IP Library Granted Patent US 11,656,716
Granted Patent B2
US 11,656,716 · App. 17/690,016 · Granted May 23, 2023

Control method for optical fingerprint sensor and touch controller

Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang (Taichung, TW); Chih-Peng Hsia (Hsinchu County, TW); Wei-Lun Shih (Hsinchu, TW); Hong-Chu Chen (Hsinchu, TW); Su-Wei Lien (Hsinchu, TW); Sheng-Wen Hsiao (Changhua County, TW); Liang-Chi Cheng (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
G06F3/04164G06F3/0412G06F3/0421G06F3/0446G06V40/1318
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Patent No.
US 11,656,716
App. No.
17/690,016
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.

Claims (15)

1. A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller, the optical fingerprint sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels having a first control signal line and a second control signal line, each of the pixels further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line, the control method comprising:

configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.

2. The control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying a direct current (DC) voltage on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in the touch operation period.

3. The control method of claim 2 , wherein any line among the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line not configured to be floating is applied with the DC voltage in the touch operation period.

4. The control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying a control signal to a switch to configure at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in the touch operation period.

5. A control method for a control circuit of an optical fingerprint sensor, the control circuit integrated with a touch controller and a display driver in a chip, the optical fingerprint sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels having a first control signal line and a second control signal line, each of the pixels further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line, the control method comprising:

applying an anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.

6. The control method of claim 5 , further comprising:

applying a direct current (DC) voltage on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in the touch operation period.

7. The control method of claim 6 , wherein any line among the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line not applied with the ALD signal is configured to be floating or applied with the DC voltage.

8. The control method of claim 5 , wherein the ALD signal is applied during an exposure period of the optical fingerprint sensor.

9. The control method of claim 5 , wherein the ALD signal comprises a pulse having a frequency and a phase substantially identical to a frequency and a phase of a touch signal of the touch controller, respectively.

10. The control method of claim 9 , wherein an amplitude of the ALD signal is substantially identical to an amplitude of the touch signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2022
From: CHANG, TSEN-WEI; HSIA, CHIH-PENG; SHIH, WEI-LUN; CHEN, HONG-CHU; LIEN, SU-WEI; HSIAO, SHENG-WEN; CHENG, LIANG-CHI
To: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 109125075 · Jul 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (7)
Continuation In Part 17107962 · Dec 1, 2020
Continuation In Part 16907176 · Jun 20, 2020
Continuation In Part 15086073 · Mar 31, 2016
Provisional Application 62878291 · Jul 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62958255 · Jan 7, 2020
Provisional Application 62207366 · Aug 19, 2015
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