“HOME” button with integrated user biometric sensing and verification system for mobile device
First Claim
1. A mobile device having a HOME button with integrated user biometric sensing, the mobile device comprising:
- a casing;
a touchscreen mounted on a front side of the casing, the touchscreen acting as a display panel and, at the same time, acting as a touch-sensitive, digitizing input pad;
a HOME button movably mounted on the front side of the casing to move relative to the casing, at least a portion of the HOME button being formed of an optically transparent material so as to form a first lens for transmitting optical images through the HOME button from a top surface to the bottom surface;
a camera/scanner module disposed below, and spaced apart from, the bottom surface of the HOME button adjacent the first lens, the camera/scanner module being attached to the casing so that it does not move with the HOME button, and the camera/scanner module including a housing, a second lens, a photo sensor and signal wires which operatively connect the scanner/camera module to sensing/security circuitry disposed within the casing;
wherein the first lens of the HOME button and the second lens of the camera/scanner module form a lens array; and
wherein, when a user presses the top surface of the HOME button with a fingertip, thereby moving the HOME button relative to the camera/scanner module, the lens array focuses an image of a fingerprint of the fingertip from the top surface of the HOME button onto the photo sensor.
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Abstract
A mobile device having a HOME button with integrated user biometric sensing comprises a casing, a touchscreen, a HOME button and a camera/scanner module. The touchscreen is mounted on the casing and simultaneously acts as a display panel and a touch-sensitive digitizing input pad. The HOME button is mounted on the casing, and at least a portion of the HOME button is formed of an optically transparent material forming an aperture or lens for transmitting optical images through the HOME button. The camera/scanner module is disposed below the HOME button adjacent the aperture, and includes a housing, a lens, a photo sensor and signal wires which operatively connect the scanner/camera module to sensing/security circuitry disposed within the casing. When a user presses the HOME button with a fingertip, the lens array focuses an image of a fingerprint from the top surface of the HOME button onto the photo sensor.
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1. A mobile device having a HOME button with integrated user biometric sensing, the mobile device comprising:
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a casing; a touchscreen mounted on a front side of the casing, the touchscreen acting as a display panel and, at the same time, acting as a touch-sensitive, digitizing input pad; a HOME button movably mounted on the front side of the casing to move relative to the casing, at least a portion of the HOME button being formed of an optically transparent material so as to form a first lens for transmitting optical images through the HOME button from a top surface to the bottom surface; a camera/scanner module disposed below, and spaced apart from, the bottom surface of the HOME button adjacent the first lens, the camera/scanner module being attached to the casing so that it does not move with the HOME button, and the camera/scanner module including a housing, a second lens, a photo sensor and signal wires which operatively connect the scanner/camera module to sensing/security circuitry disposed within the casing; wherein the first lens of the HOME button and the second lens of the camera/scanner module form a lens array; and wherein, when a user presses the top surface of the HOME button with a fingertip, thereby moving the HOME button relative to the camera/scanner module, the lens array focuses an image of a fingerprint of the fingertip from the top surface of the HOME button onto the photo sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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