Sensor-equipped display apparatus and electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗A sensor-equipped display apparatus including a light-transmissive display screen, a sensor that detects light passing through the light-transmissive display screen, and a material that visually obscures the sensor when viewed through the light-transmissive display screen.
1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
a light-transmissive substrate;
a sensor configured to detect light passing through the light-transmissive substrate;
a material configured to visually obscure the sensor when viewed through the light-transmissive substrate, wherein the material has optical reflection properties similar to a top surface of the sensor opposing the light-transmissive substrate; and
circuitry configured to control a communication function of the mobile communication terminal via a wireless network.
2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:
a bonding sheet attached to an upper surface of the light-transmissive substrate.
3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 2 , wherein the bonding sheet is a transparent tape or transparent resin cured by ultraviolet rays.
4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 2 , wherein the bonding sheet has a refractive index that is approximately the same as a refractive index of the light-transmissive substrate.
5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:
a substrate on which the sensor and electronic components configured to operate the light-transmissive substrate are mounted.
6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 5 , wherein the material is provided on top surface of the substrate opposing a bottom surface of the light-transmissive substrate.
7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein the material is configured to have an optical transmittance of 40% to 60%.
8. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light-transmissive substrate is a transparent organic electroluminescence panel.
9. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light-transmissive substrate is a single-sided emission type transparent organic electroluminescence panel.
10. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light-transmissive substrate is a dual-sided emission type transparent organic electroluminescence panel.
11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the material is provided on a bottom surface of the light-transmissive substrate except for on a portion of the light light-transmissive substrate opposing the sensor.
12. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a camera element configured to capture an image.
13. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to perform image correction processing on data output from the sensor based on image data displayed on a position of the light-transmissive substrate opposing the sensor.
14. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine that a fingerprint authentication function has been activated based on a user input received at a user interface of the mobile communication terminal;
acquire image data corresponding to the user's fingerprint detected by the sensor; and
perform fingerprint authentication based on the acquired image data.
15. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a light-transmissive substrate;
a sensor configured to detect light passing through the light-transmissive substrate;
a material configured to visually obscure the sensor when viewed through the light-transmissive substrate, wherein the material has optical reflection properties similar to a top surface of the sensor opposing the light-transmissive substrate; and
circuitry configured to control a communication function of the electronic apparatus via a wireless network.
16. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine that a fingerprint authentication function has been activated based on a user input received at a user interface of the electronic apparatus;
acquire image data corresponding to the user's fingerprint detected by the sensor; and
perform fingerprint authentication based on the acquired image data.