Invention Grant
- Patent Title: PCAP with enhanced immunity to water contaminants
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Application No.: US15982124Application Date: 2018-05-17
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Publication No.: US10901557B2Publication Date: 2021-01-26
- Inventor: Gazi Ali , Yansun Xu
- Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: G06F3/044
- IPC: G06F3/044 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K5/06 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
System, method, and computer program product embodiments are provided that can support touch interaction on a projective capacitive (PCAP) display system in the presence of water contamination. According to an embodiment, a system includes a touchscreen coupled to a controller. The controller determines the presence of water contamination on the touchscreen, and obtains measurements during a mixed-mode measurement frame that includes a self-mode measurement and a mutual-mode measurement. Based on the measurements obtained, the controller determines a touch on the touchscreen in the presence of the water contamination on the touchscreen. In some embodiments, the self-mode measurement includes measurements collected at a both lower and a higher drive frequency, the higher drive frequency may be in the frequency range of 100 kHz to 500 kHz. In another embodiment, the self-mode measurement includes simultaneously measuring both horizontal-electrodes and vertical-electrodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180335870A1 PCAP WITH ENHANCED IMMUNITY TO WATER CONTAMINANTS Public/Granted day:2018-11-22
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