Electronic imager using an impedance sensor grid array and method of making
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-005/335
G06K-009/00
출원번호
US-0688790
(2010-01-15)
등록번호
US-8421890
(2013-04-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Benkley, III, Fred G.
출원인 / 주소
Picofield Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Stevens, David R.
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323
초록▼
An novel impedance sensor is provided having a plurality of substantially parallel drive lines configured to transmit a signal into a surface of a proximally located object, and also a plurality of substantially parallel pickup lines oriented substantially perpendicular to the drive lines and separa
An novel impedance sensor is provided having a plurality of substantially parallel drive lines configured to transmit a signal into a surface of a proximally located object, and also a plurality of substantially parallel pickup lines oriented substantially perpendicular to the drive lines and separated from the pickup lines by a dielectric to form intrinsic electrode pairs that are impedance sensitive at each of the drive and pickup crossover locations.
대표청구항▼
1. A fingerprint impedance sensor, comprising: a plurality of substantially parallel drive lines configured to transmit a signal to a proximally located finger having fingerprint features to be sensed;a plurality of substantially parallel pickup lines configured to receive a resultant signal and ori
1. A fingerprint impedance sensor, comprising: a plurality of substantially parallel drive lines configured to transmit a signal to a proximally located finger having fingerprint features to be sensed;a plurality of substantially parallel pickup lines configured to receive a resultant signal and oriented substantially perpendicular to the drive lines and physically separated from the drive lines on a different layer by a dielectric having a substantially fixed thickness and located between the drive lines and pickup lines to form a two dimensional array of intrinsic electrode pairs about the drive and pickup crossover locations to define an active sensing area where the fingerprint features are sensed;active circuitry including one of a plurality of buffers and a plurality of analog switches that multiplex the plurality of pickup lines into one or more differential amplifiers, wherein each buffer or switch receives the resultant signal from corresponding selected pickup lines, and a plurality of switches configured to shut down power simultaneously or switch to a low impedance all other pickup lines that are not selected, wherein the active circuit is located substantially peripheral to the active sensing area about the beginning or end of the pickup lines; anda drive circuit located substantially peripheral to the active sensing area about the beginning or end of a drive line;wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured to make the pickup crossover locations within the active sensing area sensitive to proximal electric fields and to detect signals proportional to impedance differences between the ridge and valley features of a proximally located finger for purposes of acquiring a fingerprint image; andwherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on a single flexible dielectric substrate that is folded back to back with the single flexible dielectric substrate interior to a fold in such a way that the single flexible dielectric substrate becomes an insulating layer separating the drive and pickup lines. 2. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric is a flexible substrate having both the drive and pickup lines located thereon. 3. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric is a flexible substrate having both the drive and pickup lines formed together on a surface wherein said surface is folded to form a grid of crossover locations. 4. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are coated with a dielectric material and a flexible substrate is folded with a dielectric coating interior to the fold in such way that a dielectric coating forms an insulating layer separating the drive and pickup lines. 5. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on a single flexible substrate that is folded with the drive and pickup lines interior to the fold and electrically separated with a dielectric spacer to form a multi-layer device. 6. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on separate layers of a substrate. 7. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on separate layers, where at least one of the layers is made of one of a flexible substrate, a rigid substrate, glass, ceramic, and rigid board. 8. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on separate sides of a substrate. 9. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on separate sides of one of a flexible, rigid, glass, and ceramic substrate. 10. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1 where the drive line and pickup crossover locations are spaced at a pitch sufficient to resolve the topological features of a proximally located object. 11. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1 wherein the drive and the pickup crossover locations are spaced at a pitch to form a matrix of focused impedance locations which can differentiate localized variations in dielectric composition of a proximally located object. 12. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1 wherein each drive and pickup line crossover location defines a pixel location, where electric fields extend from a crossing drive line to a crossing pickup line to sense a magnitude and/or phase of a radiated electric field at the pixel location. 13. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 12, wherein a portion of an electric field radiating from the drive line crossing the pixel location is partially absorbed by an object proximate to said pixel location. 14. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein said drive lines and pickup crossover locations form individual pixels configured to capture image information at focused sensing locations created at the pickup crossover locations. 15. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1 wherein the drive lines and pickup lines are configured on a single flexible substrate that is folded over about itself to form a two-layer device, the sensor further comprising: scanning logic configured to acquire the signal at each formed crossover location. 16. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1 wherein the intrinsic electrode pairs formed by the drive and pickup crossover locations are used to sense a local impedance about each crossover location. 17. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 16, wherein the drive and pickup crossover locations of each drive and pickup line form individual pixels configured to capture a single pixel of image information at a focused sensing location created at the drive and pickup crossover location. 18. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 16, wherein the crossover locations of each drive and pickup line form individual pixels configured to capture a plurality of pixels of image information. 19. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 16, further comprising a signal generator configured to generate an AC signal communicated to a drive line, and a signal processor configured to process the resultant signal from a pickup line, wherein said drive and pickup crossover locations form individual pixels configured to capture a plurality of pixels of image information. 20. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 19, wherein the signal generator is configured to generate multiple excitation frequencies, in any form of simultaneous multitone, sequences of individual tones, or as a chirp. 21. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 19 wherein the signal generator is configured to transmit a signal to at least one drive line at a time. 22. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 19, wherein the signal generator is configured to transmit a signal to at least one drive line at a time, and wherein the remaining drive lines are grounded while the signal is being transmitted. 23. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 19, wherein the signal generator is configured to transmit a signal to a plurality of drive lines substantially simultaneously. 24. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 19, wherein the signal generator is configured to transmit a signal to at least one drive line at a time, and where the signal processor is configured to receive the resultant signal from a plurality of pickup lines when a drive line is active. 25. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 19, wherein the signal generator is configured to receive signals from a plurality of pickup lines from a scanning process. 26. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a signal generator configured to transmit a signal to at least one drive line at a time, and where the signal processor is configured to receive the resultant signal from a plurality of pickup lines when at least one drive line is active. 27. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a signal generator configured to transmit a signal to at least one drive line at a time, and wherein remaining drive lines are grounded while the signal is being transmitted, wherein at least one pickup line is configured to receive the resultant signal and wherein remaining pickup lines are grounded while any pickup lines are receiving the resultant signal. 28. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, wherein a signal generator is configured to transmit a signal to at least one drive line at a time, and wherein remaining drive lines are grounded while the signal is being transmitted, wherein at least one pickup line is configured to receive the resultant signal and wherein adjacent pickup lines are grounded while any pickup lines are receiving the resultant signal. 29. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 28, wherein adjacent pickup lines are within a range of 10 pickup lines near a pickup line while it is receiving the resultant signal. 30. A fingerprint impedance sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a detection system configured to subtract a signal on a pickup plate in contact with the object being sensed from the signal on a pickup plate that is isolated from an object being sensed prior to further processing.
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