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`Japanese Laid—Open Patent Application No. 860—75927
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`DESCRIPTION
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`1. Title ofthe Invention
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`COORDINATES INPUT DEVICE
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`2. Claims
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`(I)
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`A coordinates input apparatus, comprising:
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`a sensor panel including a substrate, a plurality of X side transparent
`conductive lines, and a plurality of Y side transparent conductive lines, both
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`being disposed on the substrate in an insulated manner relative to each other;
`an X side drive circuit for sequentially driving the plurality of X side
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`transparent conductive lines;
`a Y side drive circuit for sequentially driving the plurality of Y side
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`transparent conductive lines;
`an X side adder circuit for adding outputs of the plurality of X side
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`transparent conductive lines;
`a Y side adder circuit for adding outputs of the plurality of Y side
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`transparent conductive lines; and
`a position detecting circuit for detecting an output level change of the X
`and Y side adder circuits and detecting a coordinate position indicated by a time
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`position where the output level change is generated, wherein
`the output
`level change is generated by a change of capacitance
`generated when a desired position on the sensor panel
`is instructed and an
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`instructed coordinate position is detected.
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`(2)
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`The coordinates input apparatus according to claim (I ), wherein
`an area of an intersection portion between the X side transparent
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`conductive lines and the Y side transparent conductive lines on the sensor panel
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`is configured to be smaller than other areas.
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`The coordinates input apparatus according to any one of claims (1)42),
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`(3)
`wherein
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`in order to detect the output level change, the position detecting circuit is
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`in synchronization with
`configured to delay an output of the adder circuit
`scanning of the transparent conductive lines and to obtain a difference between
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`the delayed output and an output of the adder circuit.
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`(4)
`wherein
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`The coordinates input apparatus according to any one of claims (1)-(2),
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`in order to detect the output level change, the position detecting circuit
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`stores an output level of a state where a desired position of the sensor panel is not
`instructed and performs a relative comparison between an output level of the
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`adder circuit and the stored output level-
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`3. Detailed Description of the Invention
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`[Technical Field of the Invention]
`The present invention relates to a coordinates input device for detecting
`instructed coordinates using a change of capacitance and more particularly to a
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`coordinates input device diSposed on a surface of a screen of a display device and
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`suitable for providing an input function to the display device.
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`[Background of the Technique]
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`With the spread of office automation (0A) in recent years, various types
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`of terminal devices have been actively used.
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`In particular, since a display
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`device appeals to the human sense of sight and is easy to understand intuitively,
`it has been used as an important man—machine interface between a computer and
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`a human for various types of use including personal computers, word processors,
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`and online terminals. While such a display device is generally used as an output
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`device, the display device is also used as an input device instead of a keyboard
`and in some cases, the display device further functions as an inputfoutput device.
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`[Conventional Technique and the Problem]
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`Conventionally, a display has been used as input means in a light pen
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`Specifically, when an electron beam of a Braun tube display illuminates a
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`fluorescent substance on a surface of the Braun tube at a position of a light pen,
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`the light pen senses this light, and detects, from a time position thereof, a position
`on a screen pointed by the light pen.
`From this, a computer detects which
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`display content on the display is pointed by the light pen and judges input
`contents. However, such a light pan form can be used only for a scan type
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`display such as a Broun tube display and may provide uncomfortable feeling to a
`human became a special light pan is used as a tool. Accordingly, in recent
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`years, touch sensor type displays in which a special coordinates input device is
`disposed on a diSplay screen have been used.
`Such conventional coordinates
`input devices include a iight beam matrix form shown in FIG. 1.
`In this form, a
`Y side luminous portion 1
`including a number n of luminous sources DY],
`DY2,
`and DYn is disposed to the left of a display surface 5. On the other
`hand, in a corresponding manner, a Y side light-receiving portion 4 including a
`number n of light-receiving units RYl, RYZ,
`and RYn is disposed to the right
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`In the same manner, an X side luminous portion 2
`of the display surface S.
