Handheld device

Abstract

A handheld device contains a main body and a sensor disposed on the main body, which is configured to sense biometric data of a person. A recess formed in the main body is disposed relative to the sensor such that an electronic device with a light means is temporarily receivable in the recess and positionable in the recess below the sensor.

Claims

1. A handheld device comprising: a main body; a sensor arranged on the main body and configured to detect biometric data of a person; and a recess formed in the main body and arranged relative to the sensor such that an electronic device with a light means is temporarily receivable in the recess and positionable in the recess below the sensor, wherein the sensor is at least partially transparent to light of at least a predetermined wavelength, optionally corresponding to a wavelength of a light emitted by the light means, and/or wherein the recess is arranged relative to the sensor such that the light means can provide a background illumination for the sensor.

2. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an optical sensor, optionally configured as a shutter pixel sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to capture a fingerprint of a person as biometric data and/or to capture documents, optionally a passport document.

3. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device comprises an interface, optionally arranged in the recess, configured to output the biometric data detected by the sensor, optionally to the electronic device.

4. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device comprises a computer unit configured to control the sensor and/or to process the biometric data detected by the sensor, and optionally to output the processed data via the interface.

5. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device comprises an energy storage device and/or an energy supply interface, optionally provided for connection to the electronic device and/or arranged in the recess, for supplying energy to the sensor, the interface and/or the computer unit.

6. (canceled)

7. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is at least partially touch-sensitive, such that user input is possible by touching the sensor on the electronic device.

8. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device comprises a further light means, optionally an LED, an OLED, an AMOLED, wherein the further light means is optionally arranged such that it can provide illumination to the sensor, and/or optionally arranged between the light means and the sensor, above the sensor, and/or laterally of the sensor, wherein the handheld device optionally comprises a TIR light guide arranged such that the further light means couples light into the TIR light guide.

9. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device has a through hole arranged at the main body, at the recess and opposite the sensor, wherein the handheld device has a through hole arranged at the main body, at the recess and laterally of the sensor, wherein the handheld device comprises light means arranged externally at the main body, optionally opposite the sensor, for optionally outputting a light signal in dependence on the biometric data detected by the sensor, wherein the handheld device comprises a protective cap which is attached to the main body and which is at least temporarily foldable over the sensor, and/or wherein the handheld device comprises a lamellar protective structure which is attached to the main body and which is at least temporarily movable over the sensor.

10. A kit-of-parts comprising the handheld device according to claim 1 and an electronic device, optionally a smartphone, with a light means temporarily receivable in the recess of the handheld device, optionally a display of the smartphone and/or a light means arranged at a rear of the smartphone.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0071] The disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings wherein:

[0072] FIG. 1 shows a schematic and perspective view of a front of a kit-of-parts comprising a handleable device and an electronic device temporarily receivable in a recess of the device,

[0073] FIG. 2 shows a schematic and perspective view of the front of a system comprising the handleable device and the electronic device of FIG. 1 temporarily received in the recess of the device, and

[0074] FIG. 3 shows a schematic and perspective view of the rear of the system shown in FIG. 2.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0075] As can be seen from FIG. 1, a kit-of-parts is understood to be the spatial juxtaposition of functionally coordinated individual components, in this case the handheld device 2 and the electronic device 1 in the form of a smartphone.

[0076] The handheld device 2 has a main body 21, a sensor 22 disposed on the main body 21, and a recess 23 formed as a blind hole in the main body.

[0077] Conceivably, the handheld device could include a protective cap (not shown) that is attached to the main body 21 and that is at least temporarily foldable over the sensor 22, and/or a lamellar protective structure (not shown) that is attached to the main body 21 and that is at least temporarily movable over the sensor 22.

[0078] The sensor 22 includes a support surface 221 and is configured to capture one or more fingerprints from a finger or fingers that rest on or are in contact with the support surface 221, as biometric data of a person.

[0079] For this purpose, the sensor 22 is implemented as an optical sensor, which can be implemented as a shutter pixel sensor, i.e., the optical sensor can have an adaptability of an integration time of the individual optical sensor pixels forming the optical sensor.

[0080] As can be seen in particular from FIG. 2, the recess 23 in the main body 21, shown in FIG. 1, is arranged relative to the sensor 22 in such a way that the smartphone 1 can be temporarily accommodated in the recess 23 in such a way that a display 11 of the smartphone 1 acting as a light means can be positioned in the recess 23 below the sensor 22.

[0081] The sensor 22 is partially transparent to light of predetermined wavelengths that at least partially correspond to the wavelengths of light emitted by the display 11 when it is on.

[0082] By arranging the display 11 in the recess 23 so that it faces the sensor 22, the display 11 provides a backlight for the sensor 22.

[0083] In addition to backlighting by the display 11, information can also be displayed to the person whose biometric data is to be captured in terms of guided user interaction by means of the display 11.

[0084] Conceivably, by means of the display 11 a position on the contact surface 221 of the sensor 22 is indicated, at which a finger of the person whose fingerprint is to be captured is to be placed. Additionally or alternatively, it is possible to show which finger or fingers are to be placed, how long the finger or fingers are to be placed, or when a sufficiently good image of the finger or fingers has been captured. It is also conceivable that a notification is integrated for guiding an unrolling of the finger(s).

