Electronic apparatus with fingerprint sensing function, driving circuit, and method for driving electronic apparatus with fingerprint sensing function

A driving circuit applied in an electronic apparatus with fingerprint sensing function, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a first fingerprint sensor configured to perform a fingerprint detection and a second fingerprint sensor configured to perform a fingerprint detection, and wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a display device, the display device comprises a plurality of display pixels, each display pixel comprises a first display electrode, a second display electrode and a display medium therebetween, the display apparatus provides voltages to the first display electrodes and the second display electrodes to control the display media to display an image, the plurality of display pixels form a display region, and at least one of the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor is disposed in the display region;

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• the driving circuit comprises:
• a first fingerprint detection circuit configured to provide a first fingerprint detection signal to the first fingerprint sensor, wherein the first fingerprint sensor performs a fingerprint detection based on the first fingerprint detection signal;
• a second fingerprint detection circuit configured to provide a second fingerprint detection signal to the second fingerprint sensor, wherein the second fingerprint sensor performs a fingerprint detection based on the second fingerprint detection signal;
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• a control circuit configured to determine whether to control the electronic apparatus to perform a first function, based on fingerprint detection information from the first fingerprint sensor, and determine whether to control the electronic apparatus to perform a second function, based on fingerprint detection information from the second fingerprint sensor.

A method for driving an electronic apparatus with fingerprint sensing function, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a first fingerprint sensor configured to perform a fingerprint detection and a second fingerprint sensor configured to perform a fingerprint detection and wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a display device, the display device comprises a plurality of display pixels, each display pixel comprises a first display electrode, a second display electrode and a display medium therebetween, the display apparatus provides voltages to the first display electrodes and the second display electrodes to control the display media to display an image, the plurality of display pixels form a display region, and at least one of the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor is disposed in the display region;

• and the method comprises:
• providing a first fingerprint detection signal to the first fingerprint sensor;
• driving the first fingerprint sensor to perform a fingerprint detection, based on the first fingerprint detection signal;
• determining whether to control the electronic apparatus to perform a first function, based on fingerprint detection information from the first fingerprint sensor;
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• providing a second fingerprint detection signal to the second fingerprint sensor;
• driving the second fingerprint sensor to perform a fingerprint detection, based on the second fingerprint detection signal;
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• determining whether to control the electronic apparatus to perform a second function, based on fingerprint detection information from the second fingerprint sensor.