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Be described below in detail embodiments of the present invention, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or similar label represents same or similar element or has element that is identical or similar functions from start to finish.Being exemplary below by the embodiment be described with reference to the drawings, only for explaining the present invention, and can not limitation of the present invention being interpreted as.
In describing the invention, it is to be appreciated that term " first ", " second " only for describing object, and can not be interpreted as instruction or hint relative importance or the implicit quantity indicating indicated technical characteristic.Thus, be limited with " first ", the feature of " second " can express or impliedly comprise one or more described features.In describing the invention, the implication of " multiple " is two or more, unless otherwise expressly limited specifically.
In describing the invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " installation ", " being connected ", " connection " should be interpreted broadly, and such as, can be fixedly connected with, also can be removably connect, or connect integratedly; Can be mechanical connection, also can be electrically connected or can intercom mutually; Can be directly be connected, also indirectly can be connected by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals or the interaction relationship of two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned term concrete meaning in the present invention can be understood as the case may be.
Disclosing hereafter provides many different embodiments or example is used for realizing different structure of the present invention.Of the present invention open in order to simplify, hereinafter the parts of specific examples and setting are described.Certainly, they are only example, and object does not lie in restriction the present invention.In addition, the present invention can in different example repeat reference numerals and/or reference letter, this repetition is to simplify and clearly object, itself does not indicate discussed various embodiment and/or relation between setting.In addition, the various specific technique that the invention provides and the example of material, but those of ordinary skill in the art can recognize the application of other techniques and/or the use of other materials.
Refer to Fig. 1, the data processing method for fingerprint sensor of better embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps:
S11: judge whether this fingerprint sensor carries out finger scan, if not, enters step S12, if so, enters step S13;
S12: detect and store the noise signal of this fingerprint sensor;
S13: receive multiple fingerprint signals that this fingerprint sensor exports;
S14: respectively according to two or more sequential, exports the plurality of fingerprint signal to data converter at two or more different passages respectively;
S15: utilize this noise signal to carry out noise elimination to the plurality of fingerprint signal through this data converter process.
In step s 11, incorporated by reference to Fig. 2, the fingerprint sensor 200 used by present embodiment comprises frame 202 and by the two-dimensional detection array 206 of multiple sensing unit 204 by rearranging.
This frame 202 is looped around this two-dimensional detection array 206 around, and provides collection signal (such as AC signal) when finger scan to finger (not shown).Such as, frame 202 can be connected with emitting electrode to export this collection signal.
Each sensing unit 204 completes the collection of the single pixel to fingerprint image.Such as, the size of each sensing unit 204 is generally about 50um*50um.The size of the electric capacity formed between sensing unit 204 and finger just represents the crestal line of fingerprint or the feature of valley line, so multiple finger capacitance that all sensing units 204 of detection arrays 206 and finger are formed just represent the ridge paddy feature of fingerprint image.
During scanning fingerprint, transmit collection signal by frame 202 to finger and export multiple fingerprint signal to make fingerprint sensor 200.This collection signal can be AC signal, as the AC signal of sine wave, square wave or triangular wave.This fingerprint signal can be the voltage signal produced according to this finger capacitance.Sensing unit 204 correspondence exports a fingerprint signal.
Therefore, in one embodiment, by judging whether to launch collection signal to judge whether fingerprint sensor 200 is carrying out finger scan.
For fingerprint sensor 200, when carrying out fingerprint detection, except fingerprint signal, also there is multiple noise signal (comprising interference and error), noise signal significantly can reduce the accuracy of detection of fingerprint, so the restraint speckle signal that must take effective measure to.Therefore in step s 12, when fingerprint sensor 200 does not carry out finger scan, first detect and store the noise signal of fingerprint sensor 200, for the noise signal eliminating fingerprint sensor 200 below provides data, make data handling procedure succinctly efficient.
In step S14, incorporated by reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, multiple fingerprint signals that fingerprint sensor 200 exports arrive sampling hold circuit 208, and the output terminal of sampling hold circuit 208 is connected to data converter 210.In present embodiment, multiple fingerprint signal exports data converter 210 with 3 different transmission channel A, B, C (calling first passage A, second channel B and third channel C in the following text) to from sampling hold circuit 208.Accordingly, data converter 210 comprises three receiving ports A1, A2, A3 and three selector switch (not shown), each receiving port is connected with corresponding transmission channel and selector switch, as shown in Figure 4, receiving port A1 connects first passage A and first selector switch, receiving port A2 connects second channel B and second selector switch, and receiving port A3 connects third channel C and the 3rd selector switch.Other circuit of output terminal connection data converter 210 inside of three selector switch.Other circuit of data converter 210 inside owing to not relating to the present invention, therefore launches no longer in detail at this.