[0085] Since both the sensor 22 in the area of the contact surface 221 and the display 11 are designed to be touch-sensitive, the smartphone 1 can be used to check whether the person whose fingerprint is to be captured has placed the finger at the displayed position.

[0086] In other words, user inputs can be made by touching the contact surface 221 of the sensor 22 on the smartphone 1.

[0087] Conceivably, the fingerprint, i.e., the biometric data, is recorded or sensed by means of the sensor 22 as soon as the corresponding finger is placed at the position indicated by the display 11.

[0088] The handheld device 2 can comprise a computer unit (not shown). The smartphone 1 can be connected to the handheld device 2 for data transmission via an interface (not shown) arranged within the recess 23.

[0089] The computer unit can be configured to drive the sensor and/or process the biometric data captured by the sensor and optionally output the processed data via the output interface.

[0090] The computer unit can be configured to receive the biometric data captured via the support surface 221, filter it according to predetermined criteria if necessary, and output the possibly filtered biometric data to the smartphone 1 via the interface for further processing. In other words, the captured and possibly filtered biometric data can be output from the handheld device 2 to the smartphone 1 via the interface.

[0091] The smartphone 1 can be configured to match the biometric data received from the handheld device 2 with a database, which can be stored in a cloud and/or on the smartphone 1, and optionally output a control signal via the interface to the handheld device 2 depending on a result of the matching.

[0092] Depending on the control signal received from the smartphone 1 via the interface, the computer unit of the handheld device 2 can be configured to control a light means 24 configured as an LED on a front of the main body 21 of the handheld device 2.

[0093] It is conceivable, for example, that a green light signal is emitted by means of the light means 24 when the recorded biometric data matches a data record of the database and a red light is emitted when the recorded biometric data does not match a data record of the database. This can be done, for example, in the case of an access control.

[0094] In addition or alternatively, the smartphone 1 can be designed to output a control signal to a camera light 12 (see FIG. 3) of the smartphone 1, which is also designed as an LED, depending on the result of the calibration.

[0095] It is conceivable, for example, that a short light signal is emitted when the recorded biometric data matches a data record of the database and a comparatively longer light signal is emitted when the recorded biometric data does not match a data record of the database by means of the camera light means 12. This can be done, for example, during a check of a suspicious person by a security guard.

[0096] In order for the camera light means 12 to be perceptible, the main body 21 has a through hole 25 arranged in the main body 21 in the area of the recess and optionally opposite the sensor 22, i.e., at the back of the handheld device 2.

[0097] In the present case, the through-hole 25 on the rear of the handheld device 2 is arranged and dimensioned in such a way that not only the camera light means 12 is arranged in the region of the through-hole 25 but also a camera 13 of the smartphone 1 is arranged in the region of the through-hole 25. This offers, among other things, the advantage that by means of the camera 13 a photo can be taken of the person (e.g., a suspect) whose biometric data is to be recorded, without having to pull the cell phone out of the holder. In this way, the photo taken by means of the camera 13 can then be directly, quickly and easily assigned to the biometric data recorded by means of the sensor 22, in particular a fingerprint.

[0098] It would also be conceivable to insert the smartphone 1 into the recess 23 of the handheld device 2 rotated by 180° about the longitudinal direction of the smartphone 1, so that the camera light means 12 and the camera 13 face the front and the sensor 22, respectively.

[0099] To ensure substantially complete operability of the smartphone 1, even when inserted, the main body 21 can have a through hole 26 (indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2) arranged laterally in the main body 21, in the region of the recess 23 and laterally of the sensor 22. Thus, the buttons 14 arranged laterally on the smartphone 1 (see FIG. 2) can be accessible to a user even when the smartphone 1 is arranged in the handheld device 2.

[0100] In addition or alternatively to the backlighting provided by the smartphone 1, the handheld device 2 can include, as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a further light means 27 that optionally couples light, into a TIR light guide. The further light means can be, for example, an LED, an OLED and/or an AMOLED. Presently, the further light means 27 is arranged circumferentially laterally of the sensor 22. By means of the further light means 27, the support surface 221 can be illuminated, if necessary, controlled via the computer unit of the handheld device 2 and/or the smartphone 1.

[0101] In order to operate the electronic components described above, i.e., the sensor 22, the interface, the light means 24, the further light means 27 and/or the computer unit, the handheld device 2 has an energy storage device 28, in the form of a rechargeable battery in the present embodiment, at the rear of the main body 21.

[0102] It would also be conceivable to supply energy via an energy supply interface, such as the interface arranged in the recess, so that optionally the energy storage device 28 could be omitted and the handheld device becomes smaller/more compact and thus more handheld. In particular, the smartphone 1 could then be used to supply energy.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0103] 1 smartphone [0104] 11 display [0105] 12 camera light means [0106] 13 camera [0107] 14 lateral keys [0108] 2 handheld device [0109] 21 main body [0110] 22 sensor at front of main body [0111] 221 support surface at front of main body [0112] 23 recess in the main body [0113] 24 light means at the front of the main body [0114] 25 through hole at rear of main body [0115] 26 through hole on side wall of main body [0116] 27 further light means at the front of the main body [0117] 28 energy storage at rear of main body