`including a number m of luminous sources DXi , DX2,
`and DXm is disposed
`above the display surface 5 and an X side light-receiving portion 3 including a
`number rn of lightwreceiving units RX], RX2,
`and RXm is disposed below the
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`display surface 5 in a corresponding manner. Then the luminous sources DX],
`DXZ,
`and Dan and DY1, DY2,
`and DYn are sequentially driven in terms
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`of time to emit a light outside the visible range such as an infrared light beam and
`the light-receiving units disposed in an opposing manner relative to each
`luminous source are caused to receive the lights.
`In this state, when a human
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`points at a P point on the display surface 5 by the finger, for example, the light
`beams from the luminous sources DX3 and DY3 do not reach the light—receiving
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`units RX3 and RY3. An instructed position detecting unit 6 detects a level
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`change resulting from this and detects a coordinate position on the display
`surface 5 pointed by the finger from a time position where the level change has
`occurred.
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`While this conventional light beam matrix form is simple in theory, it
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`requires many luminous sources and 1ight~receiving units which are relatively
`large in size. This poses a problem in that a device per se becomes large in size
`and that due to difficulty of integration, the display device gives an impression of
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`In addition, there is another problem in
`being protruded, which is undesirable.
`that even if a thin stick rather than the human finger is used for pointing in order
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`to improve resolution, this is impossible due to crosstalk between adjacent light
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`beams because the light beams are spread.
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`[Object of the Invention]
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`It is an object of the present invention to provide a coordinates input
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`device that can be downsized while obtaining high resolution.
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`[Structure of the Invention]
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`In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention
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`includes: a sensor panel having a substrate, a plurality of X side transparent
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`conductive lines, and a plurality of Y side transparent conductive lines, both
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`being disposed on the substrate in an insulated manner relative to each other; an
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`X side drive circuit for sequentially driving the plurality of X side transparent
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`conductive lines; a Y side drive circuit for sequentially driving the plurality of Y
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`side transparent conductive lines; an X side adder circuit for adding outputs of
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`the plurality of X side transparent conductive lines; a Y side adder circuit for
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`adding outputs of the plurality of Y side transparent conductive lines; and a
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`position detecting circuit for detecting an output level change of the X and Y side
`adder circuits and detecting a coordinate position indicated by a time position
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`where the output level change is generated, wherein the output level change is
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`generated by a change of capacitance generated when a desired position on the
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`sensor panel is instructed and an instructed coordinate position is detected.
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`According to an embodiment of the present invention, an area of an
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`intersection portion between the X side transparent conductive lines and the Y
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`side transparent conductive lines on the sensor panel may be configured to be
`smaller than other areas.
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`According to another embodiment of the present invention, in order to
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`detect the output level change, the position detecting circuit may be configured to
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`delay an output of the adder circuit in synchronization with scanning of the
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`tranSparent conductive lines and to obtain a difference between the delayed
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`output and an output of the adder circuit.
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`According to another embodiment of the present invention, in order to
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`detect the output level change, the position detecting circuit may store an output
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`level of a state where a desired position of the sensor panel is not instructed and
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`perform a relative comparison between an output level of the adder circuit and
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`the stored output level.
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`[Embodiment of the Invention]
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`In the following, the present invention will be described in detail based
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`on embodiments thereof.
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`FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of an embodiment of
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`the present invention.
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`In FIG. 2, numeral 10 designates a sensor panel. As
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`shown in a cross-sectional view of a sensor panel in FIG. 3, on a transparent
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`substrate 100 such as glass, a number m of X side transparent conductive lines
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`(hereafter referred to as X electrodes) lOla-lOlm is arranged in parallel with one
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`another, and a number n of Y side transparent conductive lines (hereafter referred
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`to as Y electrodes) 102a-102n is arranged in parallel with one another to cross a
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`group of the X electrodes 101a~101m.
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`The group of the X electrodes
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`lOla-lOlm and a group of the Y electrodes 102a-102n are disposed in an
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`insulated manner relative to each other. Although the sensor panel 10 is
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`installed on a screen surface of a display 20 as shown in FIG. 3,
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`the
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`above-mentioned transparent substrate 100 may be removed and the group of the
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`X electrodes and the group of the Y electrodes may be directly disposed on the
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`screen of the display (a surface of a Braun tube, for example), thereby integrating
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`the sensor panel 10 with the display. Numeral 11 designates an X side scanning
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`circuit including a shifl register and sequentially scanning the group of the X
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`electrodes lOla-lOlm in response to a clock pulse CL. Numeral 12 designates
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`an X side drive circuit for applying voltage to the group of the X electrodes for
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`driving in response to the scanning by the X side scanning circuit 11. Numeral
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`13 designates a Y side scanning circuit including a shift register and sequentially
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`scanning the group of the Y electrodes 102a-102n in response to the clock pulse
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`CL. Numeral l4 designates a Y side drive circuit for applying voltage to the
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`group of the Y electrodes for driving in response to the scanning by the Y side
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`scanning circuit 13. These X and Y side scanning circuits 11, 13 and X and Y
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`side drive circuits 12, 14 constitute a drive circuit. Numeral 15 designates an X
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`side adder circuit including adder resistances Rla-le connected to each of the
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`X electrodes lOla—lOlm and an operational amplifier 15a for adding outputs of
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`these adder resistances Rla-le. Numeral 16 designates a Y side adder circuit
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`including adder resistances R2a-R2n connected to each of the Y electrodes
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`102a-102n and an operational amplifier 16a for adding outputs of these adder
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`resistances R2a-R2n. Numeral 17 designates a position detecting circuit for
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`detecting a coordinate position indicated by the X and Y side adder circuits 15
`and 16.
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`Next, operations of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 are described based
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`on a waveform of each portion in a diagram shown in FIG. 4.
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`When the clock pulse CL is input to the X and Y side scanning circuits
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`11 and 13, each of driving signals X1, X2,
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`and Xm is sequentially applied
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`from the X side drive circuit 12 to each of the X electrodes 101a»101m and, in
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`the same manner, each of driving signals Y1, Y2,
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`and Yn is sequentially
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`applied from the Y side drive circuit 14 to each of the Y electrodes 102a-102n.
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`While the finger or the like has not touched the sensor panel 10, an
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`output X0 of the X side adder circuit 15 is constant at —V having an inverted
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`and Xm as in a solid
`polarity ofa simple sum of the driving signals X1, X2,
`line because the operational amplifier 15a functions as an inverter.
`In the same
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`manner, an output Y0 of the Y side adder circuit 16 is constant at —V having an
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`inverted polarity of a simple sum of the driving signals Y1, Y2,
`solid line.
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`and Yn as in a
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`In this state, when the hum an finger or the like touches a desired position
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`on the sensor panel 10, the finger or the like touches an X electrode (101k, for
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`example) and an Y electrode (102}, for example) of the desired position, and
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`capacitance of the human body is applied. Accordingly, driving signals Xk and
`Y1 applied to the X electrode 101k and the Y electrode 102! are transferred to
`each of adder resistances RH: and R2! with a dull shape of rising in a waveform.
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`Accordingly,
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`in the output X0 of the X side adder circuit 15, a waveform
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`distortion pxo is generated as shown in a dotted line at a time position txo
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`corresponding to scanning of the X electrode 10111:.
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`In the same manner, in the
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`output Y0 of the Y side adder circuit 16, a waveform distortion pyo is generated
`as shown in a dotted line at a time position tyo corresponding to scanning of the
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`Y electrode 1021. The position detecting circuit 17 slices the outputs X0 and
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`Y0 at a predetermined slice level, extracts distortion signals pxo and pyo, and
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`counts the time positions txo and tyo of the distortion signals pxo and pyo from a
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`scanning start time ts, thereby obtaining an X coordinate and a Y coordinate of
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`an intersection of the electrode 101k and the electrode 1021 that have been
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`touched. Accordingly,
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`it
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`is possible to detect an instructed position on the
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`sensor panel 10 by measuring the time positions txo and tyo of the distortion
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`signals pxo and pyo.
