Granted Patent B2

US 12,314,915 · App. 18/174,562 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventor: Lawrence F. Glaser (Needles, CA)

Assignees: STUDEBAKER BRACKETT PLLC; Lawrence F. Glaser

G06Q20/1085G06F3/0346G06F21/32G06F21/35G06K7/087G06K19/07701G06Q20/34G06Q20/341G06V40/45G06V40/70H04L63/0861

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. A communication device configured to sense one or more biometric characteristics of a user, comprising:

a cover structure including an exterior surface;

a layer of display light emitting output pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface to display images through the exterior surface;

a plurality of output pixel elements configured to provide an output in a direction through the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements and through the exterior surface toward, and to be reflected from, the user, the plurality of output pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface and overlapping with the display light emitting output pixel elements in a direction perpendicular to the exterior surface, the plurality of output pixel elements being at least one of light emitting pixel elements and piezoelectric-out pixel elements; and

a plurality of biometric input pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface and overlapping with the display light emitting output pixel elements and the plurality of output pixel elements in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface, the plurality of biometric input pixel elements being at least one of light detecting pixel elements and piezoelectric-in pixel elements, and at least a portion of the plurality of biometric input pixel elements positioned and configured to receive the output reflected from the user as an input, the output reflected from the user being transmitted through the exterior surface and through the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of output pixel elements and the plurality of biometric input pixel elements are independently controllable.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of output pixel elements is positioned to transmit an output through at least one of the plurality of biometric input pixel elements and through the exterior surface to be reflected by the user.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of biometric input pixel elements are positioned between the plurality of output pixel elements and the exterior surface in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements is positioned between the exterior surface and the plurality of biometric input pixel elements in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements is positioned between the exterior surface and the plurality of output pixel elements in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of biometric input pixel elements is positioned between the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements and the plurality of output pixel elements in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements is positioned between the exterior surface and the plurality of output pixel elements in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more biometric characteristics of the user is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint, gesture, eye, and face.

10. The device of claim 1 , further including a plurality of transmitting passages extending from at least one of the layer of display light emitting output pixel elements and the plurality of output pixel elements to the plurality of biometric input pixel elements to direct the reflected output to the plurality of biometric input pixel elements.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the layer of primary display light emitting output pixel elements, the plurality of output pixel elements, and the plurality of biometric input pixel elements is directly positioned on another layer of pixel elements or on another plurality of pixel elements.

12. A communication device configured to sense one or more biometric characteristics of a user, comprising:

a cover structure including an exterior surface;

a layer of primary display light emitting output pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface to display images through the exterior surface;

a layer of output pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface and configured to provide an output through the exterior surface toward, and to be reflected from, the user, the output pixel elements being at least one of light emitting pixel elements and piezoelectric-out pixel elements; and

a layer of biometric input pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface to receive the output reflected from the user as an input, the output reflected from the user being transmitted through the layer of primary display light emitting output pixel elements and through the exterior surface, the biometric input pixel elements being at least one of light detecting pixel elements and piezoelectric-in pixel elements.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the layer of biometric input pixel elements is positioned between the exterior surface and the layer of output pixel elements in a direction perpendicular to the exterior surface, the output being transmitted through the layer of biometric input pixel elements.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the layer of primary display light emitting output pixel elements is positioned between the exterior surface and the layer of biometric input pixel elements in a direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the layer of biometric input pixel elements is positioned between the primary display light emitting output pixel elements and the layer of output pixel elements in the direction perpendicular to the exterior surface.

16. The device of claim 14 , further including a plurality of transmitting passages extending through the layer of primary display light emitting output pixel elements to the layer of biometric input pixel elements to direct the reflected output to the biometric input pixel elements.

17. The device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more biometric characteristics of the user is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint, gesture, eye, and face.

18. A communication device configured to sense one or more biometric characteristics of a user, comprising:

a cover structure including an exterior surface;

a layer of output pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface and configured to provide an output through the exterior surface toward the user, the output pixel elements being at least one of light emitting pixel elements and piezoelectric-out pixel elements;

a layer of biometric input pixel elements positioned below the exterior surface to receive a reflected biometric input passing from the user through the exterior surface, the biometric input pixel elements being at least one of light detecting pixel elements and piezoelectric-in pixel elements; and

a plurality of light collimators extending from the cover structure through at least one of the layer of output pixel elements and the layer of biometric input pixel elements.

19. The device of claim 18 , the layer of biometric input pixel elements being the light detecting pixel elements, and the plurality of light collimators extend through the layer of output pixel elements to the layer of biometric input pixel elements.

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