Abstract: Method for determining image reconstruction parameters in an optical biometric imaging device comprising a plurality of microlenses forming a microlens array and an image sensor arranged to receive light having passed through the microlenses, the method comprising: by the image sensor, capturing a plurality of sub-images together representing an image of a biometric object in contact with a sensing surface of the biometric imaging device, each sub-image corresponding to a respective microlens; and determining a demagnification factor based on at least a subset of the plurality of sub-images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of configuring an optical biometric imaging device comprising a photodetector pixel array, the method comprising: acquiring a biometric image of a biometric object using a first binning setting for binning of detection signals from subarrays of the photodetector pixels into a single pixel value;determining a measure indicative of the feature resolution of the biometric image; and determining, when the measure indicates that the feature resolution is below a feature resolution threshold, a second binning setting adapted to provide a higher feature resolution compared to the feature resolution of the biometric image.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor comprising a plurality of electrically conductive sensing structures arranged in a sensing plane for capacitively sensing a fingerprint of a finger placed on the finger receiving surface of the fingerprint sensor arrangement, the plurality of electrically conductive sensing structures including: a first set of electrically conductive sensing structures, each sensing structure in the first set of electrically conductive sensing structures covering an area in the sensing plane being within a first area range; and a second set of electrically conductive sensing structures, each sensing structure in the second set of electrically conductive sensing structures covering an area in the sensing plane being within a second area range only including areas greater than the areas within the first area range.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor comprising a plurality of electrically conductive sensing structures arranged in a sensing plane for capacitively sensing a fingerprint of a finger; and measurement circuitry coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive sensing structures for providing measurement signals indicative of a capacitive coupling between each sensing structure in the plurality of electrically conductive sensing structures and the finger, wherein the measurement circuitry is arranged to: provide, using a first measurement circuitry configuration, a first set of measurement signals from a first set of sensing structures; and provide, using a second measurement circuitry configuration different from the first measurement circuitry configuration, a second set of measurement signals from a second set of sensing structures.

Abstract: A biometric imaging device configured to be arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel and configured to capture an image of an object located on an opposite side of the transparent display panel. The biometric imaging device comprises an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array; a transparent substrate covering the photodetector pixel array; a first set of microlenses configured to redirect light through the transparent substrate and onto a subarray of pixels in the photodetector pixel array. The lenses in the first set have a first focal length. A second set of microlenses configured to redirect light through the transparent substrate and onto a subarray of pixels in the photodetector pixel array. The lenses in the second set of microlenses have a second focal length which is different from the first focal length.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fingerprint sensor component having a component outline for integration into an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a fingerprint sensor package having a sensing surface, a connection surface opposite the sensing surface, and sides connecting the sensing surface and the connection surface, the connection surface having connectors for allowing electrical connection of the fingerprint sensor component to the electronic device; arranging the fingerprint sensor package on a temporary carrier with the connection surface facing the temporary carrier; and adding material at least around the sides of the fingerprint sensor package, while leaving the connection surface of the fingerprint sensor package uncovered.

Abstract: An optical biometric imaging arrangement configured to be arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel, and configured to capture an image of an object located on an opposite side of the display panel, comprising: an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array; an array of light redirecting elements, each light redirecting element is configured to redirect light onto the pixel array, a color filter arranged between the array of light redirecting elements and the image sensor, the color filter comprising at least two color filter arrays of respective color filter elements being optically transmissive, a first color array comprising first color filter elements and a second color array comprising second color filter elements, the color filter arrays are arranged such that each photodetector pixel is at least partly covered by at least a first and a second color filter element.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for authenticating a user using an electronic device, where the electronic device comprises a biometric sensing system as well as a first, a second and a third control unit. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding electronic device and to a computer program product.

Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of ultrasonic transducers in a fingerprint sensing system that comprises a cover plate having a sensing surface configured to be touched by a finger, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers located at the periphery of the cover plate and configured to transmit an acoustic signal propagating in the cover plate, receive an ultrasonic signal having interacted with an object in contact with the sensing surface, and to determine properties of the object based on the received ultrasonic signal. The method comprises: in response to a first input, controlling the plurality of transducers such that at least a portion of the sensing surface has a first feature detection resolution; and in response to a second input, controlling the plurality of transducers such that at least a portion of the sensing surface has a second feature detection resolution, different from the first feature detection resolution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transitioning a device controller comprised with an electronic device from an at least partly inactive mode to an at least partly active mode, wherein the method comprises: determining the area portion of a finger detecting structure being touched by an object; determining a force applied on the fingerprint sensing device. When the area portion of the finger detecting structure being touched by the object exceeds a predetermined threshold area portion, and the force exceeds a predetermined threshold force value, transitioning, using the pre-processing module, the device controller from the at least partly inactive mode to the at least partly active mode. The invention also relates to such an electronic device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of a fingerprint sensing system of extracting fingerprint feature data from an image captured by a fingerprint sensor of the fingerprint sensing system, and a fingerprint sensing system performing the method.

