Apple could work on in-display infrared fingerprint scanner, patent suggests

Apple He received a patent for image sensor located under the screen for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office The patent filed in October 2018 suggests that the company may be considering adding technology to on-screen fingerprint scan in your future offers. In the old days, Apple I use a physical fingerprint scanner called Touch ID

then moved to Face ID with his series iPhone X. According to the patent, the input sensor will be placed between the “outer protective cover” and the “display battery”.

The patent Presented by Apple with the US Patent and Trademark Office with the patent number 10824837 B2 in October 2018

, has now been granted. Includes plans for a ‘optical imaging sensorWhich is “placed at least partially behind a screen and configured to emit shortwave infrared light.”

It should be noted that patents often point to avenues that a company can explore. Patented research does not always have to result in mass production. The Apple patent

suggests that you plan to introduce a integrated fingerprint scanner with a device, however, it’s currently unclear whether that might be for the next-gen iPhone and iPad models, if at all.

The Apple patent includes a protective outer coating which will be the interface surface, a screen placed next to the protective outer cover and an optical imaging system comprising a light emitting element which produces shortwave infrared light. Basically, this is how a built-in fingerprint scanner works, because the light reflected from the finger It is used to create a unique image or fingerprint. Another method of on-screen fingerprint authentication it’s him ‘ultrasonic‘, which involves sending ultrasonic pulses to detect ridges and valleys with a fingerprint. is present in the Samsung Galaxy S20 series of phones.

In the old days, Apple stayed away from on-screen fingerprint scan. After your sistema Touch ID

, which was last seen in the iPhone SE (2020), upgraded to Face ID from the Serie iPhone X. Apple also decided to continue with Face ID for his latest series of iPhone 12, but decided to go for Touch ID for its new iPad Air.