IP Library Granted Patent US 11,144,744
Granted Patent B2
US 11,144,744 · App. 16/716,456 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Backlight module, under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus and electronic device

Inventor: Hao Xie (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G06K9/0004G02B5/208G06K9/209G06K9/2027G06K9/2036
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Patent No.
US 11,144,744
App. No.
16/716,456
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a backlight module, an under-screen fingerprint identification method, apparatus and an electronic device. The under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus is applied to an electronic device having a backlight module, and includes: a fingerprint identification module disposed under the backlight module and configured to receive an infrared light signal passing through the backlight module that is emitted by an infrared light source and illuminates a human finger, where the infrared light signal is used to detect fingerprint information of the finger; where a haze of the infrared light signal passes through the backlight module is less than a haze of visible light for displaying an image passes through the backlight module. The under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus of embodiments of the present application could effectively implement under-screen fingerprint identification of a passive light-emitting display screen.

Claims (31)

1. An under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus, wherein the under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus is applied to an electronic device having a backlight module, and comprises:

a fingerprint identification module disposed under the backlight module and configured to receive an infrared light signal passing through the backlight module that is emitted by an infrared light source and illuminates a human finger, wherein the infrared light signal is used to detect fingerprint information of the finger;

wherein a haze of the infrared light signal passing through a diffusion layer of the backlight module is less than a haze of visible light for displaying an image passing through the diffusion layer of the backlight module;

wherein light transmittance of the infrared light signal passing through the diffusion layer of the backlight module is greater than light transmittance of the visible light passing through the diffusion layer of the backlight module; and

wherein reflectivity of the infrared light signal passing through a reflection layer of the backlight module is less than reflectivity of the visible light passing through the reflection layer backlight module.

2. The under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus further comprises: a visible light filter disposed between the backlight module and the fingerprint identification module.

3. The under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus comprises:

at least one infrared light source, wherein each infrared light source is disposed under a display screen.

4. The under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when the under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus comprises a plurality of infrared light sources, the plurality of infrared light sources are symmetrically arranged with the fingerprint identification module as a center, or the plurality of infrared light sources are symmetrically arranged based on an axis of symmetry, and the axis of symmetry is a line that passes through the fingerprint identification module and is parallel to the display screen.

5. The under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the infrared light source is flatly attached to a lower surface of the display screen, or the infrared light source is obliquely attached to a lower surface of the display screen.

6. An electronic device comprising:

an under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus comprising a fingerprint identification module; and

a backlight module, wherein the fingerprint identification module is disposed under the backlight module and configured to receive an infrared light signal passing through the backlight module that is emitted by an infrared light source and illuminates a human finger, wherein the infrared light signal is used to detect fingerprint information of the finger;

wherein the backlight module comprises:

a diffusion layer, wherein a haze of an infrared light signal passing through the diffusion layer is less than a haze of visible light passing through the diffusion layer and light transmittance of an infrared light signal passing through the diffusion layer is greater than light transmittance of visible light passing through the diffusion layer; and

wherein the backlight module comprises:

a reflection layer, wherein light transmittance of an infrared light signal passing through the reflection layer is greater than light transmittance of visible light passing through the reflection layer.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the backlight module comprises:

a steel plate provided with a hole, wherein the fingerprint identification module is disposed under the hole and configured to receive an infrared light signal passing through the hole that is emitted by an infrared light source and illuminates a human finger.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a display screen, wherein the under-screen fingerprint identification apparatus is disposed under the display screen.

9. A backlight module for under-screen fingerprint identification, wherein

the backlight module is configured to transmit an infrared light signal that is emitted by an infrared light source and illuminates a human finger to a fingerprint identification module, and the infrared light signal is used to detect fingerprint information of the finger;

wherein the backlight module comprises:

a diffusion layer, wherein a haze of the infrared light signal passing through the diffusion layer is less than a haze of the visible light passing through the diffusion layer and light transmittance of the infrared light signal passing through the diffusion layer is greater than light transmittance of the visible light passing through the diffusion layer; and

a reflection layer, wherein light transmittance of the infrared light signal passing through the reflection layer is greater than light transmittance of the visible light passing through the reflection layer.

10. The backlight module according to claim 9 , wherein the backlight module comprises:

a steel plate provided with a hole, wherein the fingerprint identification module is disposed under the hole and configured to receive the infrared light signal passing through the hole that is emitted by the infrared light source and illuminates the human finger.

11. The backlight module according to claim 9 , wherein the backlight module further comprises:

at least one infrared light source, wherein each infrared light source is disposed under a display screen.

12. The backlight module according to claim 11 , wherein when the backlight module comprises a plurality of infrared light sources, the plurality of infrared light sources are symmetrically arranged with the fingerprint identification module as a center, or the plurality of infrared light sources are symmetrically arranged based on an axis of symmetry, and the axis of symmetry is a line that passes through the fingerprint identification module and is parallel to the display screen.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2019
From: XIE, HAO
To: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018102339 · Aug 24, 2018
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