Patents Assigned to Focaltech Electronics, LTD.
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Publication number: 20190213384Abstract: A terminal control method based on a fingerprint recognition key, a terminal control device based on a fingerprint recognition key, and a terminal are provided. The method includes: detecting a touch operation on the fingerprint recognition key, acquiring a touch parameter of the touch operation; and controlling a running state of a terminal, in a case where the touch parameter meets a preset condition. With the method, the terminal is controlled by the fingerprint recognition key to switch its running state, such as a turned-on state, a turned-off state, a sleep state, an awake state, a locked state, thereby simplify an operation and improving a user experience. In this case, the power key is cancelled since the function of the power key is implemented by the fingerprint recognition key, thereby reducing the physical components and thus the fabrication cost of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: YingChuan LU, Zhewei TANG, Jingkai ZHANG, Wei HUANG
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Patent number: 10185436Abstract: The application provides a touch apparatus, a drive circuit, a drive method and an electronic device. The drive method includes: in a pressure detection stage, providing a first pressure sensing signal to a part of detection electrode, and providing a second pressure sensing signal to the remaining detection electrodes. The first pressure sensing signal is not equal to the second pressure sensing signal. Through detecting a capacitance change between first pressure electrodes and second pressure electrodes, distance changes between a detection conductor and the first pressure electrodes and between the detection conductor and the second pressure electrodes are detected, to realize pressure sensing.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventor: Bei Xiao
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Publication number: 20190012503Abstract: A fingerprint sensing circuit and a fingerprint sensing apparatus are provided. The fingerprint sensing circuit includes a sensing electrode; a first converting circuit connected to the sensing electrode and configured to convert a coupling capacitance sensed by the sensing electrode into a drive voltage, where the drive voltage is equal to a sum of a voltage variation converted from the coupling capacitance and a reference voltage; and a second converting circuit configured to generate a sensing current based on the drive voltage, and send the sensing current to a fingerprint signal processor, where the sensing current is equal to a product of a transconductance gain of the second converting circuit and the voltage variation, and the fingerprint signal processor performs fingerprint sensing based on the sensing current. With the fingerprint sensing circuit and the fingerprint sensing apparatus, the detection accuracy can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventor: Che-Wei WU
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Patent number: 10169633Abstract: An electronic device with a fingerprint sensing function and a method for calling an application are provided. The electronic device includes a fingerprint sensing region, a fingerprint sensing module and a control module. The fingerprint sensing module is configured to sense fingerprint input information input in the fingerprint sensing region. The control module is configured to recognize current state of the electronic device, provide a first driving signal to the fingerprint sensing module if the electronic device is in one of N preset states, to drive the fingerprint sensing module to sense fingerprint, receive fingerprint input information fed back by the fingerprint sensing module, judge whether the fingerprint input information is valid, and determine whether to call a corresponding application based on judgment result, where N is a positive integer. Response speed of the provided electronic device in calling applications is fast and high safety is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Jie Liu
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Publication number: 20180341365Abstract: A touch display apparatus, a corresponding driving circuit, and a driving method are provided. The touch display apparatus includes a driving circuit configured to, during the touch sensing stage, provide a first signal to a common electrode for realizing touch detection during the touch sensing stage, a second signal used to control a thin film transistor of the touch display apparatus to be switched off and is used to decrease charge and discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and the gate line, and a third signal used to decrease charge and discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a data line. The third signal is used to control the data line to enter a floating state during the touch sensing stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua MO, Xinxi JIANG, Junqiao LIU
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Patent number: 10133415Abstract: Provided is a driving circuit for a touch display apparatus. The driving circuit includes: a main control unit, providing image data for image display at a first speed; a driving unit, receiving the image data and sending display data to the touch display apparatus according to the received image data; a data buffering module, disposed in the driving unit, sending the display data at a second speed higher than the first speed, and forming, due to the difference between the second speed and the first speed, a pause time for stopping sending the display data to the touch display apparatus during the process that the main control unit provides the image data; and a touch detection unit, performing touch detection of the touch display apparatus in the pause time.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Xinxi Jiang, Ningning Cai
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Publication number: 20180284942Abstract: A touch display screen and a touch driving detection method thereof are provided. The touch display screen includes a touch module and a display module. The touch module includes a touch electrode unit and a touch driving detection unit, a touch signal for acquiring a change in capacitance is transmitted between the touch driving detection unit and the touch electrode unit. The display module includes a display electrode unit and a display driving unit, the display driving unit transmits a display driving signal to the display electrode unit. A potential of the touch signal is dynamically adjusted based on potential information of the display driving signal of the display driving unit, or a potential of the display driving signal is dynamically adjusted based on potential information of the touch signal of the touch driving detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Chen-Pang KUNG, Hua LI
