Patent ID: 8698783
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A touch panel, comprising: a display panel; a plurality of mirrors arranged at an edge of a display surface of the display panel; a light source; a plurality of optical sensors which are embedded in the display panel to be positioned immediately under the mirrors such that light emitted from the light source is directed to the plurality of optical sensors by the mirrors; and a data interpolation processing section which, in a case where an output signal from an optical sensor included in the plurality of optical sensors is not greater than a threshold value, calculates interpolation data by using output signals from optical sensors around the optical sensor which are greater than the threshold value; wherein the data interpolation processing section comprises a holding section, a comparison section, a calculation section, and an interpolation section; the holding section holds output signals from a predetermined number of optical sensors included in output signals from the plurality of optical sensors; the comparison section compares each of the output signals from the predetermined number of optical sensors included in the output signals from the plurality of optical sensors with the threshold value such that, in a case where an output signal from an optical sensor is not greater than the threshold value, the comparison section notifies the calculation section that the output signal from the optical sensor is insufficient, and, in a case where an output signal from an optical sensor is greater than the threshold value, the comparison section notifies the interpolation section that the output signal from the optical sensor is sufficient; the calculation section calculates interpolation data for an output signal from an optical sensor which is notified to the calculation section by the comparison section as outputting insufficient output signal; and the interpolation section outputs an output from the holding section as output data with respect to an output signal from an optical sensor which is notified to the interpolation section by the comparison section as outputting an insufficient output signal, and the interpolation section outputs an output from the calculation section as output data with respect to an output signal from an optical sensor which is not notified to the interpolation section by the comparison section as outputting a sufficient output signal.