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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Pope, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shawn Arnold, Cupertino, CA (US);
Barry J. Corlett, Brisbane, CA (US);
Terry L. Gilton, Boise, ID (US);
Syed Husaini, Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven Webster, Cupertino, CA (US);
Scott A. Myers, Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew D. Hill, Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin B. Lyon, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.