Methods and apparatus for authentication in an electronic device
US10691780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device, comprising one or more input devices, for receiving biometric input from a user and generating one or more biometric input signals; an applications processor; a mixer configurable by the applications processor to provide a first signal path between one or more of the input devices and the applications processor; and a biometric authentication module coupled to the one or more input devices via a second signal path that does not include the mixer, for performing authentication of at least one of the one or more biometric input signals.
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