Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Capacitive sensor and sensing method
- Patent Title (中): 电容传感器和传感方法
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Application No.: US12977759Application Date: 2010-12-23
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Publication No.: US08410797B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Sheng-Wehn Shyue
- Applicant: Sheng-Wehn Shyue
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: CKC & Partners Co., Ltd.
- Priority: TW99107325A 20100312
- Main IPC: G01R27/26
- IPC: G01R27/26

Abstract:
A capacitive sensing method is provided. The capacitive sensing method includes the step of alternately charging/discharging a capacitive sensing electrode of a capacitive sensor for predetermined times under an active mode and charging/discharging the capacitive sensing electrode during a fixed period under a standby mode while an object is not coupled to the capacitive sensing electrode, in which the capacitive sensing electrode has a first capacitance while the object is not coupled to the capacitive sensing electrode. The capacitive sensing method also includes the step of generating a switch signal while the object is coupled to the capacitive sensing electrode under the standby mode such that the capacitive sensing electrode has a second capacitance larger than the first capacitance and the step of switching the standby mode to the active mode according to the switch signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110221452A1 CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-09-15
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