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Patent number: 10073562Abstract: A touch display apparatus, a corresponding driving circuit, and a driving method. The touch display apparatus includes a common electrode between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a driving circuit used as a touch sensing electrode during a touch sensing phase. The driving circuit is used for providing a first signal for touch detection to the common electrode. The driving circuit is also used for providing a second signal to a gate line during the touch sensing phase, said second signal enabling a thin-film transistor to be in off mode and decreasing the charge-discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a gate line. The driving circuit is also used for providing a third signal during the touch sensing phase, the third signal decreasing the charge-discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a data line.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Xinxi Jiang, Junqiao Liu
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Patent number: 9983752Abstract: A pressure detection method for an in-cell touch display and a mobile device using the same are provided. The pressure detection method comprises the steps of: providing a common voltage plane corresponding to touch sensing electrodes in the in-cell touch display; detecting capacitance values of the touch sensing electrodes; setting a first area and a second area according to a center of a touched portion when the in-cell touch display is determined as being touched, wherein the second area includes the first area; and excluding the capacitance values of the touch sensing electrodes in the first area, and using the capacitance values of the touch sensing electrodes in the second area to serve as a pressure detection value to determine a pressure exerted on the in-cell touch display.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Po-Sheng Shih, Chien-Yung Cheng, Cheng-Tai Huang
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Patent number: 9921700Abstract: A display module includes a front panel, a backlight panel, a pressure sensor and a panel frame. The front panel includes an array of display pixels. The backlight panel is disposed under the front panel. The pressure sensor is disposed under the backlight panel, and includes a top electrode layer, an interlayer and a bottom electrode layer. The bottom electrode layer includes plural sub-electrodes. If a first distance between a first sub-electrode and a geometric center of the bottom electrode layer is shorter than a second distance between a second sub-electrode and the geometric center, an area of the second sub-electrode is larger than an area of the first sub-electrode. The panel frame is disposed under the pressure sensor. When an applied pressure is received by the front panel, a magnitude of the applied pressure is sensed by the pressure sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventor: Chen-Pang Kung
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Publication number: 20180041211Abstract: Sending, receiving and transmitting apparatuses of a dual-power system and a fingerprint recognition system are provided. The dual-power system includes a first power system for providing a first high voltage signal and a first low voltage signal and a second power system for providing a second high voltage signal and a second low voltage signal, and a voltage difference between the first high voltage signal and the first low voltage signal is equal to that between the second high voltage signal and the second low voltage signal. The sending apparatus includes a first detection circuit for outputting a detection signal indicating whether voltages of the first and second low voltage signals are equal; and a first transmission circuit for transmitting an output signal of the dual-power system or provide a first voltage to an output terminal of the sending apparatus, based on the detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Yunn-Hwa WANG, Kuet Liong FAM
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Patent number: 9836172Abstract: A touch apparatus, a capacitive touch sensing circuit of the touch apparatus, and a touch sensing method are provided. The capacitive touch sensing circuit includes a switching capacitor integrating circuit, an encoding circuit, a feedback circuit, and a decoding circuit. The switching capacitor integrating circuit receives an input signal and integrates the input signal to generate an output signal. The encoding circuit receives and encodes the output signal to generate an encoded result. The feedback circuit provides a charge dissipation path for discharging charges from the switching capacitor integrating circuit, and the feedback circuit receives the encoded result and adjusts a charge dissipation ability provided by the charge dissipation path according to the encoded result. The decoding circuit receives and decodes the output signal to generate a touch detecting result.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.Inventor: Yao-Hung Lai
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Patent number: 9773148Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a display panel provided with a plurality of display electrodes, where the display electrodes are configured for displaying images, display electrodes located within a predetermined region of the display panel are defined as first electrodes, the first electrodes are configured for fingerprint sensing, and a stage during which the first electrodes perform the fingerprint sensing is defined as a fingerprint sensing stage; and a driving circuit configured to, provide display signals to the display electrodes to display the images, and provide a fingerprint sensing signal to the first electrodes during the fingerprint sensing stage and perform a self-capacitance detection on the first electrodes, to implement the fingerprint sensing. A driving circuit, a method for driving the display device, a liquid crystal display device and an electronic apparatus including the display device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Junqiao Liu, Haijun Hu, Jie Liu
