Display device, authentication method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025077012-A1
Application number	US-202418950355-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 18, 2024
Priority date	Sep 27, 2019
Publication date	Mar 6, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device featuring a touch detection and a fingerprint imaging functions is provided. A display device includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode, and the light-receiving element includes a second pixel electrode, an active layer, and the common electrode. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are provided on the same plane. The common electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween. A first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulating layer are provided above the common electrode. The insulating layer is provided above the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer is provided above the insulating layer. The light-receiving element has a function of receiving light emitted from the light-emitting element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device comprising:
a control portion; a memory portion; and a display portion comprising:
a display element;
a light-receiving element; and
a touch sensor,
wherein the display portion is configured to display an image with the display element on the basis of image data input from the control portion, wherein the display portion is configured to take an image of a fingerprint with the light-receiving element and outputting imaging data to the control portion, and wherein the display portion is configured to obtain positional data of a finger with the touch sensor and outputting the positional data to the control portion.

2 . The device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display portion is capable of obtaining fingerprint data of a finger that touches any position on a screen.

3 . The device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the memory portion is configured to retain user's fingerprint data registered in advance.

4 . The device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the control portion further comprises an authentication portion, and wherein the authentication portion is configured to compare fingerprint data input from the display portion and the fingerprint data retained in the memory portion and perform processing for determining whether the fingerprint data input from the display portion and the fingerprint data retained in the memory portion match or not.

5 . An authentication method for an electronic device comprising:
a display portion comprising display elements and light-receiving elements arranged in a matrix and a touch sensor for detecting a touch on the display portion; and an authentication portion, the authentication method for an electronic device comprising: a step of obtaining positional data of a finger touching the display portion by the touch sensor; a step of turning on the display element in a first region comprising a position touched by the finger in the display portion; a step of taking an image of the first region by the light-receiving element and obtaining fingerprint data; and a step of performing user authentication processing using the fingerprint data by the authentication portion.

6 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the display element in a region other than the first region of the display portion displays another image.

7 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the display element in a region other than the first region of the display portion emits no light.

8 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 5 ,
wherein a luminance or a gray level of the display element that emits brightest light, which is assumed to be 100%, is greater than or equal to 50% and less than or equal to 100%.

9 . An authentication method for an electronic device comprising:
a display portion comprising display elements and light-receiving elements arranged in a matrix and a touch sensor for detecting a touch on the display portion; and an authentication portion, the authentication method for an electronic device comprising: a step of displaying an image showing a position to be touched to a user on the display portion; a step of detecting a touch on the position to be touched by the touch sensor; a step of turning on the display element in a first region comprising the position to be touched in the display portion; a step of taking an image of the first region by the light-receiving element and obtaining fingerprint data; and a step of performing user authentication processing using the fingerprint data by the authentication portion.

10 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the display element in a region other than the first region of the display portion displays another image.

11 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the display element in a region other than the first region of the display portion emits no light.

12 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein a luminance or a gray level of the display element that emits brightest light, which is assumed to be 100%, is greater than or equal to 50% and less than or equal to 100%.

13 . The authentication method for an electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the display portion displays a plurality of images showing the position to be touched by two or more fingers simultaneously and the authentication processing is performed based on two or more fingerprint data.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Kubota Daisuke
• Hatsumi Ryo
• Kamada Taisuke
• Kusunoki Koji
• Watanabe Kazunori
• Kawashima Susumu
• Yoshizumi Kensuke

Classifications

• Y02P70/50

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• Y02E10/549

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• G06F2203/04103

  Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices · CPC title

• G06V10/147

  Details of sensors, e.g. sensor lenses (fingerprint or palmprint sensors G06V40/13; vascular sensors G06V40/145; eye sensors G06V40/19) · CPC title

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title