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`FIG. 5 shows details of the sensor panel 10 configured in FIG. 2. As
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`shown in FIG. 5-(A), on the transparent substrate 100, an X electrode 101, a Y
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`In203) are
`electrode 102, and a transparent conductive film (such as Sn02,
`formed by a method such as sputtering on the 1000 A order. As shown in a
`partial detailed diagram of FIG. 5»(B), at an intersection position of the X
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`electrode 101 and the Y electrode 102, a transparent
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`insulating film 103
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`including SiOz or the like is formed between the X electrode 101 and the Y
`electrode 102 by a method such as sputtering on the 1000 A order. These
`conductive films 101 and 102 and the insulating film 103 are sequentially
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`prepared on the substrate 100 by a method such as sputtering. On the other
`hand, a transparent conductor film 104 functioning as shielding or grounding is
`formed where necessary over a reverse side of the transparent substrate 100 using
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`a transparent conductive film such as 81102, In203.
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`FIG. 6 shows a diagram of an equivalent circuit of the sensor panel 10
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`The X electrodes 10la-101m are considered here.
`configured in FIG. 2.
`When capacitance between the X electrodes 1013-101m and grounding is Cg,
`coupled capacitance between the X electrode and the Y electrode is Ck, and the
`sum of line resistance r of each of the X electrodes 101aw101m and added
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`resistance R to be connected thereto is R’, the diagram of an equivalent circuit is
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`obtained as shown in FIG. 6, where X represents a driving waveform generating
`source.
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`When a glass thickness of the substrate 100 is 1 mm, a film thickness of
`the X electrode, Y electrode, and the insulating film 103 is 1000 A, a width of an
`electrode wire is 1 mm, and a line length is 20 em, Cg : 7 PF, Ck : 350 PP, and r
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`z 12 K9. While a driving signal (pulse) to be provided to each electrode has
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`synchronization, it needs to have a cycle sufficiently short relative to a contact
`period of time when a human touches with the finger. This cycle is 1 msec.
`When a number of each set of electrodes m = n = 300, a period of time when a
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`single electrode is driven is 3 usee.
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`On the other hand, from the above-mentioned values, Ck ”‘ r = 4.2 usec
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`this state has a problem of crosstalk
`and Cg * r = 84 usee. Accordingly,
`In other words, the crosstalk occurs
`resulting from coupling capacitance Ck.
`from the coupled capacitance Ck between the X electrode and the Y electrode.
`The following describes an electrode structure for preventing the crosstalk. FIG.
`7 is a diagram showing such an electrode structure. As shown in FIG. 7-(A)
`and (B), an electrode area of an intersection portion of the X electrode 101 and
`the Y electrode 102 is reduced as represented by W2.
`For example, when a
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`width of an electrode in the intersection portion is configured to be 0.1 mm, the
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`coupled capacitance is reduced to 3.5 PF and the crosstalk is less likely to occur.
`On the other hand, when the width of the electrode is reduced, probability that
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`the finger or the like will touch an electrode is reduced. Accordingly, the width
`of the electrode other than in the intersection portion is configured to be large as
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`In a case of FIG. 7-(B), in order to
`represented by W1 shown in FIG. 7—(A).
`further improve contact probability, a triangular contact electrode A is disposed
`on the X electrode 101 and a triangular contact electrode B is diSposed on the Y
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`electrode 102 in an area surrounded by electrodes.
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`0n the other hand, there is a case where the human finger is too thick for
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`the sensor panel 10 when it is used for CAD (Computer Aided Design) where
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`coordinates are finely specified and a case where a direct touch on the sensor
`panel 10 by the finger is not desired.
`FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an
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`instruction input method for such cases.
