Abstract: A touch control method is provided. The method includes: providing a touch device with multiple touch electrodes; determining whether an object is located in a sensing distance; detecting a sensing group sensing the object if the determination is yes; determining whether an electrode amount in the electrode group is between a first value and a second value; determining whether a sensing time of a predetermined proportion of the touch electrodes in the sensing group is equal to or greater than a predetermined time; executing a fingerprint recognition mode if the electrode amount is between the first value and the second value, and the sensing time is equal to or greater than the predetermined time; executing a touch operation mode if the electrode amount is less than the first value or greater than the second value, or the sensing time is less than the predetermined time.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing apparatus includes a plurality of fingerprint sensing electrodes, a plurality of data lines respectively sandwiched by a first capacitance-shielding wire and a second capacitance-shielding wire, a fingerprint sensing circuit including a driver circuit with a gain larger than zero or equal to zero. During fingerprint sensing, the fingerprint sensing circuit sends a capacitance-exciting signal to a selected fingerprint sensing electrode, receiving a fingerprint sensing signal from the selected fingerprint sensing electrode, processing the fingerprint sensing signal with the driver circuit into a capacitance-eliminating signal and applying the capacitance-eliminating signal to the first capacitance-shielding wire and the second capacitance-shielding wire respectively.

Abstract: A touch control method is provided. The method includes: providing a touch device with multiple touch electrodes; determining whether an object is located in a sensing distance; detecting a sensing group sensing the object if the determination is yes; determining whether an electrode amount in the electrode group is between a first value and a second value; determining whether a sensing time of a predetermined proportion of the touch electrodes in the sensing group is equal to or greater than a predetermined time; executing a fingerprint recognition mode if the electrode amount is between the first value and the second value, and the sensing time is equal to or greater than the predetermined time; executing a touch operation mode if the electrode amount is less than the first value or greater than the second value, or the sensing time is less than the predetermined time.

Abstract: A fingerprint-touch sensing apparatus includes a substrate, a sensing electrode layer, a plurality of electrode switch circuits, a plurality of capacitance-signal switch circuits respectively connected to a plurality of data lines and a capacitance-signal line, and a fingerprint-touch sensing control integrated circuit. The sensing electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged in multiple columns and multiple rows. The fingerprint-touch sensing control integrated circuit controls the capacitance-signal switch circuits and the electrode switch circuits to select one or more sensing electrodes to conduct sensing, thus providing the flexible function of fingerprint sensing or touch sensing.

Abstract: A high-precision fingerprint sensing method includes providing a fingerprint sensor (10) having a plurality of transistor switches (Q), a plurality of sensing electrodes (SE), a plurality of gate lines (GL), a plurality of data lines (DL), arranging at least one sampling conductor (SC) near the gate lines (GL) to form a coupling capacitance between the sampling conductor (SC) and the gate lines (GL) and to render the sampling conductor (SC) sensing noise on the adjacent gate lines (GL), inverting the noise signal (Vn) obtained from the sampling conductor (SC) into a noise-suppressing signal (Vc) and sending the noise-suppressing signal (Vc) to the fingerprint sensor (10) to suppress noise of the fingerprint sensor (10) and enhance fingerprint sensing accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fingerprint detection device, including: a substrate, a switch circuit layer, a sensing electrode layer, a heat dissipating antistatic structure layer, and a protective layer. The switch circuit layer is disposed on the substrate. The sensing electrode layer is disposed on the switch circuit layer, and includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. The heat dissipating antistatic structure layer is disposed on the sensing electrode layer, and includes a conductive mesh and a plurality of shunt heat sinks. The conductive mesh is formed with a plurality of mesh openings, and configured to shunt charges. The shunt heat sinks are adjacent to the conductive mesh, and correspond to the sensing electrodes. The shunt heat sinks are electrically insulated from each other, electrically insulated from the conductive mesh, and electrically insulated from the sensing electrodes. The protective layer is disposed on the heat dissipating antistatic structure layer.

