Photo sensor of a photo type touch panel and control method thereof

US9110539B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9110539-B2
Application numberUS-201213558347-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 26, 2012
Priority dateOct 14, 2011
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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The present invention provides a photo sensor of a photo type touch panel, which includes a transistor with a control terminal receiving a first control signal, a first capacitor electrically connected to a first terminal of the transistor, a first photo transistor with a first terminal electrically connected to the first capacitor, and a second photo transistor with a control terminal receiving a second control signal, a first terminal electrically connected to a second terminal of the first photo transistor, and a second terminal receiving a third control signal.

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What is claimed is: 1. A photo sensor of a photo type touch panel, comprising: a transistor with a control terminal receiving a first control signal from a first scan line; a first capacitor directly connected to a first terminal of the transistor; a first photo transistor with a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal, the first terminal of the first photo transistor being directly connected to the first capacitor; a second capacitor directly connected to…

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What does patent US9110539B2 cover?
The present invention provides a photo sensor of a photo type touch panel, which includes a transistor with a control terminal receiving a first control signal, a first capacitor electrically connected to a first terminal of the transistor, a first photo transistor with a first terminal electrically connected to the first capacitor, and a second photo transistor with a control terminal receivin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cheng Yi-Ru, Hsu Ya-Ling, Au Optronics Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/042. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 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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