US4680430A
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Coordinate detecting apparatus
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1985-02-27
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2005-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A coordinate detecting apparatus for determining the coordinate data of a point on a plane by indicating the point with a touch of a fingertip or other load to the point. The apparatus comprises a transparent resistive film forming the plane (touch panel) and a buffer circuit operating as a voltage follower circuit having substantially infinate input impedance. The buffer amplifier is operatively connected between each selected pair of facing ends of a substantially rectangular region of the resistive film, and equalizes the potentials at the ends. The change of the impedance between one of the ends and the ground is detected in accordance with the touch of the fingertip to the touch panel and is used as an original coordinate data. Further modifications concerning the avoidance of degradation in the detection quality due to fluctuations of the impedance provided by the touch of a fingertip, for example, and the methods to perform 2-dimensional coordinate detection are described.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Yoshikawa
- 👤 Toru Asano
- 👤 Hisashi Yamaguchi
- 👤 Hideaki Takizawa
- 👤 Shizuo Andoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:10
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K11/00; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G06F3/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
An apparatus for detecting the coordinate of a point on a plane, comprising: a resistive film means forming the plane, said resistive film means having an effective region used for the coordinate detection, said effective region being substantially rectangular and having a pair of ends disposed in a direction in parallel to a relevant coordinate axis; a buffer means having an input and an output, said input being connected to one end of said film means and said output being connected to the other end of said film means, said buffer means having substantially infinite impedance and unit voltage gain; and measuring means connected to said input of said buffer means, to measure an impedance between an end of said film means and ground, wherein the point, whose coordinate on the plane is to be detected, is indicated by applying a load to the point.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
An apparatus for detecting the coordinate of a point on a plane, comprising: a resistive film means forming the plane, said resistive film means having an effective region used for the coordinate detection, said effective region being substantially rectangular and having a pair of ends disposed in a direction in parallel to a relevant coordinate axis; a buffer means having an input and an output, said input being connected to one end of said film means and said output being connected to the other end of said film means, said buffer means having substantially infinite impedance and unit voltage gain; and measuring means connected to said input of said buffer means, to measure an impedance between an end of said film means and ground, wherein the point, whose coordinate on the plane is to be detected, is indicated by applying a load to the point.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 1, including load means connected between said point to be detected and ground.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said measuring means measures the impedance when said load means is applied to said point to be detected and an other impedance when said load means is applied to the end of said film means operatively connected to the input of said buffer means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said measuring means measures the impedance when said load means is applied to said point be detected and a third impedance when a load is not applied to said film means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said measuring means measured respective capacitance between each end of said film means and ground.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said measuring means includes a CR oscillator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: first switching means for operatively reversing the connections of the input and output of said buffer means to the ends of said film means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the effective region of said resistive film means has another pair of ends disposed in the direction in parallel to another coordinate axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: second switching means for alternately establishing a conduction path between the first pair of ends of said film means and between the second pair of ends of said film means, said second switching means being connected between said buffer means and each of the ends of said film means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said second switching means comprises a diode array having a plurality of diodes in parallel to one another, connected to each of the ends of said film means, each of said diodes connected to a respective one of the paired ends of said film means having a common forward direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said second switching means comprises a diode array having a plurality of diodes connected to each of the ends of said film means, wherein adjacent diodes have alternately different forward directions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein every other adjacent diode has a common connection to an end of said film means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
67 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to any one of claims 10, 11 or 12, further comprising: biasing means for operatively biasing said diodes of said diode arrays connected to the paired ends of said film means; and bias switching means connected between said biasing means and said diode arrays to alternately bias said diodes of said diode arrays connected to different paired ends of said film means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 12, wherein said resistive film means is optically transparent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 12, wherein said resistive film means is coated with an insulating material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said insulating material on said resistive film means is optically transparent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said buffer means is a voltage follower circuit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said resistive film means includes a plurality of films stacked on the surface of a display device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said measuring means includes a timer for measuring the repetition period of input signal pulses.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
A coordinate detecting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said measuring means stores each impedance value obtained in accordance with the operation of said first switching means and performs arithmetic operations to derive a mean value of the stored impedance values.
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