Finger biometric sensor including capacitance change sensing pressure sensing circuit and related methods
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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wireless communications circuitry carried by the housing;
a touch screen display carried by the housing and comprising a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer, and a finger biometric sensor;
a pressure sensing circuit coupled to the lower and upper conductive layers; and
a controller coupled to the wireless communications circuitry, the touch screen display and the pressure sensing circuit, the controller configured to perform a plurality of different device functions corresponding to a plurality of different sensed pressures based upon the pressure sensing circuit.
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Abstract
A finger biometric sensor may include a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer, and a spacer between the lower and upper conductive layers to define an air gap therebetween. The finger biometric sensor may also include a finger biometric sensing integrated circuit (IC) above the upper conductive layer and capable of deflecting the upper conductive layer toward the lower conductive layer to change a capacitance thereof based upon pressure applied to the finger biometric sensing IC. A pressure sensing circuit may be coupled to the lower and upper conductive layers to sense the change in capacitance.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; wireless communications circuitry carried by the housing; a touch screen display carried by the housing and comprising a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer, and a finger biometric sensor; a pressure sensing circuit coupled to the lower and upper conductive layers; and a controller coupled to the wireless communications circuitry, the touch screen display and the pressure sensing circuit, the controller configured to perform a plurality of different device functions corresponding to a plurality of different sensed pressures based upon the pressure sensing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; wireless communications circuitry carried by the housing; a touch screen display carried by the housing and comprising a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer, and a finger biometric sensor comprising an array of sensing pixels; a pressure sensing circuit coupled to the lower and upper conductive layers and operating based upon a changing capacitance between the lower conductive layer and the upper conductive layer; and a controller coupled to the wireless communications circuitry, the touch screen display and the pressure sensing circuit, the controller configured to perform a plurality of different device functions corresponding to a plurality of different sensed pressures based upon the pressure sensing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for making an electronic device comprising:
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mounting wireless communications circuitry in a housing; mounting a touch screen display in the housing and comprising a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer, and a finger biometric sensor; coupling a pressure sensing circuit to the lower and upper conductive layers; and coupling a controller to the wireless communications circuitry, the touch screen display and the pressure sensing circuit, the controller configured to perform a plurality of different device functions corresponding to a plurality of different sensed pressures based upon the pressure sensing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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