Electronic device including a fingerprint sensor disposed in an opening area of a metal frame
US10747042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/1318
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device including a window defining an appearance of a front surface of the electronic device; a display module disposed below the window; a touch sensor disposed between the window and the display module; a fingerprint sensor disposed below the display module; and a controller configured to in response to the touch sensor receiving a single touch input while the display module is in a deactivated state, display a graphic image at a region of the display module overlapped with the fingerprint sensor; in response to the touch sensor receiving a double touch input while the display module is in the deactivated state, display a full screen image on the display module and the graphic image at the region of the display module overlapped with the fingerprint sensor; control the fingerprint sensor to detect fingerprint information through the graphic image at the region of the display module; and perform an authentication procedure to release a lock state of the electronic device when the detected fingerprint information matches pre-stored fingerprint information.
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