Abstract:
A wearable device and an electronic device are provided. The wearable device includes a flexible circuit configured to electrically connect a touch sensor to a main board, a first waterproof member contacting a first surface of the flexible circuit and being elastically deformable, and a second waterproof member contacting a second surface of the flexible circuit and being elastically deformable.
Abstract:
A fingerprint sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The fingerprint sensor includes an active region including driving electrodes and sensing electrodes crossing the driving electrodes, tracer regions connected respectively to the driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes, and shield layers disposed respectively on the tracer regions.
Abstract:
A touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a capacitance measurer configured to measure mutual capacitances between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of loop patterns.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and apparatus for executing a device according to usage authority, wherein usage authority information for a first device may be received, usage authority for the first device may be identified based on the received usage authority information as well as telephone number information of a user, and the first device may be executed according to the identified usage authority for the first device.
Abstract:
Provided is a fingerprint authentication system and a method of authentication. The fingerprint authentication system may have a configuration to analyze a reflection wave signal reflected at a surface of an object under examination or an internal of the object under examination by applying a wave signal from at least one of signal communication unit of a fingerprint sensor to the object under examination. In the method of authentication, the controller in the fingerprint authentication system may be configured to selectively perform a first step authentication to authenticate a shape of a fingerprint, and a second step authentication to detect internal biometric information of the object under examination.
Abstract:
A mobile device which senses particulate matter is provided. The mobile device includes a housing having an air flow path through which air flows when the mobile device is shaken; an inertia sensor that detects acceleration of the mobile device; a light-scattering type sensor that irradiates the air flow path with light and detects particulate matter in air flowing through the air flow path; and a controller that includes a counter for counting the particulate matter detected by the light-scattering type sensor, and a flow rate calculator for detecting an air flow rate of the air flow path based on a detection signal of the inertia sensor.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic transducer and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The ultrasonic transducer includes a substrate, a first insulation layer, and a first thin film layer; a plurality of support members formed on the first thin film layer; a second thin film layer supported by the plurality of support members; a cavity between the first thin film layer and the second thin film layer; and a common ground electrode on the second thin film layer.
Abstract:
A sensor device includes: a support structure having a cantilever shape extending in a first direction and having a first end fixed; a sensing element having a surface and a resonant frequency changing according to contaminants adsorbed to the surface and disposed at a second end of the support structure; a frequency detector configured to detect the resonant frequency of the sensing element; and an actuator disposed at the one end of the support structure and configured to move the support structure so that the second end of the support structure moves in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
Abstract:
Provided are a method of recognizing a fingerprint and a device including the same. The method of recognizing a fingerprint includes obtaining a fingerprint image from a fingerprint sensor, determining whether a pixel in the fingerprint image is defective based on a dispersion value of the pixel with respect to time, in response to determining that the pixel is defective, generating an interpolated pixel value of the pixel by performing interpolation on a first pixel value of the pixel based on a second pixel value of another pixel different from the pixel, and correcting the fingerprint image based on the interpolated pixel value.
Abstract:
A touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a capacitance measurer configured to measure mutual capacitances between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of loop patterns.