ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING BIOMETRIC SENSOR
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that comprises at least part of the first surface;
a display disposed between the first surface of the housing and the second surface of the housing and configured to display information through the transparent cover to an outside;
an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry disposed at an inner side of an end of the first surface of the housing and configured to emit light to the transparent cover;
an optical coupler disposed between the illumination part and the transparent cover configured to reflect light emitted from the illumination part to the transparent cover; and
a biometric sensor disposed under the transparent cover and the display.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that comprises at least part of the first surface, a display disposed between the first surface and the second surface of the housing and configured to display information through the transparent cover to an outside, an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry disposed at an inner side of an end of the first surface of the housing and configured to emit light to the transparent cover, an optical coupler disposed between the illumination part and the transparent cover and configured to reflect light from the illumination part to the transparent cover, and a biometric sensor disposed under the transparent cover and the display. In an electronic device including a biometric sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a light source is put to use in sensing the user'"'"'s fingerprint information using a biometric sensor positioned in a display activation area, thereby providing better performance and an improved outer appearance.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that comprises at least part of the first surface; a display disposed between the first surface of the housing and the second surface of the housing and configured to display information through the transparent cover to an outside; an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry disposed at an inner side of an end of the first surface of the housing and configured to emit light to the transparent cover; an optical coupler disposed between the illumination part and the transparent cover configured to reflect light emitted from the illumination part to the transparent cover; and a biometric sensor disposed under the transparent cover and the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing including a transparent cover exposed to an outside; a printed circuit part comprising a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing; an optical coupler disposed between the transparent cover and the printed circuit part and configured to transmit light from an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry electrically connected with the printed circuit part to the transparent cover; and a biometric sensor disposed between the transparent cover and the printed circuit part and electrically connected with at least part of the printed circuit part and configured to sense light delivered through the transparent cover. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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