Identifying user by measuring pressure of button presses on user input device
US8497836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/83
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a user identifier circuit, a button pressure signature specifying a sequence of button pressure values sampled while a corresponding identified button of a user input device is pressed by a user; the user identifier circuit identifying the user of the user input device based on the button pressure signature; and the user identifier circuit outputting a message identifying the identified button and the identified user.
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