Abstract: An operation device according to the present invention has a touch-screen-type operation surface installed in a vehicle. A plurality of operation units having a convex shape or a concave shape associated with a plurality of components mounted in the vehicle, respectively, are formed at different positions on the touch-screen-type operation surface, respectively. The plurality of operation units are configured to accept an input touch operation as an operation instruction for the component associated with each of the plurality of operation units.

Abstract: A display device capable of reducing a non-display area includes a substrate hole surrounded by light emitting elements, and a moisture penetration preventing layer disposed between an inner dam surrounded by the light emitting elements and the substrate hole. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent damage to light emitting stacks caused by external moisture or oxygen. Since the substrate hole is disposed within an active area, a reduction in non-display area is achieved.

Abstract: A capacitance detection circuit that is capable of reducing the influence of an environmental variation such as temperature. The capacitance detection circuit detects an electrostatic capacitance of a sensor electrode. A sense pin is connected to the sensor electrode. An analog front end circuit converts the electrostatic capacitance of the sensor electrode to an electrical signal, wherein an input-output characteristic of the analog front end circuit is variable. A controller adjusts the input-output characteristic of the analog front end circuit according to the environmental variation.

Abstract: An example method of determining the position value reflecting an action applied to the capacitive sensor device comprises: receive a set of capacitance values of a plurality of capacitive cells of a capacitive sensor device; determining a local maximum of the set of capacitance values; identifying a set of neural network parameters corresponding to the local maximum of the set of capacitance values; and processing the set of capacitance values by a neural network using the identified set of neural network parameters to determine a position value reflecting an action applied to the capacitive sensor device.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a display panel provided with a display region including a plurality of pixels and with a plurality of detection electrodes. The display panel includes: a plurality of lines of first common wiring configured to transmit pixel signals to be supplied to the pixels and a detection input/output signal to be supplied to the detection electrodes; pixel signal wiring electrically coupled to the pixels; detection electrode wiring electrically coupled to the detection electrodes; a first switching circuit configured to electrically couple or uncouple the first common wiring to or from the pixel signal wiring; and a second switching circuit configured to electrically couple or uncouple the first common wiring to or from the detection electrode wiring.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a panel, a touch sensor, a plurality of the actuators, and a controller. The touch sensor is configured to detect a contact position on the panel. The plurality of the actuators are configured to vibrate the panel. The controller is configured to control such that accelerations of vibrations transmitted to the panel from the plurality of the actuators become maximum at the contact position at the same timing.

Abstract: A touch sensor having conductive circuits on both surfaces of a substrate is fabricated by including UV-blocking material into the substrate or depositing UV-blocking layer on the substrate. This can be used for fabricating sensors having transparent conductor circuits, or having metallic circuits, which are opaque to visible light. Photoresist is applied to both surfaces of the substrate and patterns are transferred to the photoresist by exposure to UV radiation. The UV-blocking layer prevents UV-radiation applied to one side from exposing the opposite side. If desired, both photoresist layers may be exposed simultaneously by splitting one UV beam.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; an input sensor comprising transmission electrodes on the display panel and reception electrodes that insulately cross the transmission electrodes; and a sensor controller configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode different from the first mode, wherein, in the first mode, the sensor controller is configured to transmit an uplink signal to an input device through the input sensor and to receive a downlink signal from the input device through the input sensor, wherein an input sensing frame, in which the sensor controller operates in the first mode, comprises an uplink period for which the uplink signal is provided to the input sensor, and the sensor controller is configured to not apply the uplink signal to at least a portion of the transmission electrodes during the uplink period.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of shielding for capacitance-to-digital code conversion are described. One apparatus includes a capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC) for measuring a self-capacitance of a sensor electrode. The capacitance-to-digital code converter can in a first phase, apply a supply voltage to the sensor electrode. The sensor electrode and a shield electrode, the form a mutual capacitance with the sensor electrode. The CDC, in a second phase, couples the shield electrode to a ground potential and the sensor electrode to a first modulation capacitor. The first modulation capacitor is pre-charged to a reference voltage. The CDC, in a third phase, couples the sensor electrode and the shield electrode to the ground potential. The CDC, in a fourth phase, couples the shield electrode to the ground potential and the sensor electrode to a second modulation capacitor. The second modulation capacitor is pre-charged to the reference voltage.

Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first panel, a second panel, and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The first panel that includes first electrodes arranged in a first direction and second electrodes arranged in a second direction. The second panel includes third electrodes arranged in a third direction and fourth electrodes arranged in a fourth direction. The DSC is operably coupled via a single line to a coupling of a first electrode of the first electrodes and a first electrode of the third electrodes. The DSC is configured to provide the signal, which is generated based on a reference signal, via the single line to the coupling and simultaneously to sense the signal via the single line. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the at least one electrical characteristic associated with the first electrode of the first electrodes and/or the first electrode of the third electrodes.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensing panel, at least one processor electrically connected to the sensing panel and the communication module, and a memory electrically connected to the at least one processor. The memory may store instructions configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, based on a pen signal from the stylus pen being detected through the sensing panel, perform a first operation identified based on the detected pen signal, and based on the pen signal from the stylus pen not being detected through the sensing panel, receive, through the communication module, at least one communication signal, identify a gesture based on information on a position of the stylus pen, included in the received at least one communication signal, and perform a second operation corresponding to the identified gesture. Various other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel having an active area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and a peripheral area disposed around the active area; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed in the active area; and a first sensing line connected to one of the plurality of sensing electrodes and including a first portion disposed in the peripheral area, a second portion extending from the first portion and disposed in the active area, and a third portion extending from the second portion and disposed in the peripheral area.

Abstract: An industrial control device includes a display, a body, a first sensor, and a controller. The body includes a facia wall, an inner shroud, and an outer shroud. The facia wall includes a window that is a transparent material aligned to permit the display to be viewed through the window. The inner shroud extends rearward from a rear side of the facia wall. The outer shroud is disposed about the inner shroud and extends rearward from the rear side of the facia wall and is spaced apart from the inner shroud to define a cavity. A seal member is within the cavity forms a seal with a facia plate disposed about the inner shroud. The first sensor detects contact with a front surface of the facia wall. The controller is coupled to an output of the first sensor. The controller is coupled to the display and controls the display.

Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first panel, a second panel, and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The first panel that includes first electrodes arranged in a first direction and second electrodes arranged in a second direction. The second panel includes third electrodes arranged in a third direction and fourth electrodes arranged in a fourth direction. The DSC is operably coupled via a single line to a coupling of a first electrode of the first electrodes and a first electrode of the third electrodes. The DSC is configured to provide the signal, which is generated based on a reference signal, via the single line to the coupling and simultaneously to sense the signal via the single line. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the at least one electrical characteristic associated with the first electrode of the first electrodes and/or the first electrode of the third electrodes.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an operation condition of an interactive information system is provided. The interactive information system includes a touch panel and a touch control unit, and executes a resident scanning program to detect whether a hardware-related issue or a software-related issue of the touch panel or the touch control unit has occurred. When the hardware-related issue has occurred, the interactive information system downloads and executes a hardware diagnosis program to obtain a diagnosis result. When the software-related issue has occurred, the interactive information system downloads and executes a software adjustment program to resolve the software-related issue.

Abstract: A device with touch sensing includes a bracket, a pad disposed above one side of the bracket, the pad having a capacitance that varies as a touch is applied proximate to the device, and a sensing coil disposed below another side of the bracket that opposes the one side, with at least a portion of the sensing coil overlapping the pad.

Abstract: A sanitary method and system of providing touch interface experiences to users of public devices are disclosed. In one aspect, the system and method are configured to deploy a clean, protective barrier across a touchscreen for each user of the public device. The barrier includes a transparent membrane that permits the user to provide touch-based inputs to the touchscreen through the barrier. In cases where the touch interface is generated by a projector, the system and method are configured to deploy a membrane that serves as a disposable screen for the projected interface. Once each user completes their session, the system automatically replaces the used membrane with a fresh membrane, ensuring subsequent users are not exposed to contaminants or residue from previous user sessions.

Abstract: A touch signal processing method, for a touch display integrated device including a plurality of touch display units, is provided. Each of the plurality of touch display units includes a touch microcontroller unit (MCU). The touch signal processing method includes sensing, by a sensing module of each of the plurality of touch display units, a physical area corresponding to each of the plurality of touch display units to generate a plurality of sensing raw data; passing, by an (n?1)-th touch MCU of the plurality of touch display units, a plurality of overlap sensing raw data corresponding to an overlap area of the physical area to an n-th touch MCU; and determining, by each of the touch MCU of the plurality of touch display units, a coordinate information corresponding to a touch location of a processing area.

Abstract: A processing system for an input device comprises sensor circuitry. The sensor circuitry is configured to operate sensor electrodes for input sensing during a first sensing frame. During a first period of the first sensing frame the sensor circuitry is configured to drive a first portion of the sensor electrodes with a sensing signal, drive a second portion of the sensor electrodes with a guarding signal, and drive a third portion of the sensor electrodes with a reference signal. The guarding signal and the sensing signal have at least one characteristic in common selected from the group consisting of amplitude, phase and frequency. The third portion of the sensor electrodes overlaps a first gate line of a display panel selected for updating during the first period.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes an electrostatic capacitive touch panel, and an input device mounted on the touch panel. The input device includes a knob rotatably disposed about a rotation axis, and a first conductor held by the knob and being in contact with the touch panel in a part of a circumference about the rotation axis.