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Handheld electronic device

US11783629B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
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20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 10, 2021
Grant dateOct 10, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 10, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/611
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.

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