Incorporated by reference to Fig. 5, the plurality of fingerprint signal can export data converter 210 to respectively according to three different sequential T1, T2, T3 (calling the first sequential T1, the second sequential T2 and the 3rd sequential T3 in the following text).In example as shown in Figure 5, for each sequential, the Time Created when Time Created of data is single-channel data transfers 5 times of Tsetup, therefore, the data processing method of present embodiment considerably increases available data transmission period, significantly reduces the power consumption problems of too of requirement to signaling rate and fingerprint sensor 200.3rd selector switch closes and the sequential that disconnects can be identical with the 3rd sequential T3, and second selector switch closes and the sequential that disconnects can be identical with the second sequential T2, and first selector switch closes and the sequential that disconnects can be identical with the first sequential T1.
Particularly, this sampling hold circuit 208 comprise multiple sampling keep module shn and multiple switch S n (n=0 in present embodiment, 1,2 ..., 19), each switch S n is connected to each sampling and keeps between module shn and this data converter 210.Can module shn and multiple switch S be kept to be divided into multiple control combination multiple sampling, such as 3 control combinations, first control combination comprises the maintenance module sh0 that samples, switch S 0, the maintenance module sh3 that samples, switch S 3, the maintenance module sh6 that samples, switch S 6, the maintenance module sh9 that samples, switch S 9, the maintenance module sh12 that samples, switch S 12, the maintenance module sh15 that samples, switch S 15, sample maintenance module sh18 and switch S 18.Second control combination comprises the maintenance module sh1 that samples, switch S 1, the maintenance module sh4 that samples, switch S 4, the maintenance module sh7 that samples, switch S 7, the maintenance module sh10 that samples, switch S 10, the maintenance module sh13 that samples, switch S 13, the maintenance module sh16 that samples, switch S 16, sample maintenance module sh19 and switch S 19.3rd control combination comprises the maintenance module sh2 that samples, switch S 2, the maintenance module sh5 that samples, switch S 5, the maintenance module sh8 that samples, switch S 8, the maintenance module sh11 that samples, switch S 11, the maintenance module sh14 that samples, switch S 14, sample maintenance module sh17 and switch S 17.
First sequential T1 is the switching sequence of switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18, as, high level represents that switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18 closes, and low level represents that switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18 disconnect.
When switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18 close, sampling keeps module sh0, sh3, sh6, sh9, sh12, sh15, sh18 can keep the fingerprint signal in module sh0, sh3, sh6, sh9, sh12, sh15, sh18 to export data converter 210 to through first passage A by being temporarily stored in sampling.
Second sequential T2 is the switching sequence of switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19, as, high level represents that switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19 closes, and low level represents that switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19 disconnect.
When switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19 close, sampling keeps module sh1, sh4, sh7, sh10, sh13, sh16, sh19 can keep the fingerprint signal in module sh1, sh4, sh7, sh10, sh13, sh16, sh19 to export data converter 210 to through second channel B by being temporarily stored in sampling.
3rd sequential T3 is the switching sequence of switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17, as, high level represents that switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17 closes, and low level represents that switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17 disconnect.
When switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17 close, sampling keeps module sh2, sh5, sh8, sh11, sh14 and sh17 can keep the fingerprint signal in module sh2, sh5, sh8, sh11, sh14 and sh17 to export data converter 210 to through third channel C by being temporarily stored in sampling.Therefore, multiple fingerprint signal outputs to data converter 210 by multiplex channel A, B, C.
In step S15, noise elimination is carried out to the plurality of fingerprint signal through the process of this data converter 210, and then improves the accuracy of detection of fingerprint.
In the present embodiment, this data processing method also comprises step S16: store or output noise eliminate after the plurality of fingerprint signal.Therefore, data processing method noise can be eliminated after the plurality of fingerprint signal carry out storing and processing At All Other Times for subsequent conditioning circuit, or the plurality of fingerprint signal after direct output noise elimination processes to subsequent conditioning circuit, improves the dirigibility of data processing.
In the present embodiment, this data processing method also comprises step S17: the plurality of fingerprint signal after eliminating noise carries out filtering process.Fingerprint signal is still including a part of surplus noise after the noise elimination stage, and therefore, this data processing method carries out filtering process again to these surplus noises, the further accuracy of detection improving fingerprint.
