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Contact imaging device

US6333989A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 1999
Grant dateDec 25, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/1306
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fingerprint sensing device and recognition system includes a capacitive array of sense elements in conjunction with a means of determining motion of a surface being imaged. A plurality of images is combined to form a composite image having an area that is greater than the area of a single captured image. The sensing device is disposed between protective surfaces and supported by a flexible structure.

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