Abstract: A fingerprint identification device includes a substrate, at least two electrode areas, at least one dedicated sensing signal line, plural electrode selection switch groups, and plural signal lines. Each electrode area has plural electrodes. The signal lines are divided into plural first directional signal lines and plural second directional signal lines. The first directional signal lines are perpendicular to the second directional signal lines. The plural electrode selection switch groups sequentially or dynamically select at least one electrode as a sensing electrode block in each electrode area. The plural electrode selection switch groups configure the electrodes surrounding the sensing electrode block as at least two corresponding deflection electrode blocks. Each sensing electrode block is corresponding to at least two deflection electrode blocks. Each deflection electrode block has plural electrodes.

Abstract: A hovering and touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, a system circuit and a touch control circuit. When an operating object approaches to or touches the touch sensing electrodes for hovering or touch sensing operation, there is no common circuit loop between the system circuit and the touch control circuit to prevent the influence of the system circuit to the touch-sensing circuit. Besides, the touch control circuit sends a capacitance-exciting signal to the operating object through a first specific conductor of the system circuit, thus more effectively send the capacitance-exciting signal to the operating object and enhance the preciseness for sensing the touch sensing signal.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing structure includes a flexible substrate divided into a fingerprint-sensing region and a non-fingerprint-sensing region. In the non-fingerprint-sensing region, the fingerprint sensing structure includes a plurality of organic insulating layers, a wiring layer having conductive wires and at least one inorganic insulating layer, where the wiring layer is sandwiched between two organic insulating layers to render the portion of the fingerprint sensing structure corresponding to non-fingerprint-sensing region to have bending with curvature radius not larger than 2 mm. In the finger sensing region, the fingerprint sensing structure includes a thin film transistor layer and a sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor layer includes a plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of conductive wires respectively along a first direction and a second direction. The sensing electrode layer has a plurality of sensing electrodes to sense surface features of living organism.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus with force and touch sensing includes a touch protection layer, a touch electrode layer, a resilient material layer, a force electrode layer, a thin-film-encapsulation layer, a common electrode layer, an organic light emitting material layer and a thin film transistor substrate from top to bottom. The thin film transistor substrate includes a pixel electrode layer, a thin film transistor layer and a transistor substrate from top to bottom. The organic light emitting display apparatus further includes a display controller to drive the organic light emitting material layer and a force touch controller for sensing touch position on the touch electrode layer and force exerted on the force electrode layer.

Abstract: A rapid identification method for fingerprint first provides a fingerprint identification apparatus having a fingerprint sensing area and divides the fingerprint sensing area into fingerprint sensing sub-regions. In a registration stage, the method performs fingerprint sensing for the entire fingerprint sensing area to obtain fingerprint image for a whole fingerprint sensing area, fingerprint minutiae and relevant locations for the fingerprint minutiae and then pre-stores those data. In an identification stage, the method performs fingerprint sensing on a part of the fingerprint sensing sub-regions for a user to be identified and detects fingerprint minutiae and relevant locations for the fingerprint minutiae in the part of the fingerprint sensing sub-regions.

Abstract: A hovering and touch sensing apparatus with auxiliary capacitance-exciting signal includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, a system circuit and a touch control circuit. When an operating object approaches or touches the touch sensing electrodes for hovering or touch sensing, there is no common circuit loop between the system circuit and the touch-sensing circuit to prevent the influence of the system circuit to the touch control circuit. The touch control circuit sends a capacitance-exciting signal to the operating object through a first specific conductor. The touch control circuit sends an auxiliary capacitance-exciting signal to a selected touch-sensing electrode and a touch-sensing circuit receives a touch sensing signal from the selected touch-sensing electrode.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus with independent power sources includes a functional circuit, a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, at least one force sensing electrode and a force and touch sensing circuit, wherein the functional circuit and the force and touch sensing circuit are powered by a first power source and a second power source different with the first power source, respectively. The force and touch sensing circuit is electrically connected with the touch sensing electrodes and the force sensing electrode to sense external touch and touching force by driving the touch sensing electrodes and the force sensing electrode. The first power source and the second power source have no common current loop therebetween during touch or force sensing operation.