In sum, above-mentioned data processing method, to the process of fingerprint sensor 200 noise, adopts and detects noise and fingerprint signal timesharing, stored by noise, eliminated by noise, improve the accuracy of detection of fingerprint signal when pending fingerprint signal detects; And for the fingerprint signal that fingerprint sensor 200 exports, adopt the mode of multichannel time-sharing multiplex to export, thus increase available data transmission period, significantly reduce the requirement to signaling rate and fingerprint sensor 200 power consumption problems of too.
Please refer to the drawing 3, the electronic installation 100 of better embodiment of the present invention comprises fingerprint sensor 200, sampling hold circuit 208, data converter 210, noise cancellation module 212 and processing module 214.Data converter 210 is analog to digital converter (ADC).This fingerprint sensor 200, this sampling hold circuit 208, this data converter 210 and this noise cancellation module 212 connect successively, and this processing module 214 connects this fingerprint sensor 200, this sampling hold circuit 208, this data converter 210 and this noise cancellation module 212.This electronic installation 100 is such as the electronic installation of mobile phone, panel computer, notebook computer, Intelligent worn device, audio player or video player etc.
This fingerprint sensor 200 is for scanning fingerprint and export multiple fingerprint signal according to this fingerprint.Incorporated by reference to Fig. 2, fingerprint sensor 200 comprises frame 202 and by the two-dimensional detection array 206 of multiple sensing unit 204 by rearranging.
This frame 202 is looped around this two-dimensional detection array 206 around, and provides collection signal (such as AC signal) when finger scan to finger (not shown).Such as, frame 202 can be connected with emitting electrode to export this collection signal.
Each sensing unit 204 completes the collection of the single pixel to fingerprint image.Such as, the size of each sensing unit 204 is generally about 50um*50um.The size of the electric capacity formed between sensing unit 204 and finger just represents the crestal line of fingerprint or the feature of valley line, so multiple finger capacitance that all sensing units 204 of detection arrays 206 and finger are formed just represent the ridge paddy feature of fingerprint image.
During scanning fingerprint, transmit collection signal by frame 202 to finger and export multiple fingerprint signal to make fingerprint sensor 200.This collection signal can be AC signal, as the AC signal of sine wave, square wave or triangular wave.This fingerprint signal can be the voltage signal produced according to this finger capacitance.Sensing unit 204 correspondence exports a fingerprint signal.
This sampling hold circuit 208 is for exporting the plurality of fingerprint signal to this data converter 210 at two or more different passages respectively.
In present embodiment, this sampling hold circuit 208 comprises multiple sampling and keeps module shn and multiple switch S n (in present embodiment, n=0,1,2 ..., 19), each switch S is connected to each sampling and keeps between module shn and this data converter 210.The fingerprint signal that each sampling keeps module shn to export for receiving the sensing unit 204 that keeps module shn to be connected with this sampling.By the closed of gauge tap S or disconnection, and make corresponding fingerprint signal export data converter 210 to, or do not export data converter 210 to.
This processing module 214 is for judging whether this fingerprint sensor 200 carries out finger scan.Such as, processing module 214 is by judging whether to launch collection signal to judge whether fingerprint sensor 200 is carrying out finger scan.
If not, this processing module 214 is for detecting and storing the noise signal of this fingerprint sensor 200.For fingerprint sensor 200, when carrying out fingerprint detection, except fingerprint signal, also there is multiple noise signal (comprising interference and error), noise signal significantly can reduce the precision of detection system, so the restraint speckle signal that must take effective measure to.Therefore, the error produced in " fingerprint detector 200 → sampling hold circuit 208 → data converter 210 " process and undesired signal will first be detected and store.Therefore processing module 214, when fingerprint sensor 200 does not carry out finger scan, first detects and stores above-mentioned noise signal, for the noise signal eliminating fingerprint sensor 200 below provides data, makes data handling procedure succinctly efficient.Electronic installation 100 also comprises first memory 216, and first memory 216 is connected with processing module 214.Noise signal can be stored in first memory 216 by processing module 214.
If so, this processing module 214 for, respectively according to two or more sequential, control this sampling hold circuit 208 and export the plurality of fingerprint signal to this data converter 210 at two or more different passages respectively.