`As shown in FIG. 8-(A), a thin metal stick 30 is held in the hand and a tip
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`of the metal stick 30 touches a desired electrode on the sensor panel 10 to cause a
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`is possible to specify a desired
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`In this manner,
`change of capacitance.
`position on the sensor panel 10 with improved accuracy.
`In this case, a contact
`area on the sensor panel 10 is a point contact as in point P since the metal stick
`30 is hard as shown in FIG. 8-(B) and the metal stick 30 may touch only an
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`added electrode A of the X electrode 101 without touching both of added
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`electrodes A and B of the X and Y electrodes 101 and 102 at the same time.
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`FIG. 9 shows an embodiment
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`in which instruction input means is
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`improved in consideration of the above-mentioned case. As shown in FIG.
`9-(A), a columnar concavity is formed at a tip of a metal stick 3] and a
`conductive rubber 32 including the columnar concavity is embedded in the metal
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`stick 31. Since the conductive rubber 32 is relatively soft, when the metal stick
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`3] is pressed on the sensor panel 10, it is possible to obtain a contact area whose
`diameter is up to that of the conductive rubber 32 as shown in FIG. 9-(B),
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`thereby solving the problem of FIG. 8-(A).
`FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of the positiou detecting
`circuit configured in FIG. 2.
`In FIG. 10, while only an X side detection circuit
`is shown, a Y side has the same configuration.
`In FIG. 10, numerals 170 and
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`171 designate operational amplifiers functioning as a buffer amplifier for a
`storage capacitor Cs. Reference numerals SW1, SW2, and SW3 designate a
`switch and the switches SW1, SW3 and the switch SW2 pertbrm a switching
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`operation in a complementary manner. The Operational amplifiers 170 and 1?],
`the switches SW1, SW2, and SW3, and the storage capacitor Cs constitute a two
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`stage analog shift register. Numeral I72 designates a differential amplifier for
`obtaining a difference AX(t) between an output XO(t-’I‘) of the switch SW1 and
`an output XO(t) of the switch SW3. Numeral I73 designates a comparator for
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`comparing an output AX(t) of the differential amplifier 172 and a reference value
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`VREF and, if the output AX(t) is not less than the VREF, issuing an output pulse.
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`Numeral 174 designates an AND gate for obtaining a logical AND of a strobe
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`pulse STROBE and the output pulse- Numeral 13’5 designates a flip-flop set by
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`a scanning start signal ST, reset by an output Ptxo of the AND gate 174, and
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`outputting a gate signal in a time period txo from a scanning start until generation
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`of the output Ptxo. Numeral 17'6 designates an AND gate for outputting a clock
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`pulse CL during a gate signal period. Numeral 177 designates a counter for
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`counting the clock pulse CL from the AND gate 176 and indicating an X
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`coordinate (corresponding to the time txo).
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`Next, operations of the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 are described
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`based on a waveform of each portion in a diagram shown in FIG. 1 1.
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`The above-mentioned output X0 of the X side adder circuit 15 is applied
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`to the switch SW 1. The switch SW 1 and the switch SW 3 perform an onfoff
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`operation by a clock CL 1 and the switch SW 2 performs an onioff operation by a
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`clock CL 2 whose phase is Opposite to that of the clock CL 1. Accordingly, the
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`switches SW 1 and SW 3 and the switch SW 2 are controlled in a complementary
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`manner. Accordingly, the adder output X0 is delayed by one clock by going
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`through the operational amplifier 170, the switch SW 2, the operational amplifier
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`17], and the switch SW 3.
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`Thus,
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`the outputs X0(t) and XO(t-T) are input
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`to the differential
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`amplifier 172 to obtain the difference AX(t). The difference AX(t) is sliced at
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`the comparator 173 based on a reference value VREF to be an output pulse.
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`This output pulse is synchronized with the strobe pulse STROBE at the AND
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`gate 174 to be a pulse Ptxo. On the other hand, the flip-flop 175 is set by the
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`scanning start signal ST, opens the AND gate 176, and causes the counter 17? to
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`count the clock pulse CL (FIG. 4). The above-mentioned pulse Ptxo resets the
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`flip-flop 175, closes the AND gate 176 to stop input of the clock pulse CL to the
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`counter 177.
