Fingerprint detection apparatus
First Claim
1. A fingerprint detection apparatus for obtaining a two-dimensional image of a fingerprint, comprising:
- a plurality of point electrodes arranged in rows and columns to form a matrix;
a plurality of parallel linear electrodes extending along a first direction corresponding to a direction of said rows or columns, wherein each linear electrode is positioned between pairs of first ones of said plurality of point electrodes forming one of said rows or columns and second ones of said plurality of point electrodes forming a next adjacent one of said rows or columns;
a plurality of connection lines extending in a direction different from said first direction, wherein each connection line commonly connects together a group of point electrodes including only one of said point electrodes of any one of the pairs so that the point electrodes of any pair on opposite sides of a given linear electrode are disconnected; and
means for determining resistance between any particular linear electrode and a point electrode adjacent thereto by applying a predetermined voltage between the particular linear electrode and one of said plurality of connection lines.
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Abstract
A fingerprint detection apparatus includes a plurality of first electrodes having linear shapes and arranged in parallel to one another, a plurality of second electrodes arranged between said plurality of first electrodes and arranged in the longitudinal direction of each of said plurality of first electrodes, keeping apart from one another, and detecting section for obtaining a fingerprint image in accordance with resistance value groups each of which is generated between the adjacent first and second electrodes when the finger of a person required to be identified has been brought into contact with said plurality of first and second electrodes. Therefore, the fingerprint of a person required to be identified can be detected without a complicated optical system.
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1. A fingerprint detection apparatus for obtaining a two-dimensional image of a fingerprint, comprising:
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a plurality of point electrodes arranged in rows and columns to form a matrix; a plurality of parallel linear electrodes extending along a first direction corresponding to a direction of said rows or columns, wherein each linear electrode is positioned between pairs of first ones of said plurality of point electrodes forming one of said rows or columns and second ones of said plurality of point electrodes forming a next adjacent one of said rows or columns; a plurality of connection lines extending in a direction different from said first direction, wherein each connection line commonly connects together a group of point electrodes including only one of said point electrodes of any one of the pairs so that the point electrodes of any pair on opposite sides of a given linear electrode are disconnected; and means for determining resistance between any particular linear electrode and a point electrode adjacent thereto by applying a predetermined voltage between the particular linear electrode and one of said plurality of connection lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A fingerprint detection apparatus for obtaining a two-dimensional image of a fingerprint, comprising:
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a plurality of point electrodes arranged in rows and columns to form a matrix; a plurality of parallel linear electrodes extending along a first direction corresponding to a direction of said rows or columns, wherein each linear electrode is positioned between pairs of first ones of said plurality of point electrodes forming one of said rows or columns and second ones of said plurality of point electrodes forming a next adjacent one of said rows or columns; a plurality of connection lines extending in a direction different from said first direction, wherein each connection line commonly connects together a group of point electrodes including only one of said point electrodes of any one of the pairs so that the point electrodes of any pair on opposite sides of a given linear electrode are disconnected, with each said group being located at intervals of at least one point electrode in said first direction; and means for determining resistance between any particular linear electrode and a point electrode adjacent thereto by applying a predetermined voltage between the particular linear electrode and one of said plurality of connection lines. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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