Particularly, incorporated by reference to Fig. 4, in the present embodiment, multiple fingerprint signal inputs to data converter 210 with 3 different transmission channel A, B, C (calling first passage A, second channel B and third channel C in the following text) from sampling hold circuit 208.Accordingly, data converter 210 comprises three receiver modules A1, A2, A3, and each receiver module connects with corresponding transmission channel, and as receiver module A1 connects first passage A, receiver module A2 connects second channel B, and receiver module A3 connects third channel C.
Incorporated by reference to Fig. 5, the plurality of fingerprint signal can export data converter 210 to according to three different sequential T1, T2, T3 (calling the first sequential T1, the second sequential T2 and the 3rd sequential T3 in the following text) respectively.In example as shown in Figure 5, for each sequential, the Time Created when Time Created of data is single-channel data transfers 5 times of Tsetup, therefore, the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment considerably increases available data transmission period, significantly reduces and consumes problems of too to the requirement of signaling rate and fingerprint sensor merit 200.
Particularly, multiple sampling can keep module shn and multiple switch S n to be divided into multiple control combination by processing module 214, such as 3 control combinations, first control combination comprises the maintenance module sh0 that samples, switch S 0, the maintenance module sh3 that samples, switch S 3, the maintenance module sh6 that samples, switch S 6, the maintenance module sh9 that samples, switch S 9, the maintenance module sh12 that samples, switch S 12, the maintenance module sh15 that samples, switch S 15, sample maintenance module sh18 and switch S 18.Second control combination comprises the maintenance module sh1 that samples, switch S 1, the maintenance module sh4 that samples, switch S 4, the maintenance module sh7 that samples, switch S 7, the maintenance module sh10 that samples, switch S 10, the maintenance module sh13 that samples, switch S 13, the maintenance module sh16 that samples, switch S 16, sample maintenance module sh19 and switch S 19.3rd control combination comprises the maintenance module sh2 that samples, switch S 2, the maintenance module sh5 that samples, switch S 5, the maintenance module sh8 that samples, switch S 8, the maintenance module sh11 that samples, switch S 11, the maintenance module sh14 that samples, switch S 14, sample maintenance module sh17 and switch S 17.
First sequential T1 is the switching sequence of switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18, as, high level represents that switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18 closes, and low level represents that switch S 0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18 disconnect.Processing module 214 is according to the closed of the first sequential T1 gauge tap S0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18 and disconnect.
When processing module 214 closes according to the first sequential T1 gauge tap S0, switch S 3, switch S 6, switch S 9, switch S 12, switch S 15 and switch S 18, sampling keeps module sh0, sh3, sh6, sh9, sh12, sh15, sh18 can keep the fingerprint signal in module sh0, sh3, sh6, sh9, sh12, sh15, sh18 to export data converter 210 to through first passage A by being temporarily stored in sampling.
Second sequential T2 is the switching sequence of switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19, as, high level represents that switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19 closes, and low level represents that switch S 1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19 disconnect.Processing module 214 is according to the closed of the second sequential T2 gauge tap S1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19 and disconnect.
When processing module 214 closes according to the second sequential T2 gauge tap S1, switch S 4, switch S 7, switch S 10, switch S 13, switch S 16 and switch S 19, sampling keeps module sh1, sh4, sh7, sh10, sh13, sh16, sh19 can keep the fingerprint signal in module sh1, sh4, sh7, sh10, sh13, sh16, sh19 to export data converter 210 to through second channel B by being temporarily stored in sampling.
3rd sequential T3 is the switching sequence of switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17, as, high level represents that switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17 closes, and low level represents that switch S 2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17 disconnect.Processing module 214 is according to the closed of the 3rd sequential T3 gauge tap S2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17 and disconnect.
When processing module 214 closes according to the 3rd sequential T3 gauge tap S2, switch S 5, switch S 8, switch S 11, switch S 14 and switch S 17, sampling keeps module sh2, sh5, sh8, sh11, sh14 and sh17 can keep the fingerprint signal in module sh2, sh5, sh8, sh11, sh14 and sh17 to export data converter 210 to through third channel C by being temporarily stored in sampling.Therefore, processing module 214 exports multiple fingerprint signal to data converter 210 by multiplex channel A, B, C.
This noise cancellation module 212 carries out noise elimination for utilizing this noise signal to the plurality of fingerprint signal through the process of this data converter 210, and then improves the accuracy of detection of fingerprint.
In one embodiment, electronic installation 100 also comprises second memory 218.Second memory 218 is connected with this noise cancellation module 212 and processing module 214.Second memory 218 is for storing the plurality of fingerprint signal after noise elimination.Processing module 214 is also for the plurality of fingerprint signal after output noise elimination.Therefore, this electronic installation 100 can improve the dirigibility of data processing.
