Display device including integrated touch panel and method of driving the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9317152-B2
Application number	US-201313855211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2013
Priority date	Nov 13, 2012
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

A method of driving a display device including an integrated touch panel, the method comprising: applying a plurality of sampling voltages to a plurality of electrodes of the integrated touch panel; determining a plurality of noise levels each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of sampling voltages; comparing the plurality of noise levels to a threshold level; and selecting a sampling voltage from the plurality of sampling voltages to use as a touch driving voltage based on the comparison of the plurality of noise levels to the threshold level; and applying the selected sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage to the plurality of electrodes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of driving a display device including an integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel, the method comprising:
applying a plurality of sampling voltages to a plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel via a plurality of lines connected to the plurality of common electrodes, each of the plurality of sampling voltages applied to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines that are each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;
receiving noise signals from the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines to which the sampling voltages are applied, each noise signal received from a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes via one of the plurality of lines that is connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;

determining a plurality of noise levels based on the received noise signals, each of the plurality of noise levels associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of sampling voltages;
comparing the plurality of noise levels to a threshold level;
selecting a sampling voltage from the plurality of sampling voltages to use as a touch driving voltage based on the comparison of the plurality of noise levels to the threshold level;
applying a common voltage to all the common electrodes of the display device via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in a time sharing method during a display period of a display frame of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel; and
applying the selected sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage to the plurality of the common electrodes via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in the time sharing method during a touch driving period of the display frame, wherein the touch driving period does not overlap with the display period of the display frame and wherein during the display period of the display frame the selected sampling voltage is not applied to any of the common electrodes of the display device;

wherein the plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel are used for both displaying an image during the display period of the display frame and sensing touch of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel during the touch driving period of the display frame.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sampling voltages are selected from a range of 0.01 VDDTthreshold to 1 VDDTthreshold, wherein VDDTthreshold is the threshold level to sense a touch of the display device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of noise levels are determined during a period of time from when the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel is turned on.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the period of time corresponds to two frames of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel from when the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel is turned on.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of noise levels are determined within a period of time from when the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel is turned on to when a touch input is received.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the sampling voltage comprises:
determining that all the plurality of noise levels are greater than the threshold level;
determining a sampling voltage associated with a minimum noise level from amongst the plurality of noise levels; and

selecting the determined sampling voltage associated with the minimum noise level as the touch driving voltage.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the sampling voltage comprises:
determining one of the sampling voltages associated with a determined noise level that is less than the threshold level; and
selecting the determined sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threshold level is within a range of ¼ of a touch threshold level to ¾ of the touch threshold level, the touch threshold level signifying whether a touch input is received at the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threshold level is ½ of a touch threshold level, the touch threshold level signifying whether a touch input is received at the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel.

10. A method of driving a display device including an integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel, the method comprising:
applying a plurality of sampling voltages to a plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel via a plurality of lines connected to the plurality of common electrodes, each of the plurality of sampling voltages applied to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines that are each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;
receiving noise signals from the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines to which the sampling voltages are applied, each noise signal received from a corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes via one of the plurality of lines that is connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of common electrodes;

determining a plurality of noise levels based on the received noise signals, each of the plurality of noise levels associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of sampling voltages;
comparing the plurality of noise levels to a threshold level;
responsive to determining that all the plurality of noise levels are greater than the threshold level:
determining a sampling voltage associated with a minimum noise level from amongst the plurality of noise levels; and
selecting the determined sampling voltage associated with the minimum noise level as the touch driving voltage;
responsive to determining one of the sampling voltages that is associated with a determined noise level that is less than the threshold level:
selecting the determined sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage;

applying a common voltage to all of the common electrodes of the display device via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in a time sharing method during a display period of a display frame of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel; and applying the selected sampling voltage as the touch driving voltage to the plurality of common electrodes via the plurality of lines while the display device is driven in the time sharing method during a touch driving period of the display frame, wherein the touch driving period does not overlap with the display period of the display frame and wherein during the display period of the display frame the selected sampling voltage is not applied to any of the electrodes of the display device;
wherein the plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel are used for both displaying an image during the display period of the display frame and sensing touch of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel during the touch driving period of the display frame.

11. A display device comprising:
an integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel having a plurality of electrodes, a common voltage applied to all common electrodes of the display device while the display device is driven in a time sharing method during a display period of a display frame; and
a touch integrated circuit (IC), comprising:

a switching unit for applying a plurality of sampling voltages to the plurality of common electrodes of the integrated in-cell self-capacitive touch panel via a plurality of lines connected to the plurality of com

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Pyo Seung-Eun
• Lee Jeong-Seop

Classifications

• G06F3/0418 Primary

  for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment · CPC title

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F3/044

  by capacitive means · CPC title