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`In accordance with this, the counter 17? is capable of obtaining a
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`coordinate value corresponding to the time period txo from the scanning start
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`until generation of the pulse Ptxo, thereby detecting an X coordinate. The same
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`applies to the Y side and so description thereof is omitted.
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`Since capacitance of
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`the human body is on the order of 1000 PF to 2000 PF, a time constant of an
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`electrode at a contact position is temporarily on the order of 12 KQX (1000 PF to
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`2000 PP) = 12 us to 24 us via the human finger or a conductor. When a driving
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`pulse width is 3 us, an output of the X and Y electrodes intersecting at the
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`contact position is almost zero.
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`FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram of another embodiment of the positiOn
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`detecting circuit configured in FIG. 2.
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`In FIG. 12, while only the X side is
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`shown in the same manner as in FIG. 10, the Y side has the same configuration.
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`In FIG. 12, numeral 180 designates an analog-digital converter (hereafter
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`referred to as AD converter) for converting a level of the adder out-put X0 to be
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`input into a digital value DXO. Numeral 181 designates a memory for storing
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`an output level of each X electrode in a state where nothing has touched the
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`sensor panel 10. Numeral 182 designates a memory address circuit for counting
`a clock pulse CL (FIG. 4) and generating an address corresponding to a scanned
`electrode position. Numeral 183 designates a read/write controlling circuit for
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`controlling reading/writing of the memory 181. Numeral 184 designates a
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`digital comparator for comparing a digital value from the memory 181 and a
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`digital value from the AD converter 180. Numeral 185 designates an AND gate
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`for obtaining a logical AND of an output of the digital comparator 184 and a
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`strobe pulse STROBE. Numeral 186 designates an AND gate for outputting an
`address value generated by the address circuit 182 by an output of the AND gate
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`185. Numeral 187 designates a buffer for storing the address value from the
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`AND gate 186. Reference numeral SW 4 designates a switch for connecting the
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`AD converter 180 to the memory 181 or the digital comparator 184.
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`Next, operations of the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 are described
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`based on a waveform of each portion in a diagram shown in FIG. 13.
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`First, the switch SW 4 is connected to the memory 181 and a write mode
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`is instructed from the readfwrite controlling circuit 183 to the memory 181.
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`In
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`this state where nothing has touched the sensor panel 10, scanning of each of the
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`above-mentioned X electrodes 101a-101m starts.
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`In accordance with this, the
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`adder output X0 is generated from the X side adder circuit 15, an output level
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`thereof is converted into the digital value DXO at the AD converter 180 and it is
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`input to the memory 181 via the switch SW 4. The memory address circuit 182
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`counts the same clock pulse CL as a clock pulse CL for causing the scanning
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`circuit 11 (FIG. 2) to perform scanning and provides a write address to the
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`memory 18]. Consequently, the memory 181 stores output levels when each of
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`the X electrodes 101a~101m is actually driven for each of the X electrodes
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`101a-101m.
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`In this manner, an output level of each electrode when the sensor
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`panel 10 is not touched is read into the memory 181 as a reference value. Next,
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`when coordinates are actually input, the switch SW 4 is connected to the digital
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`comparator 184 and the read/write controlling circuit 183 instructs a read mode
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`to the memory 181.
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`In this state, when the adder output XO from the adder
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`circuit 15 is input to the AD converter 180, a level thereof is converted into a
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`digital value and it is input to the digital comparator 184. On the other hand,
`the memory address circuit 182 is in synchronization with scanning of the
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`seaming circuit 11, the memory address circuit 182 reads from the memory 181
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`the above-mentioned reference value corresponding to a scanned X electrode and
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`The comparator 184
`provides the reference value to the comparator 184.
`compares both inputs and, if the inputs are different, generates an output pulse
`DP.