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Publication number: 20170255325Abstract: The application provides a touch apparatus, a drive circuit, a drive method and an electronic device. The drive method includes: in a pressure detection stage, providing a first pressure sensing signal to a part of detection electrode, and providing a second pressure sensing signal to the remaining detection electrodes. The first pressure sensing signal is not equal to the second pressure sensing signal. Through detecting a capacitance change between first pressure electrodes and second pressure electrodes, distance changes between a detection conductor and the first pressure electrodes and between the detection conductor and the second pressure electrodes are detected, to realize pressure sensing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventor: Bei XIAO
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Patent number: 9697345Abstract: An electronic apparatus with fingerprint sensing function, a driving circuit, and a method for driving the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a first fingerprint sensor adapted to perform fingerprint sensing; a second fingerprint sensor adapted to perform fingerprint sensing; and a driving circuit. The driving circuit provides a first fingerprint detection signal to the first fingerprint sensor for performing fingerprint detection, and determines whether to control the electronic apparatus to perform a first function, based on fingerprint detection information from the first fingerprint sensor; and provides a second fingerprint detection signal to the second fingerprint sensor for performing fingerprint detection, and determines whether to control the electronic apparatus to perform a second function, based on fingerprint detection information from the second fingerprint sensor. With above technical solution, security for usage of the electronic apparatus is improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Zhi Liu, Jie Liu
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Publication number: 20170017345Abstract: Provided is a driving circuit for a touch display apparatus. The driving circuit includes: a main control unit, providing image data for image display at a first speed; a driving unit, receiving the image data and sending display data to the touch display apparatus according to the received image data; a data buffering module, disposed in the driving unit, sending the display data at a second speed higher than the first speed, and forming, due to the difference between the second speed and the first speed, a pause time for stopping sending the display data to the touch display apparatus during the process that the main control unit provides the image data; and a touch detection unit, performing touch detection of the touch display apparatus in the pause time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua MO, Xinxi JIANG, Ningning CAI
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Publication number: 20160378262Abstract: It is provided a self-capacitance touch screen detection method, device and system. The method includes: receiving a scanning waveform by a currently detected channel of a self-capacitance touch screen; inputting the voltage of the scanning waveform into an input terminal of a voltage following unit, and driving at least a preset channel that is adjacent to the currently detected channel of the self-capacitance touch screen via an output terminal of the voltage following unit; and calculating self-capacitance touch screen coordinate data for a touch in the currently detected channel. The method not only avoids the disturbance to the detection for a touch in the currently detected channel generated due to water vapor or a water droplet, but also obtains an increased relative change generated by the same touch, and thereby the detection sensibility of the self-capacitance touch screen is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.Inventors: Lianghua MO, Weiping LIU
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Publication number: 20160379032Abstract: Provided are an electric field type fingerprint identification apparatus and a state control method and a prosthesis identification method. The electric field type fingerprint identification apparatus includes a signal acquisition module and a signal processing module. In a case that a measuring state signal processing unit is electrically connected to a signal acquisition unit, a to-be-measured state signal processing unit is at least electrically connected to at least one signal acquisition unit peripheral to the signal acquisition unit in a measuring state. Charging and discharging processes of sensing capacitors electrically connected to the measuring state signal processing unit and the to-be-measured state signal processing unit are coordinated to restrain charging and discharging quantities of a parasitic capacitor between the signal acquisition unit in the measuring state and the signal acquisition unit in a to-be-measured state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua MO, Haijun HU
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Publication number: 20160334934Abstract: A touch display apparatus, a corresponding driving circuit, and a driving method. The touch display apparatus includes a common electrode between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a driving circuit used as a touch sensing electrode during a touch sensing phase. The driving circuit is used for providing a first signal for touch detection to the common electrode. The driving circuit is also used for providing a second signal to a gate line during the touch sensing phase, said second signal enabling a thin-film transistor to be in off mode and decreasing the charge-discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a gate line. The driving circuit is also used for providing a third signal during the touch sensing phase, the third signal decreasing the charge-discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua MO, Xinxi JIANG, Junqiao LIU
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Patent number: 9235301Abstract: A touch-control method for a liquid crystal display device, includes: switching from a display mode to a touch-control mode; determining whether there is a touch made by an object or whether there is an input made by an active pen; in the case where there is the input made by the active pen, starting an active pen detecting sub-mode in which an X-axis direction common electrode of the liquid crystal display device is defined as an X-axis direction receiving electrode, and a Y-axis direction common electrode or a signal electrode is defined as a Y-axis direction receiving electrode; and determining a position or an action of the active pen according to amplitudes of signals of the X-axis direction receiving electrode and the Y-axis direction receiving electrode. A touch-controllable liquid crystal display device is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Xinxi Jiang, Hua Li, Peng Wang