Fingerprint identification apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10181069-B2
Application number	US-201815989123-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2018
Priority date	Dec 11, 2015
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

A fingerprint identification apparatus including a light-transmitting device, an image-capture device disposed opposite to the light-transmitting device, and a collimator disposed between the light-transmitting device and the image-capture device is provided. The collimator includes a plurality of light-shielding layers and a plurality of light-transmitting layers that are alternately stacked. Each of the light-shielding layers has a plurality of openings respectively corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions of the image-capture device. Openings of the plurality of light-shielding layers corresponding to one pixel region are arranged along an oblique direction. The oblique direction and a normal direction of a pressing surface of the light-transmitting device have an included angle θ, and 0°<θ<90°.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fingerprint identification apparatus, comprising:
a light-transmitting device having a pressing surface;
an image-capture device disposed opposite to the light-transmitting device and having a plurality of pixel regions; and
a collimator disposed between the light-transmitting device and the image-capture device, wherein the collimator comprises:
a plurality of light-shielding layers; and
a plurality of light-transmitting layers alternately stacked with the light-shielding layers, wherein each of the light-shielding layers has a plurality of openings respectively corresponding to the pixel regions, openings of the light-shielding layers corresponding to one pixel region are arranged along an oblique direction, the oblique direction and a normal direction of the pressing surface have an included angle θ, and 0°<θ<90°.

2. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein 35°<θ<85°.

3. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of openings of a light-shielding layer are arranged at a spacing P, at least one opening of the light-shielding layer has a diameter D, the light-shielding layer is disposed on a light-transmitting layer, the light-transmitting layer has a thickness H, and the diameter D, the spacing P, and the thickness H satisfy:

(

H

P
-
D

)

≤

0.5
.

4. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the light-shielding layer is one light-shielding layer of the light-shielding layers of the collimator closest to the pressing surface, and the light-transmitting layer is one light-transmitting layer of the light-transmitting layers of the collimator closest to the pressing surface.

5. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the light-shielding layer is one light-shielding layer of the light-shielding layers of the collimator closest to the image-capture device, and the light-transmitting layer is one light-transmitting layer of the light-transmitting layers of the collimator closest to the image-capture device.

6. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein diameters of the openings corresponding to the one pixel region are gradually increased away from the image-capture device.

7. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein diameters of the openings corresponding to the one pixel region are gradually decreased away from the image-capture device.

8. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein diameters of the openings corresponding to the one pixel region are substantially identical.

9. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of openings of the different light-shielding layers are arranged at equal spacing.

10. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein thicknesses of at least two light-transmitting layers of the light-transmitting layers are different.

11. The fingerprint identification apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of openings of one light-shielding layer of the light-shielding layers of the collimator closest to the image-capture device are respectively aligned with the pixel regions of the image-capture device, and the plurality of openings of the other light-shielding layers of the collimator are not aligned with the pixel regions of the image-capture device.

Assignees

• Gingy Technology Inc

Inventors

• Chung Chuck
• Wu Jen-Chieh

Classifications

• G06V40/1318 Primary

  using electro-optical elements or layers, e.g. electroluminescent sensing · CPC title

• G06K9/00087

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02B27/30

  Collimators · CPC title

• G06K9/2036

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K9/00013 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic