Abstract: A group-verification fingerprint identifying method includes: simultaneously receiving fingerprint input operations from multiple users via a multi-finger fingerprint sensor of a fingerprint identifying apparatus for multiple fingers; generating a fingerprint combination corresponding to the fingerprint input operations; retrieving a registered fingerprints combination; generating a comparison result via comparing the fingerprints combination with the registered fingerprint combination. A more complicated verification mechanism can be provided to enhance security of identification via using group-verification and fingerprint identification.

Abstract: An OLED display panel includes a common electrode layer, a display pixel electrode and touch sensing electrode layer, an OLED layer, a lower substrate, a thin film transistor layer, and an encapsulation layer. The common electrode layer has plural through holes defined therein. The display pixel electrode and touch sensing electrode layer includes plural display pixel electrodes and plural touch sensing electrodes, wherein each touch sensing electrode has a mesh type pattern. The OLED layer is configured between the common electrode layer and the display pixel electrode and touch sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor layer is disposed at one side of the lower substrate facing the OLED layer. The encapsulation layer is disposed at the other side of the common electrode layer facing the OLED layer. A first power circuit for the touch sensing electrodes is independent to a second power circuit for the OLED display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes a TFT substrate layer, a display material layer, a common electrode layer, a touch electrode layer, a display control circuit and a touch control circuit. The common electrode layer has a common electrode. The touch electrode layer includes plural first touch electrodes and plural second touch electrodes. The display control circuit includes a display power. The touch control circuit includes a touch power independent to the display power. The touch control circuit sequentially or randomly couples a touch stimulation signal to a selected first touch electrode or receives a touch sense signal from a selected second touch electrode. The touch sense signal is driven and coupled to the common electrode layer or a node of the display control circuit for performing a touch detection operation in which there is no current loop between the display control circuit and the touch control circuit.

Abstract: A two-substrate fingerprint recognition device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A plurality of electrodes, a plurality of connection pads and a plurality of connection traces are deployed on one surface of the first substrate. A plurality of conductive connection pads, a plurality of connection pads, a plurality of connection traces and a plurality of switch circuits are deployed on one surface of the second substrate that faces the first substrate. At least one electrode connection pad of the second substrate is electrically connected to a corresponding electrode of the first substrate.

Abstract: A high-sensitivity self-capacitance in-cell touch display panel device includes a sensing electrode layer having plural sensing electrodes, a display control circuit, a touch sensing control circuit, and an amplifier with gain greater than zero. The display control circuit is powered by a first power source and connected to a first ground. The touch sensing control circuit is coupled to the sensing electrodes for performing a touch sensing. The touch sensing control circuit is powered by a second power source and connected to a second ground, wherein the first power source and the first ground are different from the second power source and the second ground. The amplifier is connected to the touch sensing control circuit and a common voltage layer. The touch sensing control circuit applies a sensing signal sensed by at least one sensing electrode to the amplifier for being amplified and applied to the common voltage layer.

Abstract: A biometric recognition apparatus with deflection electrode includes a substrate, a multi-function electrode layer including a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of deflection electrodes and at least one suppressing electrode. Each of the sensing electrodes is at least partially surrounded by a corresponding deflection electrode and each of the deflection electrodes is at least partially surrounded by the suppressing electrode. The biometric recognition apparatus further includes a switching circuit layer having a plurality of selection switches and conductive wires, at least a part of the selection switches and the conductive wires are electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. By above arrangement of the sensing electrodes, the deflection electrodes and the suppressing electrode, the sensing sensibility and signal to noise ratio can be enhanced, thus increasing the sensing distance between sensing electrode and user finger.

Abstract: A self-capacitance input device with hovering touch includes a sensing electrode layer, a reflection and deflection electrode layer, an insulation layer, and an amplifier with a gain greater than zero. The sensing electrode layer has a plurality of sensing electrodes on one side for sensing a touch or approach of an external object. The reflection and deflection electrode layer is disposed on the other side of the sensing electrode layer and has at least one reflection and deflection electrode. The insulation layer is disposed between the sensing electrode layer and the reflection and deflection electrode layer. The amplifier has an output coupled to the reflection and deflection electrode layer.

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 biometric recognition apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of traces, at least one shielding electrode, at least one insulating layer, and at least one fingerprint recognition IC. The sensing electrodes are arranged on one side of the substrate with at least one row to detect fingerprint information. Each trace is electrically coupled to at least one sensing electrode. The shielding electrodes are arranged above the traces to avoid the interference from fingers or external noise. The insulating layer is arranged between the shielding electrodes and the traces. The fingerprint recognition IC is connected to the corresponding sensing electrodes to detect the electric charge variations at the sensing electrodes.

Abstract: A fingerprint identification apparatus includes a substrate, a second electrode layer, and a first electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes parallel first electrodes, and at least parts of the first electrodes have openings or dents. The second electrode layer includes parallel second electrodes and the second electrodes cross with the first electrodes on the substrate, where the openings or the dents are defined at the cross points from projected view. The second electrode is applied with transmitting signal and the corresponding electric field lines are received by the first electrode. The electric field lines detouring the edges of the first electrodes, or detouring the openings (or the dents) have induction with the finger close to or touching the first electrodes. The number of the effective electric field lines and the effective mutual capacitance changes can be increased to enhance the fingerprint sensing accuracy.

Abstract: An interference-free fingerprint identification device includes a TFT substrate, a TFT layer having plural TFTs, a sensing electrode layer having plural fingerprint sensing electrodes, a gate line layer having plural gate lines, a data line layer having plural data lines, and a first shielding layer. Each fingerprint sensing electrode corresponds to a plurality of the TFTs, and is connected to sources or drains of at least two corresponding TFTs. At least two gate lines are electrically connected to gates of a plurality of the TFTs corresponding to a fingerprint sensing electrode. Each data line is electrically connected to a source or drain of a TFT in a plurality of the TFTs corresponding to a fingerprint sensing electrode. The first shielding layer is electrically connected to a source or drain of a TFT in a plurality of the TFTs corresponding to each fingerprint sensing electrode.

Abstract: A self-capacitance input device with hovering touch includes a sensing electrode layer, a reflection and deflection electrode layer, an insulation layer, and an amplifier with a gain greater than zero. The sensing electrode layer has a plurality of sensing electrodes on one side for sensing a touch or approach of an external object. The reflection and deflection electrode layer is disposed on the other side of the sensing electrode layer and has at least one reflection and deflection electrode. The insulation layer is disposed between the sensing electrode layer and the reflection and deflection electrode layer. The amplifier has an output coupled to the reflection and deflection electrode layer.

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 fingerprint identification apparatus includes a fingerprint identification IC chip, a polymer film substrate and a decorative layer. The fingerprint identification IC chip comprises a plurality of metal bumps arranged on one side of the fingerprint identification IC chip. The polymer film substrate comprises a plurality of conductive pads and arranged on one side of the fingerprint identification IC chip with the metal bumps. At least part of the conductive pads is corresponding to and electrically connected to the metal bumps. The decorative layer is arranged on one side of the polymer film substrate opposite to the fingerprint identification IC chip.

Abstract: A sensing apparatus for touch and force sensing includes from, top to bottom, a protection layer, a touch electrode layer, a force electrode layer, and a resilient dielectric layer, and further includes a capacitance sensing module. In touch sensing operation, the capacitance sensing module sequentially or randomly applies a touch driving signal to selected ones of the second touch electrodes, and sequentially or randomly receives a touch sensing signal from selected ones of the first touch electrodes. In force sensing operation, the capacitance sensing module sequentially or randomly applies a force capacitance-exciting signal to the at least one force sensing electrode and obtains a force sensing signal from the force 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 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: An integral apparatus for sensing touch and force includes a touch-control panel, a force electrode layer, a touch sensing integrated circuit, and a force sensing integrated circuit. In a touch sensing operation, a plurality of touch sensing electrodes of the touch-control panel are electrically connected to the touch sensing integrated circuit through a plurality of switch circuits in the force sensing integrated circuit to conduct the touch sensing operation. In a force sensing operation, the touch sensing electrodes are electrically connected to a capacitance sensing circuit in the force sensing integrated circuit through a plurality of switch circuits in the force sensing integrated circuit to conduct a force sensing operation.

Abstract: A force-touch sensing apparatus with metal traces includes an upper substrate, a metal trace layer, a transparent touch-electrode layer, an insulating layer, a transparent force-electrode layer, a resilient dielectric material layer, and a capacitance sensing circuit. The capacitance sensing circuit sequentially or randomly applies a touch capacitance-exciting signal to a selected transparent touch sensing electrode and receives a touch sensing signal from the selected transparent touch sensing electrode for a touch sensing operation. The capacitance sensing circuit applies a force capacitance-exciting signal to the at least one transparent force sensing electrode, and sequentially or randomly applies a counter-exciting signal to the transparent touch sensing electrode and receives a force sensing signal from the at least one transparent force sensing electrode for a force sensing operation.

Abstract: A high-sensitivity in-cell touch display device has a common voltage and sensing electrode layer including a plurality of common voltage and sensing electrodes, each corresponding to at least one pixel electrode. A touch circuit is provided with a touch-dedicated power supply circuit, and a common voltage and sensing electrode is used as a common node of the touch circuit and a display circuit, so that there is no current loop between the touch circuit and the display circuit. Reflection electrodes are further provided to reduce parasitic capacitance between the common voltage and sensing electrodes and to improve the sensing distance. The display operation and the touch sensing operation can be performed on different areas in parallel to increase respective efficiencies of the display and touch sensing operations.