Patent ID: 8363018
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A panel, comprising: a plurality of first signal lines to convey control signals; a sensing module comprising a plurality of shift registers connected in series; a plurality of second signal lines electrically connected to the sensing module; and a plurality of sensor units arranged to receive the control signals from the first signal lines, wherein each of the sensor units is configured to provide a sense signal indicative of a touch event to the sensing module via one of the second signal lines, and wherein each for the second signal lines is connected to one of the shift registers such that the shift registers connected to two adjacent second signal lines are separated by at least another one of the shift registers, and wherein the sensor units are arranged in a two-dimensional array, with each of the second signal lines connected to two or more of the sensor units, and only one or some of the shift registers connected to the second signal lines are configured to receive the sense signal at a given time so that position of each of said one or some shift registers in the sensing module can be used to identify one or more touch locations on the array.