Electronic circuit having fingerprint sensing function and method for sensing fingerprint image

    公开(公告)号:US11508182B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17569466

    申请日:2022-01-05

    Inventor: Wu-Wei Lin

    Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a panel including a plurality of fingerprint sensing zones is provided. The electronic circuit includes a fingerprint sensing circuit. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to determine at least two fingerprint sensing zones to perform a fingerprint sensing operation according to a touch area and receive a fingerprint sensing signal corresponding to fingerprint sensing data from the at least two fingerprint sensing zones. The fingerprint sensing circuit rearranges the fingerprint sensing data from the at least two fingerprint sensing zones. In addition, an electronic device and a method for sensing a fingerprint image are also provided.

    Fingerprint recognition driving method for display panel

    公开(公告)号:US11551469B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17369182

    申请日:2021-07-07

    Inventor: Wu-Wei Lin

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint recognition driving method for a display panel, the display panel including a fingerprint recognition circuit, a fingerprint recognition driving circuit and a controller, the fingerprint recognition driving circuit being used to provide a fingerprint recognition driving signal to the fingerprint recognition circuit, the fingerprint recognition driving method including: periodically arranging, by the controller, time periods for display and touch in a case that the controller does not receive a fingerprint recognition start signal; periodically arranging, by the controller, time periods for display and touch and time periods for fingerprint recognition at intervals in a case that the controller receives the fingerprint recognition start signal; generating, by the controller, a first fingerprint recognition reset signal during at least one time period for display and touch, and the fingerprint recognition driving circuit being reset under the control of the first fingerprint recognition reset signal.

    INTEGRATED DRIVING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220171494A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17241091

    申请日:2021-04-27

    Abstract: An integrated driving device is provided. The integrated driving device includes a touch sensing circuit and an optical sensing circuit. The touch sensing circuit is configured to perform touch sensing in a plurality of touch sensing periods during a first frame period. The optical sensing circuit is configured to perform optical sensing during at least one optical sensing period during the first frame period to obtain optical sensing signals for generating first ambient light information. The touch sensing periods and the optical sensing period are non-overlapping. Correspondingly, an operation method of an integrated driving device is also provided.

    Electronic circuit having fingerprint sensing function and method for sensing fingerprint image

    公开(公告)号:US11281883B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US17015026

    申请日:2020-09-08

    Inventor: Wu-Wei Lin

    Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a panel including a plurality of fingerprint sensing zones is provided. The electronic circuit includes a fingerprint sensing circuit. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to determine at least one of the fingerprint sensing zones to perform a fingerprint sensing operation according to a reference point of a touch area and receive a fingerprint sensing signal corresponding to fingerprint sensing data from the at least one of the fingerprint sensing zones. The fingerprint sensing circuit determines whether to rearrange the fingerprint sensing data according to the number of the fingerprint sensing zones determined to perform the fingerprint sensing operation. In addition, an electronic device and a method for sensing a fingerprint image are also provided.

    ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT HAVING FINGERPRINT SENSING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR SENSING FINGERPRINT IMAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210089746A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17015026

    申请日:2020-09-08

    Inventor: Wu-Wei Lin

    Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a panel including a plurality of fingerprint sensing zones is provided. The electronic circuit includes a fingerprint sensing circuit. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to determine at least one of the fingerprint sensing zones to perform a fingerprint sensing operation according to a reference point of a touch area and receive a fingerprint sensing signal corresponding to fingerprint sensing data from the at least one of the fingerprint sensing zones. The fingerprint sensing circuit determines whether to rearrange the fingerprint sensing data according to the number of the fingerprint sensing zones determined to perform the fingerprint sensing operation. In addition, an electronic device and a method for sensing a fingerprint image are also provided.

    Electronic device, chip, panel, decoder and operation method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11462044B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17005325

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Abstract: A chip, an electronic device, a panel and an operation method thereof are provided. The chip can control the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. Fingerprint sensing pixels of the panel are divided into a plurality of fingerprint zones along a column direction. The chip includes a selecting circuit and a control circuit. The selecting circuit obtains information about a selected fingerprint zone among the fingerprint zones. The control circuit provides multiple control signals for controlling the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. The control signals include multiple start pulse signals. The start pulse signals collectively indicate the selected fingerprint zone. The number of the fingerprint zones is greater than the number of the start pulse signals.

    ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT HAVING FINGERPRINT SENSING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR SENSING FINGERPRINT IMAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20220130168A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17569466

    申请日:2022-01-05

    Inventor: Wu-Wei Lin

    Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a panel including a plurality of fingerprint sensing zones is provided. The electronic circuit includes a fingerprint sensing circuit. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to determine at least two fingerprint sensing zones to perform a fingerprint sensing operation according to a touch area and receive a fingerprint sensing signal corresponding to fingerprint sensing data from the at least two fingerprint sensing zones. The fingerprint sensing circuit rearranges the fingerprint sensing data from the at least two fingerprint sensing zones. In addition, an electronic device and a method for sensing a fingerprint image are also provided.

    Method for controlling display panel and control circuit using the same

    公开(公告)号:US20210224505A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17089667

    申请日:2020-11-04

    Inventor: Ping Liu Wu-Wei Lin

    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of a control circuit for controlling a fingerprint sensing operation of a display panel. The fingerprint sensing operation includes a reset operation, an exposure operation and a sample operation. The method includes steps of: performing the reset operation, the exposure operation and the sample operation of a fingerprint sensing cycle during a display frame interval in which a polarity of display data voltage on the display panel remains unchanged; and adjusting an exposure time of the exposure operation to be within the display frame interval.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CHIP, PANEL, DECODER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210073504A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US17005325

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Abstract: A chip, an electronic device, a panel and an operation method thereof are provided. The chip can control the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. Fingerprint sensing pixels of the panel are divided into a plurality of fingerprint zones along a column direction. The chip includes a selecting circuit and a control circuit. The selecting circuit obtains information about a selected fingerprint zone among the fingerprint zones. The control circuit provides multiple control signals for controlling the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. The control signals include multiple start pulse signals. The start pulse signals collectively indicate the selected fingerprint zone. The number of the fingerprint zones is greater than the number of the start pulse signals.

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