Patent ID: 7804479
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display device with a touch screen, comprising: a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, X signal lines for inputting a display signal to each of said pixels, and Y scan lines for inputting a scan line select signal to input said display signal to each of the pixels arranged on one horizontal line; a plurality of sensors arranged in a matrix between said plurality of pixels arranged in the matrix; X sensor lines for outputting an output of each of said sensors in a vertical direction; Y sensor lines for outputting a sense line select signal to output said sense output from each of the sensors arranged on one horizontal line; and a backlight unit located at the back side of said plurality of pixels arranged in the matrix; wherein a display duration for displaying display data on said display panel and a sense duration for outputting a sense output from said sensor are provided, and said backlight unit is turned ON in said display duration and turned OFF in said sense duration; wherein said display duration and said sense duration are included in one vertical period; and wherein said sense line select signal in said sense duration includes two pulses, said sensor is reset by the first one of said two pulses, and said sense output is read out from said sensor by the second one of the two pulses.