Fingerprint sensing apparatus with finger position indication
First Claim
1. A fingerprint sensing apparatus comprising:
- a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of sensing elements for sensing identifying features of a fingerprint from a finger of a user;
a processor operatively connected to said plurality of sensing elements of said fingerprint sensor for determining an actual fingerprint position on said fingerprint sensor relative to a desired fingerprint position based on the sensed identifying features; and
finger position indicator means operatively connected to said processor for generating a finger position indication to assist the user in positioning the finger to the desired fingerprint position based upon the actual fingerprint position on said fingerprint sensor.
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Abstract
A fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor, a processor for determining an actual fingerprint position on the fingerprint sensor relative to a desired fingerprint position, and a finger position indicator for generating a finger position indication to assist the user in positioning the finger to the desired fingerprint position based upon the actual fingerprint position on the fingerprint sensor. The processor preferably calculates a fingerprint center point defining the actual fingerprint position. The fingerprint sensor may be provided by an electric field sensor in integrated circuit form. The finger position indicator may be provided by a visual indicator, such as a desired position image indicia generator for generating image indicia on a display screen relating to the desired fingerprint position on the fingerprint sensor, and wherein an actual fingerprint position image is also generated relative to the desired position image indicia on the display screen. The desired position image indicia may preferably be a desired fingerprint center point indicia image. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
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1. A fingerprint sensing apparatus comprising:
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a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of sensing elements for sensing identifying features of a fingerprint from a finger of a user; a processor operatively connected to said plurality of sensing elements of said fingerprint sensor for determining an actual fingerprint position on said fingerprint sensor relative to a desired fingerprint position based on the sensed identifying features; and finger position indicator means operatively connected to said processor for generating a finger position indication to assist the user in positioning the finger to the desired fingerprint position based upon the actual fingerprint position on said fingerprint sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fingerprint sensing apparatus comprising:
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a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of sensing elements for sensing identifying features of a fingerprint from a finger of a user; a processor operatively connected to said plurality of sensing elements of said fingerprint sensor for determining a fingerprint center point defining an actual fingerprint position relative to a desired fingerprint position based on the sensed identifying features; and finger position indicator means operatively connected to said processor for generating a finger position indication to assist the user in positioning the finger to the desired fingerprint position based upon the actual fingerprint position on said fingerprint sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer workstation comprising:
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a display screen and a processor operatively connected thereto; and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of sensing elements operatively connected to said processor for sensing identifying features of a fingerprint from a finger of a user; said processor comprising finger position determining means for determining an actual fingerprint position based on the sensed identifying features on said fingerprint sensor relative to a desired fingerprint position, and finger position image indicator means for generating on said display screen a finger position indication image to assist the user in positioning the finger to the desired fingerprint position based upon the actual fingerprint position on said fingerprint sensor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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