Fingerprint sensing control method for fingerprint sensing device

A fingerprint sensing control method for sensing one or more fingerprint sensing signals from a fingerprint sensing device having a plurality of sensing units, the sensing control method comprising:

• calculating a first sensing value according to a first plurality of sensing signals from a first number of one or more sensing units to provide a first sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device;
• and
• calculating a second sensing value according to a second plurality of sensing signals from a second number of one or more sensing units to provide a second sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device, wherein the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity, and the second number is greater than the second number;
• wherein a resolution of the fingerprint sensing device maintains when the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device is varied.

A computer system, comprising:

• a processing device;
• and
• a memory device coupled to the processing device, for storing a program code instructing the processing device to perform a fingerprint sensing control method, wherein the fingerprint sensing control method comprises:
• determining a sensitivity of a fingerprint sensing device;
• grouping one or more of a plurality of fingerprint sensing units located in the same sensing area so as to achieve the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device;
• and
• sensing one or more the fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing device;
• wherein a resolution of the fingerprint sensing device maintains when the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device is varied.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having information recorded thereon for rendering sensing units of a fingerprint sensing device, wherein the information, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following:

• determining a sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device;
• grouping one or more of fingerprint sensing units so as to achieve the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device;
• and
• sensing one or more fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing device;
• wherein a resolution of the fingerprint sensing device maintains when the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device is varied.

A control logic coupled to a fingerprint sensing device, configured to receive sensing information and render the sensing information into control signals for driving the fingerprint sensing device, to perform the following:

• determining a sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device;
• grouping one or more of fingerprint sensing units so as to achieve the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device;
• and
• sensing one or more fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing device;
• wherein a resolution of the fingerprint sensing device maintains when the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device is varied.

A fingerprint sensing control module for sensing one or more fingerprint sensing signals from a fingerprint sensing device having a plurality of fingerprint sensing units, the fingerprint sensing control module comprising:

• a sensing module, coupled to the fingerprint sensing units, and configured to obtain the one or more fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing device, and generate a sensing result based on the one or more fingerprint sensing signals;
• wherein under an operation of a first sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device, the sensing module generates a sensing result based on the one or more fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing units which are divided into a first number of one or more sensing areas each including a first number of one or more fingerprint sensing units of the fingerprint sensing units, and under an operation of a second sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device, the sensing module generates a sensing result based on the one or more fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing units which are divided into a second number of sensing areas each including a second number of one or more fingerprint sensing units of the fingerprint sensing units;
• wherein the first sensitivity is different from the second sensitivity and the first number is different from the second number, such that different numbers of fingerprint sensing units are used to provide fingerprint sensing information and the fingerprint sensing device therefore has different sensitivities;
• wherein a resolution of the fingerprint sensing device maintains when the sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device is varied.