Alleged iPhone 5S Parts Surface Once Again, Still No Sign of Fingerprint Scanner

[JonaD]

Innovation is a cinch

I can add a single 'contact lens' to any camera, including those in Apple devices, that is essentially a fresnel beamsplitter with light source.

The edge would be concentric fresnel profiles, the center would be transparent. The optic would send the IR light from a single L.E.D to a finger pressed on the contact surface in front of the camera, and then collect it back to the image plane of the camera, where software would read the finger print information.

Thus, the built in camera, with a single small L.E.D., and one small plastic embossed 'sampling fresnel' could act as a biometric sensor.

I suggest that Apple will simply do something like that, rather than add an entire separate assembly... as the total additional hardware cost of what I just described, ...is less than a nickel. So what do you think?

 

[Vanilla35]

I can add a single 'contact lens' to any camera, including those in Apple devices, that is essentially a fresnel beamsplitter with light source.

The edge would be concentric fresnel profiles, the center would be transparent. The optic would send the IR light from a single L.E.D to a finger pressed on the contact surface in front of the camera, and then collect it back to the image plane of the camera, where software would read the finger print information.

Thus, the built in camera, with a single small L.E.D., and one small plastic embossed 'sampling fresnel' could act as a biometric sensor.

I suggest that Apple will simply do something like that, rather than add an entire separate assembly... as the total additional hardware cost of what I just described, ...is less than a nickel. So what do you think?

If we're suggesting apple will do something "health" related then I'm on board. It wouldn't be far-fetched to see them add a native app like that given that the S4 just did that this year. Apple and Android always like to catch up to each other

 

[HooRide]

In the picture, the connector for the home button has 10 pins, 8 more than is necessary for just a simple on/off button. Maybe there is something else to it?

 

[glutenenvy]

Can you use the scanner for anything else than a finger scanner to make it useful?

 

[olowott]

Please let there be a Fingerprint sensor

 

[hchung]

I can add a single 'contact lens' to any camera, including those in Apple devices, that is essentially a fresnel beamsplitter with light source.

The edge would be concentric fresnel profiles, the center would be transparent. The optic would send the IR light from a single L.E.D to a finger pressed on the contact surface in front of the camera, and then collect it back to the image plane of the camera, where software would read the finger print information.

Thus, the built in camera, with a single small L.E.D., and one small plastic embossed 'sampling fresnel' could act as a biometric sensor.

I suggest that Apple will simply do something like that, rather than add an entire separate assembly... as the total additional hardware cost of what I just described, ...is less than a nickel. So what do you think?

Not good enough:
1) For your idea to work, it'd have to be over one of the cameras. The back camera location is too awkward. Using the front camera where it is now ends up having your hand cover the screen as you scan. Customers would be confused as they wouldn't have any feedback as to whether or not the scan succeeded.
2) Putting a lens like that would decrease the picture quality of that camera. Given the importance of picturetaking on the iPhone, not a good choice.
3) Your idea would be best implemented as a separate sensor instead of combining with a general purpose camera... but then it'd probably more expensive than existing fingerprint sensors.

 

[Gjwilly]

In the picture, the connector for the home button has 10 pins, 8 more than is necessary for just a simple on/off button. Maybe there is something else to it?

That was the leading rumor a few months back when the pic of this part first surfaced.
Either a fingerprint sensor or a capacitive home button.
Or maybe a lighted home button.

I guess we'll find out next month.

 

[asthamapheo]

OMG! the rumored fingerprint scanner is the only thing which makes most of us excited about the iphone 5s, leaving out the fingerprint scanner will affect the iphone 5S's sales. apple, please dont do this to us, i didnt bought any other phone because of the rumor that 5s will include a fingerprint scanner.