公开(公告)号：US20210256237A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17133175

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyunjoon KIM ,  Jinmyoung KIM ,  Seogwoo HONG

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/047 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A sensor for recognizing a fingerprint and sensing a touch is provided. The sensor includes a touch sensing area in which a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode are arranged to provide touch sensing nodes at which touch sensing is performed; and a fingerprint-touch sensing area comprising a fingerprint recognition area in which a first fingerprint electrode and a second fingerprint electrode are arranged and electrically separated from the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode, the first fingerprint electrode and the second fingerprint electrode being configured to provide fingerprint sensing nodes at which a fingerprint is recognized in a fingerprint recognition mode, wherein in the fingerprint recognition area, a portion of the first fingerprint electrode and the second fingerprint electrode is used for fingerprint recognition and, as the touch sensing nodes, the touch sensing.

公开(公告)号：US20210240327A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17237308

申请日：2021-04-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinmyoung KIM ,  Dongkyun KIM ,  Jaechul PARK

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A touch sensor includes a plurality of parallel transmitting lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of parallel receiving lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a transmitting driver configured to, in a first mode, apply first driving signals of a first voltage, to the plurality of transmitting lines, and in a second mode, apply second driving signals of a second voltage, to the plurality of transmitting lines, the second voltage being different than the first voltage. The touch sensor further includes a signal output unit configured to receive touch signals from the plurality of receiving lines.

公开(公告)号：US20190171306A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16169430

申请日：2018-10-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinmyoung KIM ,  Dongkyun KIM ,  Seokwhan CHUNG

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/047 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: Provided are touch-fingerprint complex sensors, operating methods thereof, and electronic apparatuses including the touch-fingerprint complex sensors. A touch-fingerprint complex sensor may include a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction in a touch pad, and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The plurality of first electrodes may include a plurality of first touch electrodes disposed at regular intervals and a plurality of first sub-electrodes between adjacent ones of the plurality of first touch electrodes. The plurality of second electrodes may include a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed at regular intervals and a plurality of second sub-electrodes between adjacent ones of the plurality of second touch electrodes. The plurality of first touch electrodes may include a first unit group including electrodes, and at least one of the plurality of first sub-electrodes may be disposed between adjacent ones of the electrodes of the first unit group.

公开(公告)号：US20180137333A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15586632

申请日：2017-05-04

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinmyoung KIM ,  Seogwoo HONG ,  Seokwhan CHUNG ,  Byungkyu LEE

IPC: G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06K9/00053 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06K9/0002

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.

公开(公告)号：US20170168373A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US15371326

申请日：2016-12-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinmyoung KIM ,  Jaehyuk CHOI ,  Jungwoo KIM

IPC: G02F1/29 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/08

CPC classification number: G02F1/292 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G02F2203/24

Abstract: A beam steering apparatus, a method of driving the beam steering apparatus, and a spatial information acquisition apparatus using the beam steering apparatus, are provided. The beam steering apparatus includes a light source, and a steering array including elements having refractive indexes varying with a voltage driving the steering array, the elements being configured to control a direction of a beam from the light source and incident on the steering array. The beam steering apparatus further includes a driver configured to generate the voltage, based on an intermediate value of at least two voltages, and drive the steering array, based on the generated voltage.

公开(公告)号：US20170118459A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15157633

申请日：2016-05-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinmyoung KIM ,  Sunguk BIN ,  Namseop KWON ,  Yonghwa PARK ,  Myungjae JEON

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: H04N13/296 ,  G01S7/4918 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N13/254

Abstract: A camera includes: a light source configured to emit an infrared (IR) signal; a receiver configured to receive a reflected IR signal, the reflected signal corresponding to the IR signal being reflected from an object; and a processor configured to generate an IR image based on the reflected IR signal, determine whether the IR image is saturated based on comparison between at least one pixel value of the IR image and a reference pixel value, and control an intensity of the IR signal emitted by the light source based on a result of the determination.