Abstract: A fingerprint identification apparatus having a conductive structure includes an insulated casing, a conductive wire, and a fingerprint identification module. The insulated casing has a first surface with a fingerprint detection region and a second surface. The conductive wire has a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first wire segment forms on the first surface and contacts with the fingerprint detection region. The second wire segment forms on the second surface and electrically connects to the first wire segment. The fingerprint identification module is disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the second wire segment. Therefore, the conductive structure for fingerprint identification is provided to increase accuracy and security of the fingerprint identification and reduce manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A curved-surface OLED display device with fingerprint identification includes a substrate, a thin film transistor layer, a pixel electrode layer, an OLED display material layer, a common electrode layer, an encapsulation layer, a curved touch detection and fingerprint detection layer and a curved protective layer. The thin film transistor layer includes plural thin film transistors, plural scan lines, and plural data lines. The pixel electrode layer includes plural pixel electrodes. The curved touch detection and fingerprint detection layer includes plural sense electrodes and plural traces for performing the touch detection operation and fingerprint identification operation. A partial area of the curved touch detection and fingerprint detection layer and the curved protective layer exhibits a curved-surface shape.

Abstract: A touch sensing substrate includes a substrate, plural thin film transistor switch sets, plural touch sensing electrodes, plural touch sensing signal wires, plural touch sensing control wires, plural display drive thin film transistors, and plural pixel electrodes. Each thin film transistor switch set is arranged on one side of a substrate. Each touch sensing electrode corresponds to a thin film transistor switch set connected to the touch sensing electrode corresponding thereto. Each touch sensing signal wire is connected to at least two thin film transistor switch sets. Each touch sensing control wire is connected to the thin film transistor switch sets corresponding to at least two touch sensing electrodes. By the touch sensing control wires, the touch sensing signal wires, and the corresponding thin film transistor switch sets, a touch sensing signal from the touch sensing electrodes can be applied to a touch control circuit with less signal wires.

Abstract: A rapid identification method for fingerprint first provides a fingerprint identification apparatus having a fingerprint sensing area and divides the fingerprint sensing area into fingerprint sensing sub-regions. In a registration stage, the method performs fingerprint sensing for the entire fingerprint sensing area to obtain fingerprint image for a whole fingerprint sensing area, fingerprint minutiae and relevant locations for the fingerprint minutiae and then pre-stores those data. In an identification stage, the method performs fingerprint sensing on a part of the fingerprint sensing sub-regions for a user to be identified and detects fingerprint minutiae and relevant locations for the fingerprint minutiae in the part of the fingerprint sensing sub-regions.

Abstract: An operating method for handheld device is provided. The method includes following steps: detecting whether a user is holding a handheld device; control the handheld device to execute a privacy non-preserving procedure when detecting that the user is holding the handheld device; detecting whether the user stops holding the handheld device; control the handheld device to execute a privacy-preserving procedure when detecting that the user stops holding the handheld device.

Abstract: A mutual capacitance integral sensing apparatus for touch and force sensing includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a protection layer, a resilient dielectric layer and a capacitance sensing module. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes extended along a first direction; the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrodes extended along a second direction; and the third electrode layer includes at least one third electrode extended along the first direction; where the first direction is substantially vertical to the second direction. In touch sensing operation, the capacitance sensing module sequentially or randomly applies a touch driving signal to selected ones of the second electrodes, and sequentially or randomly receives a touch sensing signal from selected ones of the first electrodes. In force sensing operation, the capacitance sensing module senses applied force through the second electrodes and the third electrode.

Abstract: A method of enabling and disabling operating authority of handheld device is provided. The method includes following steps of: detecting whether a user is holding a handheld device; control the handheld device to enable an operating authority when detecting that the user is holding the handheld device; detecting whether the user stops holding the handheld device; control the handheld device to disable the operating authority when detecting that the user stops holding the handheld device. It may effectively manage the operating authority and simplify the operation of enabling and disabling the operating authority via enabling and disabling the operating authority automatically according to the user-holding status of the handheld device.