FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION MODULE

• US 20180349673A1
• Filed: 06/11/2018
• Published: 12/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Inventors: Lin, Patrick, Wu, Jen-Chieh
• Application Number:
  US16/004,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20180349673A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/46 Systems using spatial filters
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/20 Filters polarising elements G02B5/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1318 using electro-optical elements or layers, e.g. electroluminescent sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1324 by using geometrical optics, e.g. using prisms G06V40/1312 takes precedence

Abstract

A fingerprint identification module including an image sensor, a light guide, at least one light source, a spatial filter and a reflector is provided. The light guide is disposed on the image sensor. The at least one light source is disposed beside the light guide and is configured to emit a light beam. The spatial filter is disposed between the light guide and the image sensor and has a plurality of light channels. The reflector is disposed between the light guide and the spatial filter, wherein the reflector has a plurality of light transmitting portions, and each of the light channels of the spatial filter overlaps the at least one light transmitting portion. The light beam is sequentially diffused by a fingerprint and passes through the light guide, the at least one light transmitting portion of the reflector, and each of the light channels of the spatial filter to be transmitted to the image sensor.

Claims

1. A fingerprint identification module for sensing a fingerprint of a finger, the fingerprint identification module comprising:

an image sensor;

a light guide, disposed on the image sensor;

at least one light source, disposed beside the light guide and configured to emit a light beam;

a spatial filter, disposed between the light guide and the image sensor and having a plurality of light channels; and

a reflector, disposed between the light guide and the spatial filter, wherein the reflector has a plurality of light transmitting portions, and each of the light channels of the spatial filter overlaps the at least one transmitting portion of the reflector,

wherein the light beam is sequentially diffused by the fingerprint of the finger and passes through the light guide, the at least one light transmitting portion of the reflector and each of the light channels of the spatial filter to be transmitted to the image sensor.

2. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, wherein the spatial filter further has a light blocking portion disposed between the two adjacent light channels, and the reflector has at least one reflective portion disposed on the light blocking portion of the spatial filter.

3. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, wherein the light transmitting portions of the reflector are a plurality of apertures of a reflective layer which overlap the plurality of light channels of the spatial filter respectively.

4. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, wherein the reflector is a reflective diffractive element.

5. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 4, wherein the light channels of the spatial filter are arranged in a direction, each of the light channels has a width W1 in the direction, each of the light transmitting portions of the reflective diffractive element has a width W3 in the direction, and W3≤

W1.

6. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 4, wherein each of the light transmitting portions of the reflective diffractive element has a width W3 in the direction, the light beam has a wavelength λ

, and 0.01λ

≤

W3≤

100λ

.

7. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 4, wherein the reflective diffractive element comprises:

a light transmitting film; and

a reflective pattern layer, disposed on the light transmitting film.

8. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first adhesive layer, disposed between the light guide and the reflector.

9. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second adhesive layer, disposed between the spatial filter and the image sensor.

10. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, wherein the light guide has an upper surface, a lower surface relative to the upper surface and a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface, each of the light channels extends in an oblique direction, an angle θ

is between the oblique direction and a normal direction of the upper surface of the light guide, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.

11. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cover plate, disposed on the light guide and having a pressing surface for the finger to press.

12. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 4, wherein the light guide has an upper surface, a lower surface relative to the upper surface and a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface, each of the light channels extends in an oblique direction, an angle θ

is between the oblique direction and a normal direction of the upper surface of the light guide, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.

13. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 4, further comprising:

a cover plate, disposed on the light guide and having a pressing surface for the finger to press.

14. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 6, wherein the light guide has an upper surface, a lower surface relative to the upper surface and a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface, each of the light channels extends in an oblique direction, an angle θ

is between the oblique direction and a normal direction of the upper surface of the light guide, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.

15. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 7, wherein the light guide has an upper surface, a lower surface relative to the upper surface and a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface, each of the light channels extends in an oblique direction, an angle θ

is between the oblique direction and a normal direction of the upper surface of the light guide, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.

16. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 7, further comprising:

a bandpass filter, disposed between the image sensor and the spatial filter.

17. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a bandpass filter, disposed between the spatial filter and the reflector.

18. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 16, wherein the light guide has an upper surface, a lower surface relative to the upper surface and a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface, each of the light channels extends in an oblique direction, an angle θ

is between the oblique direction and a normal direction of the upper surface of the light guide, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.

19. The fingerprint identification module according to claim 17 wherein the light guide has an upper surface, a lower surface relative to the upper surface and a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface, each of the light channels extends in an oblique direction, an angle θ

is between the oblique direction and a normal direction of the upper surface of the light guide, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.