Detection of the opening of a data-entry device
US10747904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/86
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data-entry device includes an upper cover to which a capacitive pad is affixed through the exterior. The capacitive pad has at least one flexible security element having at least one electrical track connected to a cut-detection module in the device. The shape and the mounting of the at least one security device is adapted to exert a force on the internal face of the upper cover.
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