Electronic device with shared near field communications and sensor structures

    公开(公告)号:AU2013226355A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-28

    申请号:AU2013226355

    申请日:2013-02-25

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: An electronic device may have electrical components such as sensors. A sensor may have sensor circuitry that gathers sensor data using a conductive structure. The sensor may be a touch sensor that uses the conductive structure to form a capacitive touch sensor electrode or may be a fingerprint sensor that uses the conductive structure with a fingerprint electrode array to handle fingerprint sensor signals. Near field communications circuitry may be included in an electronic device. When operated in a sensor mode, the sensor circuitry may use the conductive structure to gather a fingerprint or other sensor data. When operated in near field communications mode, the near field communications circuitry can use the conductive structure to transmit and receive capacitively coupled or inductively coupled near field communications signals. A fingerprint sensor may have optical structures that communicate with external equipment.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SHARED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSOR STRUCTURES
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    ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SHARED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSOR STRUCTURES 审中-公开
    具有共享现场通信和传感器结构的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:WO2013130396A3

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-31

    申请号:PCT/US2013027627

    申请日:2013-02-25

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: An electronic device may have electrical components such as sensors. A sensor may have sensor circuitry that gathers sensor data using a conductive structure. The sensor may be a touch sensor that uses the conductive structure to form a capacitive touch sensor electrode or may be a fingerprint sensor that uses the conductive structure with a fingerprint electrode array to handle fingerprint sensor signals. Near field communications circuitry may be included in an electronic device. When operated in a sensor mode, the sensor circuitry may use the conductive structure to gather a fingerprint or other sensor data. When operated in near field communications mode, the near field communications circuitry can use the conductive structure to transmit and receive capacitively coupled or inductively coupled near field communications signals. A fingerprint sensor may have optical structures that communicate with external equipment.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有诸如传感器的电气部件。 传感器可以具有使用导电结构收集传感器数据的传感器电路。 传感器可以是使用导电结构形成电容式触摸传感器电极的触摸传感器,或者可以是使用具有指纹电极阵列的导电结构来处理指纹传感器信号的指纹传感器。 近场通信电路可以包括在电子设备中。 当在传感器模式下操作时,传感器电路可以使用导电结构来收集指纹或其他传感器数据。 当在近场通信模式下操作时,近场通信电路可以使用导电结构来发射和接收电容耦合或电感耦合的近场通信信号。 指纹传感器可以具有与外部设备通信的光学结构。

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