`FIG. 13 shows that DXO(kT) is read as the reference value from the
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`memory 181, while the adder output is DXO(k+mT), and a difference AD is
`generated.
`This output pulse DP is synchronized with the strobe pulse
`STROBE at the AND gate 185 and a detected pulse Ptxo is output. On the
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`other hand, since the memory address circuit 182 is in synchronization with the
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`scanning of the scanning circuit 11, the X electrode at that moment, namely, the
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`X coordinate is an address of the memory address circuit 182. Accordingly, the
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`memory address circuit 182 opens the AND gate 186 with the detected pulse
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`Ptxo and sets the address of the memory address circuit 182 in the buffer 18?.
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`In this manner, it is possible to obtain the X coordinate corresponding to the time
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`period txo of the detected pulse Ptxo. The same applies to the Y side and so
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`directly compare levels of each electrode before and after contact, reduce an
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`influence of fluctuation of output levels by each electrode, and improve stability
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`of detection.
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`In addition, it is possible to detect a slight change of capacitance
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`and perform detection with accuracy.
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`When a 6-bit parallel AD converter is used as the AD converter, it is
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`possible in theory to easily detect a 2% level difference.
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`[Effects of the Invention]
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`As mentioned above,
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`the present
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`invention includes: a sensor panel
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`including plural X side tranSparent conductive lines and plural Y side transparent
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`conductive lines arranged in an insulated manner relative to one other on a
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`substrate; X and Y side drive circuits for sequentially driving each of the plural X
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`and Y side transparent conductive lines; X and Y side adder circuits for adding
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`outputs of each of the plural X and Y side transparent conductive lines; and a
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`position detecting circuit for detecting an output level change of the X and Y side
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`adder circuits and detecting specified a coordinate position indicated by a time
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`position where the output level change is generated. The present invention is
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`configured to cause the output level change by a capacitance change generated
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`when a desired position of the sensor panel is specified and to detect a Specified
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`coordinate position. Accordingly, it is possible to downsize an apparatus and
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`provide effects of avoiding spoiling a shape of a display device when the
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`apparatus is installed on the display device and preventing difficulty in viewing
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`display contents.
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`Further,
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`the present
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`invention can be integrated with the
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`display and provide an input function without showing the presence of a
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`coordinates input device.
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`Further, the present invention can be easily integrated,
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`so that a circuit configuration can be downsized. Further, the present invention
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`provides effects of being inexpensively and easily configured since the panel per
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`so can be prepared in a thin film growth technique such as sputtering suitable for
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`mass production in addition to providing effects of enabling highly accurate
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`coordinate input such as a CAD system due to easiness of improving resolution.
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`4. Brief Description of the Drawings
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`FIG.
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`is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional
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`coordinates input device,
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`FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of an embodiment of
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`the present invention,
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`FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a sensor panel configured in FIG. 2,
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`FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram showing each portion configured in FIG.
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`2,
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`FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the details of a configuration of the sensor
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`panel configured in FIG. 2,
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`FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing an equivalent circuit of the sensor
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`panel configured in FIG. 2,
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`FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an electrode
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`configuratiou of the sensor panel configured in FIG. 2,
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`FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an instruction input
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`method used for the present invention,
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`FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of an instruction
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`input method used for the present inventiOn,
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`FIG- 10 is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of a position detecting
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`circuit configured in FIG. 2,
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`FIG. 11 is a waveform diagram showing each portion configured in FIG.
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`10,
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`FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram of another embodiment of the position
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`detecting circuit configured in FIG. 2, and
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`FIG. 13 is a waveform diagram showing each portion configured in FIG.
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`sensor panel
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`X side scanning circuit
`X side drive circuit
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`Y side scanning circuit
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`Y side drive circuit
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`X side adder circuit
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`Y side adder circuit
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`position detecting circuit
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`101a-101m
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`X side transparent conductive lines
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`102a—102n
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`Y side transparent conductive lines
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`Date: August 1,2013
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`By: Mariano
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