Touch panel system and electronic device

US8976154B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8976154-B2
Application numberUS-201214127932-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 4, 2012
Priority dateJun 22, 2011
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A touch panel system ( 71 a ) includes a capacitance value distribution detection circuit ( 72 ). The capacitance value distribution detection circuit ( 72 ) switches a connection state between a first connection state and a second connection state, which first connection state makes first signal lines (HL 1 to HLM) serve as drive lines (DL 1 to DLM) and second signal lines (VL 1 to VLM) serve as sense lines (SL 1 to SLM), and which second connection state makes the second signal lines (VL 1 to VLM) serve as the drive lines (DL 1 to DLM) and the first signal lines (HL 1 to HLM) serve as the sense lines (SL 1 to SLM).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A touch panel system comprising, a touch panel; a touch panel controller for processing a signal supplied from the touch panel; a capacitance value distribution detection circuit for detecting a distribution of capacitance values of a plurality of capacitances that are each formed on intersections of a plurality of first signal lines with a plurality of second signal lines; and a drive line driving circuit for driving the first signal lines or th…

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What does patent US8976154B2 cover?
A touch panel system ( 71 a ) includes a capacitance value distribution detection circuit ( 72 ). The capacitance value distribution detection circuit ( 72 ) switches a connection state between a first connection state and a second connection state, which first connection state makes first signal lines (HL 1 to HLM) serve as drive lines (DL 1 to DLM) and second signal lines (VL 1 to VLM) s…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Miyamoto Masayuki, Iizuka Kunihiko, Yumoto Manabu, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/041. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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