Fingerprint identifying system

• US 8,391,569 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2009
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Inventors: Wu, Jen-Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): Desire, Gregory M
• Application Number:
  US12/462,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20100208952A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,308 Days
• Field of Search: 382/124, 382/126, 359/201.2
• US Class Current: 382/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1324 by using geometrical optics, e.g. using prisms G06V40/1312 takes precedence

Abstract

A fingerprint identifying system includes a light-transmissive finger press plate, a light source, a beam-splitter, and an image-capturing unit. The light-transmissive finger press plate has a top face adapted to contact a finger. The light source emits a light beam adapted to interact with the finger on the top face. The beam-splitter is disposed below the finger press plate and splits the light beam into a transmission light beam and a reflection light beam. The image-capturing unit receives at least one of the transmission light beam and the reflection light beam from the beam-splitter.

Claims

1. A fingerprint identifying system comprising:

a light-transmissive finger press plate having a top face adapted to contact a finger;

a light source emitting a light beam adapted to interact with the finger on the top face of the light-transmissive finger press plate;

a beam-splitter disposed below the finger press plate and splitting the light beam reflected or refracted by the light-transmissive finger press plate into a transmission light beam and a reflection light beam; and

an image-capturing unit receiving the reflection light beam from the beam-splitter, wherein the image-capturing unit is disposed above the beam-splitter, and the beam-splitter transmits the reflection light beam to the image-capturing unit.

2. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source is disposed below the beam-splitter, and the light beam of the light source is sent to the finger press plate through the beam-splitter and re-directed back to the beam-splitter.

3. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source is disposed above the finger press plate, the light beam of the light source is an invisible light beam which is sent downwardly to the finger press plate and then to the beam-splitter, and the reflection light beam received by the image-capturing unit is a primary reflection light beam from the beam-splitter.

4. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the finger press plate includes a microstructure layer.

5. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the microstructure layer is provided on a bottom face of the light-transmissive finger press plate.

6. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the microstructure layer includes a plurality of microstructures.

7. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the microstructures include indentations and protrusions.

8. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the indentations and protrusions are of V-shaped cross-section, trapezoid cross-section, or semi-circular cross-section.

9. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam-splitter has a transmittance ranging from 10% to 90% and a reflectance ranging from 90% to 10%.

10. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam-splitter is vertical to an optical axis of the light source.

11. A fingerprint identifying system comprising:

a light-transmissive finger press plate having a top face adapted to contact a finger;

a light source emitting a light beam adapted to interact with the finger on the top face;

a beam-splitter disposed below the finger press plate and splitting the light beam from the light source into a transmission light beam and a first reflection light beam;

an image-capturing unit receiving at least one of the transmission light beam and the first reflection light beam from the beam-splitter; and

a reflecting member disposed above the beam-splitter, the image-capturing unit and the light source being disposed below the beam-splitter, the image-capturing unit being disposed on one side of the light source, the reflecting member and the image-capturing unit being substantially aligned in a vertical direction, the beam-splitter sending a second reflection light beam to the reflecting member, and the second reflection light beam received by the image-capturing unit being a tertiary reflection light beam from the reflecting member.

12. A fingerprint identifying system comprising:

a light-transmissive finger press plate having a top face adapted to contact a finger;

a light source emitting a light beam adapted to interact with the finger on the top face;

a beam-splitter disposed below the finger press plate and splitting the light beam from the light source into a transmission light beam and a reflection light beam; and

an image-capturing unit receiving the reflection light beam from the beam-splitter;

wherein the image-capturing unit and the light source are disposed below the beam-splitter, the transmission light beam is reflected by the light-transmissive finger press plate, the transmission light beam reflected by the light-transmissive finger press plate is further transmitted through the beam splitter before being received by the image- capturing unit.

13. The fingerprint identifying system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the light source includes two light units disposed on two sides of the image-capturing unit.