IP Library Granted Patent US 12,266,207
Granted Patent B2
US 12,266,207 · App. 17/391,056 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Display device

Inventor: Seung Lyong Bok (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06V40/1306G06F3/0412G06F3/044G06F3/0445G06V40/1318G06F2203/04102G06F2203/04103G06F2203/04106
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Patent No.
US 12,266,207
App. No.
17/391,056
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a display panel to display an image including a first area and a second area; a fingerprint sensor disposed under the display panel in the first area; a touch sensor to sense a touch position according to a touch of a user on the display panel in the first area and the second area; a sensor control unit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor and the touch sensor; a display driving unit to control an image display operation of the display panel; and an identification pattern disposed in a portion of the first area to recognize a position of a fingerprint sensor area to the user; wherein the sensor control unit sequentially or simultaneously is configured to drive the touch sensor and the fingerprint sensor, and wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.

Claims (31)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels to display an image, the pixels comprising transistors, the display panel including a first area and a second area;

a fingerprint sensor disposed on a rear surface of the substrate in the first area and in a different layer than the transistors;

a touch sensor to sense a touch position according to a touch of a user on the display panel in the first area and the second area;

a sensor control circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by sensing light variation or ultrasonic wave variation and the touch sensor by sensing capacitance; and

a display driving circuit to control an image display operation of the display panel by generating an image driving signal,

wherein the sensor control circuit is configured to drive the touch sensor and the fingerprint sensor sequentially or simultaneously, and

wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a chip on film,

wherein the fingerprint sensor is connected to the sensor control circuit through the chip on film.

3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an identification pattern disposed in a portion of the first area to recognize a position of a fingerprint sensor area to the user.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensor is on a front surface of the substrate.

5. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels to display an image, the pixels comprising transistors, the display panel including a first area and a second area;

a fingerprint sensor disposed on a rear surface of the substrate in the first area and in a different layer than the transistors;

a touch sensor to sense a touch position according to a touch of a user on the display panel in the first area and the second area; and

a control circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by sensing light variation or ultrasonic wave variation, the touch sensor by sensing capacitance, and the display panel by generating an image data signal;

wherein the control circuit is configured to drive the touch sensor, the fingerprint sensor, and the display panel sequentially or simultaneously, and

wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.

6. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising a chip on film,

wherein the fingerprint sensor is connected to the control circuit through the chip on film.

7. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising an identification pattern disposed in a portion of the first area to recognize a position of a fingerprint sensor area to the user.

8. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the touch sensor is on a front surface of the substrate.

9. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels to display an image, the pixels comprising transistors, the display panel including a first area and a second area;

a fingerprint sensor disposed on a rear surface of the substrate in the first area and in a different layer than the transistors;

a touch sensor disposed on a front surface of the substrate to sense a touch position according to a touch of a user on the display panel in the first area and the second area;

a sensor control circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by sensing light variation or ultrasonic wave variation; and

a display driving circuit to control an image display operation of the display panel by generating an image driving signal,

wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.

10. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising an identification pattern disposed in a portion of the first area to recognize a position of a fingerprint sensor area to the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: BOK, SEUNG LYONG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16983981 · Aug 3, 2020
Continuation 15495983 · Apr 25, 2017
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