Application No.: 17/391 ,056
`Reply dated December 28, 2023
`Responseto Office Action of September 29, 2023
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`Please AMEND claims 1-6, 8, 9, and 11 as shown below.
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`Please ADD new claim 15 as shownbelow.
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`This claim list replacesall prior claim lists in the Application.
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A display device comprising:
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`a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels and transistors to display an
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`image, the display panel including a first area and a second area;
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`a fingerprint sensor disposed underthe substratethedisplaypane!in the first area
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`and in a different layer than the transistors:
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`a touch sensorto sense a touchposition according to a touch of a user on the
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`display panelin the first area and the second area;
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`a sensor control [[unit]]circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by
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`sensing light variation or ultrasonic wave variation and the touch sensor by sensing
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`capacitance; and
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`a display driving [[unit]] circuit to control an image display operation of the display
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`panel by generating an imagedriving signal, [[; and]]
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`wherein the sensor control [[unit]]circuit sequentially or simultaneously is configured
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`to drive the touch sensor andthe fingerprint sensor, and
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`wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.
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`Application No.: 17/391 ,056
`Reply dated December 28, 2023
`Responseto Office Action of September 29, 2023
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`2. (Currently Amended) The display device of claim 1, further comprising a chip on
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`film, wherein the fingerprint sensor is connected to the sensorcontrol circuit[[unit]] through
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`the chip on film.
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`3. (Currently Amended) A display device comprising:
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`a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels and transistors to display an
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`image, the display panel including a first area and a second area;
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`a fingerprint sensor disposed underthe substrate the-displaypane? in the first area
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`and in a different layer than the transistors:
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`a touch sensorto sense a touchposition according to a touch of a user on the
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`display panelin the first area and the second area;_and
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`a control [[unit]]circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by sensing
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`light variation or ultrasonic wave variation, the touch sensor by sensing capacitance, and
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`the display panel by generating an image data signal, |[; and]]
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`wherein the control [[unit]]circuit sequentially or simultaneously is configured to drive
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`the touch sensor, the fingerprint sensor and the display panel, and
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`wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.
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`4. (Currently Amended) The display device of claim 3, further comprising a chip on
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`film, wherein the fingerprint sensor is connected to the control circuit[[unit]] through the chip
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`on film.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) A display device comprising:
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`Application No.: 17/391 ,056
`Reply dated December 28, 2023
`Responseto Office Action of September 29, 2023
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`a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels and transistors to display an
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`image, the display panel including a first area and a second area;
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`a fingerprint sensor disposed underthe substrate the-displaypane? in the first area
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`and in a different layer than the transistors:
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`a touch sensorto sense a touchposition according to a touch of a user on the
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`display panelin the first area and the second area;
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`a sensor control [[unit]]circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by
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`sensing light variation or ultrasonic wave variation and the touch sensor_by sensing
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`capacitance; and
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`a display driving [[unit]]circuit to control an image display operation of the display
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`panel_by generating an imagedriving signal,
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`wherein the sensor control [[unit]]circuit sequentially or simultaneously is configured
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`to drive the touch sensor andthe fingerprint sensor, and
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`wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.
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`6. (Currently Amended) Thedisplay device of claim 5, further comprising a chip on
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`film, wherein the fingerprint sensor is connected to the sensorcontrol circuit[[unit]] through
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`the chip on film.
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`7.
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`(Original) The display device of claim 5, further comprising an identification
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`pattern disposedin a portion of the first area to recognize a position of a fingerprint sensor
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`area to the user.
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`8.
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`(Currently Amended) A display device comprising:
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`a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels and transistors to display an
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`image, the display panel including a first area and a second area;
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`a fingerprint sensor disposed underthe substratethedisplaypane!in the first area
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`Application No.: 17/391 ,056
`Reply dated December 28, 2023
`Responseto Office Action of September 29, 2023
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`and in a different layer than the transistors:
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`a touch sensorto sense a touchposition according to a touch of a user on the
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`display panelin the first area and the second area; and
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`a control [[unit]]circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor_by sensing
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`light variation or ultrasonic wave variation, the touch sensor by sensing capacitance, and
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`the display panel_by generating an image data signal; [[and]]
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`wherein the control [[unit]]circuit sequentially or simultaneously is configured to drive
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`the touch sensor, the fingerprint sensor and the display panel, and
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`wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) The display device of claim 8, further comprising a chip on
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`film, wherein the fingerprint sensor is connectedto the control circuit[[unit]] through the chip
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`on film.
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`10. (Original) The display device of claim 8, further comprising an identification
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`pattern disposedin a portion of the first area to recognize a position of a fingerprint sensor
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`area to the user.
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`11.(Currently Amended) A display device comprising:
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`a display panel including a substrate supporting pixels and transistors to display an
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`image, the display panel including a first area and a second area;
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`a fingerprint sensor disposed underthe substratethedisplaypane!in the first area
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`and in a different layer than the transistors:
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`Application No.: 17/391 ,056
`Reply dated December 28, 2023
`Responseto Office Action of September 29, 2023
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`a touch sensorto sense a touchposition according to a touch of a user on the
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`display panelin the first area and the second area;
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`a sensor control [[unit]]circuit to control an operation of the fingerprint sensor by
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`sensinglight variation or ultrasonic wave variation; and
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`a display driving [[unit]]circuit to control an image display operation of the display
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`panel_by generating an imagedriving signal, [[; and]]
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`wherein the first area is enclosed by the second area in a plan view.
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`12. (Withdrawn) A display device comprising:
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`a substrate including, in a plan view,a first area and a second area adjacentto the
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`first area;
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`a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate to display an image;
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`a fingerprint sensor disposedin the first area below the substrate;
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`a touch sensorto sense a touchposition according to a touch of a user on the
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`substrate in the first area and the second area;
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`an insulating layer on the substrate;
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`a pixel defining layer on the substrate; and
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`a passivation layer on the substrate,
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`wherein the plurality of pixels include at least onefirst pixel in the first area and a
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`second pixel in the second area,
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`wherein the first pixel includes at least one first sub-pixel,
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`wherein the second pixel includes at least one second sub-pixel,
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`wherein eachofthe first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel emits one wavelength of
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`Application No.: 17/391 ,056
`Reply dated December 28, 2023
`Responseto Office Action of September 29, 2023
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`light selected from the group of red light, green light, and blue light,
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`wherein the first sub-pixel comprises:
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`a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
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`an emission layer disposed on thefirst electrode; and
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`a second electrode disposed on the emission layer,
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`wherein the insulating layer is disposed between the substrate and thefirst
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`electrode,
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`wherein the insulating layer overlaps the pixel defining layer and the passivation
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`layer in the first area and in the second areain a plan view,
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`wherein the first sub-pixel further includes at least one structure selected from the
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`group of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, and an
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`electron injection layer, the at least one structure being disposed between thefirst electrode
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`and the second electrode,
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`wherein a size ofthe first pixel is substantially the same as a size of the second
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`pixel,
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`and
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`wherein the first area is enclosed by the second areain a plan view,
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`wherein the touch sensoris a self-capacitance type or a mutual-capacitancetype,
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`wherein the touch sensor includes:
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`a first touch electrode; and
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`a second touch electrode spaced apart from the first touch electrode and
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`forming a capacitance with the first touch electrode.
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`13. (Withdrawn) The display device of claim 12, wherein eachofthefirst touch
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`electrode and the second touch electrode comprises a mesh structure,
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