signal. The mode detecting unit is coupled to the micro control unit and the touch panel, and used for generating the second control signal according to the touch state of the touch panel. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100207905 | Method of Performing Timely Calibration of a Touch Parameter and Related Apparatus and System - A method of performing timely calibration of a touch parameter for a capacitive touch panel is disclosed. The method includes storing the touch parameter into a control register, sensing an analog touch signal according to the touch parameter stored in the control register and transforming the analog touch signal into a digital touch signal, reading the digital touch signal according to a calibrating read command, calculating a modified touch parameter according to the digital touch signal and transmitting the modified touch parameter to the capacitive touch panel, changing the touch parameter stored in a control register for the modified touch parameter according to a calibrating write command, determining an optimal touch parameter according to the digital touch signal sensed by using the modified touch parameter, and changing the touch parameter stored in a storage unit for the optimal touch parameter according to an updating write command. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100214255 | Energy-efficient Touch Panel Device and Related Method - An energy-efficient touch panel control device includes a touch panel, a buffer memory, an interrupt initiation unit, for outputting an interrupt signal, an analog to digital conversion unit, for converting analog output voltage to digital trace data and storing the digital trace data in the buffer memory, and according to a control signal, switching an operating mode, an operation unit, generating a detecting result according to the digital trace data, switching the operating mode according to the control signal, a mode control unit, for generating the control signal according to the interrupt signal, and a host interface unit. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100253639 | METHOD OF DETECTING A TOUCH EVENT FOR A TOUCH PANEL AND RELATED DEVICE - A method of detecting a touch event for a touch panel which comprises a plurality of intersecting traces. The method includes outputting a charge control signal to a trace of the plurality of traces, and keeping other traces except for the trace floating and determining whether the touch event happens according to a voltage signal on the trace. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100321328 | COORDINATES ALGORITHM AND POSITION SENSING SYSTEM OF TOUCH PANEL - A position sensing system of a touch panel including a sensing unit and a decision unit is provided. When the touch panel is touched, the sensing unit obtains the sensing capacitances of p x-directional sensing lines and q y-directional sensing lines, wherein the sensing capacitances generated by these sensing lines exceed a threshold. The decision unit takes the central coordinates of the sensing lines with peak sensing capacitances as an x base coordinate and a y base coordinate, and adjusts the x base coordinate and the y base coordinate according to the ratios of the sensing capacitances of the other sensing lines to the peak sensing capacitance respectively to obtain an interpolated x coordinate and an interpolated y coordinate. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110001491 | CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A capacitance measurement circuit and method are provided. A storage capacitor is pre-charged. Charge transfer is performed between an under-test capacitor and the storage capacitor. The storage capacitor is discharged and charged according to a relationship between a voltage of the storage capacitor and a reference voltage. The capacitance of the under-test capacitor is measured according to the voltage on the storage capacitor. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110083042 | Touch Control Device and Controller, Testing Method and System of the Same - A testing method for testing a touch control device is disclosed. In a controller of the touch control device, a processor executes an operating firmware to realize a touch control function. The testing method includes a host testing device outputting a test requirement command to the controller, the controller outputting data corresponding to an operating stage selected from a plurality of operating stages of executing the operating firmware to the host testing device according to the test requirement command, and the host testing device determining an operating status of the touch device according to data provided by the touch control device. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110157076 | Method and Apparatus for Adjusting Touch Control Parameter - A method utilized for adjusting touch control parameters, for deciding time for updating a touch control parameter of a touch control device, is disclosed. The touch control parameter includes an equivalent value of base capacitance corresponding to an environmental capacitance and a threshold value corresponding to a touch event. The method includes determining an amount of a touch sensing signal being located in an invalid range when the touch sensing signal is located in the invalid range, and starting to update the equivalent value of base capacitance when the amount of the touch sensing signal being located in the invalid range is greater than a first default value. | 06-30-2011 |