Samsung Galaxy S10's Rumoured Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner

Samsung Galaxy S10's Rumoured Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner Detailed in New Patent

HIGHLIGHTS

• Us patent and Trademark Office has published Samsung's latest patent,
• Its details the company's new in-display fingerprint scanning tech,
• The new scanner is expected to be integrated in the Galaxy S10.

Samsung has been reported earlier to integrate an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner under the display of the upcoming Galaxy S10 flagship, a system that is much more sophisticated than the optical in-display fingerprint reading solution we have seen so far. Now, the US Patent and Trademark Office has published a Samsung patent application that details the in-display fingerprint sensor system, giving us an idea of how it will be integrated on to the Galaxy S10 next year. The smartphone is expected to release in March 2019.

According to patendley Mobile, Samsung is planning to introduce an ultrasonic transmission/reception module to activate a particular area of the display to capture the fingerprint. The patent details how Samsung plans to use more than one sensor underneath the display to capture fingerprints, and may even use as many as four in-display sensors for more accuracy. The patent also details that the fingerprint processor may use different scan frequencies to record information, and even be able to detect the user's grip to determine the fingerprint sensing area based on the grip state.