Abstract: A network node is configured to enable authentication of a user of a client device based on biometric data captured by the client device. The network node receives, from the client device, a request to authenticate a user that includes a first set of transformed biometric data transformed with a first secret feature transform key shared with the client device; fetches, from a secure end-user repository, a second set of enrolled transformed biometric data associated with the first set of transformed biometric data and a second secret feature transform key with which the second set of biometric data was transformed at enrolment of the transformed biometric data; and submits the second set of transformed biometric data and the second secret feature transform key over a secure communication channel to the client device.

Abstract: A method for determining a finger motion on a fingerprint sensor comprising a sensing area, the method comprises: receiving a finger on the sensing area of the fingerprint sensor; when an amount of sensor area coverage caused by the finger touching the sensing area is below a coverage threshold, acquiring images of a first type using a first image acquisition setting with the fingerprint sensor, when the amount of sensor area coverage is equal to or exceeds the coverage threshold, acquiring images of a second type using a second image acquisition setting with the fingerprint sensor, and determining a present motion of the finger on the fingerprint sensor based on the first type of images or the second type of images depending on a present amount of sensor area coverage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of reconstructing a fingerprint image from a plurality of fingerprint subimages captured by an optical microlens array fingerprint sensor, and a sensor system performing the method. In an aspect, a method of reconstructing a fingerprint image from a plurality of fingerprint subimages captured by an optical microlens array fingerprint sensor arranged under a touch-display of a device is provided.

Abstract: A method of authenticating a user by means of a fingerprint authentication system comprising a finger sensing arrangement, comprising the following steps for each authentication attempt in a sequence of authentication attempts: receiving a touch by a candidate finger probe on the finger sensing arrangement; acquiring a candidate fingerprint image of the candidate finger probe; determining an authentication representation based on the candidate fingerprint image; retrieving a stored enrollment representation of an enrolled fingerprint of the user; determining a match score based on a comparison between the authentication representation and the enrolment representation; determining a liveness score for the authentication attempt; determining a qualification metric for the authentication attempt based on a relation between the liveness score for the authentication attempt and a liveness score for at least one previous authentication attempt; and determining an authentication result for the authentication attempt

Abstract: There is an optical biometric imaging device configured to capture an image of an object in contact with an outer surface of the biometric imaging device, the biometric imaging device comprising: an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array and image sensor circuitry configured to capture an image of the object in contact with the outer surface of the imaging device; the image sensor comprising a first electrically conductive structure arranged adjacent to an active sensing area of the photodetector pixel array; a display panel arranged on top of and at a distance from the image sensor, the display panel comprising a second electrically conductive structure on a bottom side of the display panel and arranged to face the first electrically conductive structure of the image sensor; and capacitive readout circuitry arranged and configured to detect a capacitance between the first electrically conductive structure and the second electrically conductive structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of determining that a finger is in stable contact with a surface covering a sensor area of a fingerprint sensor. The method comprises, by means of the fingerprint sensor, acquiring a time-sequence of images of the fingerprint of the received finger. The method also comprises, for each image of the time-sequence, dividing an image area of the image, corresponding to the sensor area of the fingerprint sensor, into a plurality of image regions (r), said regions partly overlapping each other and covering the whole image area. The method also comprises, based on image analysis of each of the plurality of image regions of each image of the time-sequence, determining that the finger is in stable contact with the surface covering the sensor area.

Abstract: In an aspect of the invention, a network node configured to enable authentication of a user of a client device based on biometric data captured by the client device is provided, which network node receives a request to authenticate a user of a client device, the authentication request comprising a user identifier, fetch at least one set of enrolled transformed biometric data corresponding to the user identifier and a secret feature transform key with which the biometric data was transformed at enrolment of the transformed biometric data at the network node, and submit the transformed biometric data and the secret feature transform key over a secure communication channel to the client device.