In one embodiment, this processing module 214 is also for carrying out filtering process to the plurality of fingerprint signal after noise elimination.This electronic installation 100 can carry out filtering process again to surplus noise, the further accuracy of detection improving fingerprint.Multiple fingerprint signals after filtering process also can be stored in second memory 218.Be appreciated that first memory 216 and second memory 218 can be the different memory locations of same memory storage, or different memory storages.
In sum, above-mentioned electronic installation 100, to the process of fingerprint sensor 200 noise, adopts and detects noise and fingerprint signal timesharing, stored by noise, eliminated by noise, improve the accuracy of detection of fingerprint signal when pending fingerprint signal detects; And for the fingerprint signal that fingerprint sensor 200 exports, adopt the mode of multichannel time-sharing multiplex to export, thus increase available data transmission period, significantly reduce and problems of too is consumed to the requirement of signaling rate and fingerprint sensor merit 200.
In the description of this instructions, specific features, structure, material or feature that the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " exemplary embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means to describe in conjunction with described embodiment or example are contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or example.In this manual, identical embodiment or example are not necessarily referred to the schematic representation of above-mentioned term.And the specific features of description, structure, material or feature can combine in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiment or example.
In addition, term " first ", " second " only for describing object, and can not be interpreted as instruction or hint relative importance or imply the quantity indicating indicated technical characteristic.Thus, be limited with " first ", the feature of " second " can express or impliedly comprise at least one this feature.In describing the invention, the implication of " multiple " is at least two, such as two, three etc., unless otherwise expressly limited specifically.
Describe and can be understood in process flow diagram or in this any process otherwise described or method, represent and comprise one or more for realizing the module of the code of the executable instruction of the step of specific logical function or process, fragment or part, and the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises other realization, wherein can not according to order that is shown or that discuss, comprise according to involved function by the mode while of basic or by contrary order, carry out n-back test, this should understand by embodiments of the invention person of ordinary skill in the field.
In flow charts represent or in this logic otherwise described and/or step, such as, the sequencing list of the executable instruction for realizing logic function can be considered to, may be embodied in any computer-readable medium, for instruction execution system, device or equipment (as computer based system, comprise the system of processor or other can from instruction execution system, device or equipment instruction fetch and perform the system of instruction) use, or to use in conjunction with these instruction execution systems, device or equipment.With regard to this instructions, " computer-readable medium " can be anyly can to comprise, store, communicate, propagate or transmission procedure for instruction execution system, device or equipment or the device that uses in conjunction with these instruction execution systems, device or equipment.The example more specifically (non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable medium comprises following: the electrical connection section (electronic installation) with one or more wiring, portable computer diskette box (magnetic device), random access memory (RAM), ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), erasablely edit ROM (read-only memory) (EPROM or flash memory), fiber device, and portable optic disk ROM (read-only memory) (CDROM).In addition, computer-readable medium can be even paper or other suitable media that can print described program thereon, because can such as by carrying out optical scanning to paper or other media, then carry out editing, decipher or carry out process with other suitable methods if desired and electronically obtain described program, be then stored in computer memory.
Should be appreciated that each several part of the present invention can realize with hardware, software, firmware or their combination.In the above-described embodiment, multiple step or method can with to store in memory and the software performed by suitable instruction execution system or firmware realize.Such as, if realized with hardware, the same in another embodiment, can realize by any one in following technology well known in the art or their combination: the discrete logic with the logic gates for realizing logic function to data-signal, there is the special IC of suitable combinational logic gate circuit, programmable gate array (PGA), field programmable gate array (FPGA) etc.
Those skilled in the art are appreciated that realizing all or part of step that above-described embodiment method carries is that the hardware that can carry out instruction relevant by program completes, described program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable recording medium, this program perform time, step comprising embodiment of the method one or a combination set of.
In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention can be integrated in a processing module, also can be that the independent physics of unit exists, also can be integrated in a module by two or more unit.Above-mentioned integrated module both can adopt the form of hardware to realize, and the form of software function module also can be adopted to realize.If described integrated module using the form of software function module realize and as independently production marketing or use time, also can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.
The above-mentioned storage medium mentioned can be ROM (read-only memory), disk or CD etc.Although illustrate and describe embodiments of the invention above, be understandable that, above-described embodiment is exemplary, can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art can change above-described embodiment within the scope of the invention, revises, replace and modification.