Portable device having fingerprint recognition function

• US 9,305,202 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SunASIC Technologies
• Original Assignee: SunASIC Technologies
• Inventors: Lin, Chi-Chou
• Primary Examiner(s): Bitar, Nancy
• Application Number:
  US13/845,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20140270418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1329 Protecting the fingerprint sensor against damage caused by the finger

Abstract

A portable device having fingerprint recognition function includes an image sensing unit, a microprocessor, a signal transmitting unit, a carrying member, a cleaning unit, and a housing. It is characterized that the cleaning unit removes residual fingerprint from the image sensing unit while the carrying member moves in and out of the housing. The portable device of the present invention is free from fingerprint residue and can reduce security risks.

Claims

1. A portable device having fingerprint recognition function, comprising:

an image sensing unit, for capturing fingerprint images of a finger;

a microprocessor, linked to the image sensing unit, for recording the fingerprint image of the finger, identifying the fingerprint image of the finger from a fingerprint database, receiving a command signal and transmitting a response signal;

a signal transmitting unit, connected to the microprocessor, for transmitting the command signal and the response signal between the microprocessor and an external command device separated from the portable device,

a carrying member, for carrying the image sensing unit, the microprocessor, and the signal transmitting unit; and

a housing, for accommodating the image sensing unit, the microprocessor, and the signal transmitting unit and for confining the carrying member to move partially in and out of the housing,

wherein the housing has a first opening for exposing the image sensing unit while the carrying member is pushed out of the housing;

wherein the housing has a cleaning unit disposed away from the first opening for removing residual fingerprint from the image sensing unit while the carrying member moves in and out of the housing; and

wherein the signal transmitting unit is protruded out of the housing when needed to be connected to the external command device and stowed back in the housing when not in use.

2. The portable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory unit, linked to the microprocessor, for storing the fingerprint database.

3. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning unit is a cloth, soft blade or brush.

4. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the external command device comprises a software for sending the command signal for the microprocessor to perform functions based on the result of the fingerprint identification.

5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the external command device is a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a mobile phone, or fingerprint secured door look.

6. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the signal transmitting unit is a USB port or a wireless communication device such as a 2.4 Ghz or Bluetooth transmitting module.

7. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the response signal is a response of the command signal.

8. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the response signal comprises a message that indicates whether the fingerprint image of the finger match a corresponding record in the fingerprint database or not.

9. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a second opening for the signal transmitting unit to be pushed out of the housing.