Apple screen fingerprint identification patent, I8 homes Home keys

U.S. time on February 14th, apple successfully passed the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued a patent application,

Through the phone screen to identify fingerprints, Apple products in the future to abandon the Home key seemingly impossible.

This patented technology called infrared diode interactive display panel, the initial application by Apple's acquisition of Micro LED display Technology Development Company LuxVue submitted in June 2014. According to online media BGR reported that apple is seeking solutions, without increasing the size and energy consumption of the same premise, combined with sensors and fingerprint identification.

Apple will be in the iPhone or future products, combined with this micro LED (micro LED) sensor technology patents, the answer is still not sure. Rumors of Apple's next generation iPhone 8 will use a full screen, if combined with this new technology on iPhone 8, iPhone will also give up or hide some of the existing features, including photometric sensors and Touch ID. But the technology has just passed the application, the actual introduction of product applications are not so fast.

LEDinside analyst in storage - that, because the mobile phone display technology needs to make a difference, so the patent can be observed, Apple hopes to use the micro technology transfer of mergers and acquisitions of LuxVue, micro LED (micro LED) sensingtechnology display help thin products. Even further combined with micro LED display, and integrate these sensors, the ultimate goal of the technical level of the product. The maturation of LuxVue's micro transfer technology will be crucial.

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