Patent · US Expired

Mobile communication terminal

US7289824B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by

20References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Belhassen Jerbi · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
Josef Laumen · Hildesheim, DE
Andreas Schmidt · Braunschweig, DE
Markus Trauberg · Meschede, DE
Sabine Niekerk · Salzgitter, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2002
Grant date	Oct 30, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/02
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal is molded having an operating surface including a display and a keyboard. A biometric sensor is arranged on the operating surface, for scanning and identifying a fingerprint. The inventive communication terminal can be controlled especially according to the orientation of the fingerprint, which is detected via the sensor.

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