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 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 ESD protection circuit includes at least two unidirectional conduction units arranged between an IO node of an integrated circuit and a positive voltage node, where a first connection node is between the at least two unidirectional conduction units; at least two unidirectional conduction units arranged between the IO node and a negative voltage node, where a second connection node is between the at least two unidirectional conduction units; and a voltage tracking circuit. The input of the voltage tracking circuit is electrically connected to the IO node and the output of the voltage tracking circuit is electrically connected to at least one of the first connection end and the second connection end. By reducing the voltage difference between the IO node and the first connection end or between the IO node and the second connection end, the parasite capacitance associated with the unidirectional conduction unit can be reduced.

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: 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: 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: 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.

Abstract: A method for operating electronic apparatus with independent power sources and having a functional circuit and a force and touch sensing circuit, the functional circuit and the force and touch sensing circuit are respectively powered by a first power source and a second power source different with the first power source. The method comprises (a) connecting the first power source and the second power source to different grounds; (b) the force and touch sensing circuit applying a capacitive sensing excitation signal to a force sensing electrode or a touch sensing electrode; and (c) the force and touch sensing circuit detecting a sensing signal from the force sensing electrode or the touch sensing electrode. In above step (b) or (c), the first power source and the second power source have no common current loop therebetween.

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 fingerprint identification device includes a plurality of fingerprint sensing electrodes, a shielding enhancement electrode, a fingerprint detection circuit and an auxiliary enhancement signal circuit. The shield enhancement electrode corresponds to a plurality of the fingerprint sensing electrodes. The fingerprint detection circuit is powered by a first power supply and includes a capacitive stimulation signal source. The auxiliary enhancement signal circuit is powered by a second power supply and includes an auxiliary enhancement signal source. The fingerprint detection circuit transmits a capacitive stimulation signal to a selected fingerprint sensing electrode, and receives a fingerprint sensing signal. The fingerprint sensing signal is amplified to generate a capacitive elimination shielding signal. The capacitive elimination shielding signal is transmitted to the shielding enhancement electrode.

Abstract: An in-cell display touch structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a display material layer, and a thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer has plural conductor lines arranged along a first direction and plural dashed conductor lines arranged along a second direction. Each dashed conductor line is formed by continuing plural conductor segments, and two continued conductor segments are separated from each other. Each conductor segment is arranged in the first direction and close to a gate line in parallel, each conductor line being arranged in the second direction and close to a source line in parallel. A portion of the conductor segments is used to form plural sensing areas and a portion of the conductor lines is used to form plural sensing signal connection lines.

Abstract: An in-cell touch display device includes: a lower substrate a thin film transistor layer, a common electrode layer, an electrode integration layer and a display material layer. The thin film transistor layer is arranged on the lower substrate, and includes a plurality of thin film transistors. The common electrode layer is arranged on the thin film transistor layer, and includes a plurality of common electrodes connected to each other. The electrode integration layer is arranged on the common electrode layer, and includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of touch sense electrodes each corresponding to a group of the pixel electrodes. Each touch sense electrode is formed by a plurality of transparent mesh-like touch electrodes surrounding the corresponding pixel electrodes. The display material layer is arranged on the electrode integration layer, and includes a display material.

Abstract: A method for operating electronic apparatus with independent power sources and having a functional circuit and a force and touch sensing circuit, the functional circuit and the force and touch sensing circuit are respectively powered by a first power source and a second power source different with the first power source. The method comprises (a) connecting the first power source and the second power source to different grounds; (b) the force and touch sensing circuit applying a capacitive sensing excitation signal to a force sensing electrode or a touch sensing electrode; and (c) the force and touch sensing circuit detecting a sensing signal from the force sensing electrode or the touch sensing electrode. In above step (b) or (c), the first power source and the second power source have no common current loop therebetween.