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Integrated fingerprint sensor and navigation device

US9594498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2015
Grant dateMar 14, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/0338
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed in a first embodiment of the invention as including a non-conductive substrate providing a first surface onto which a user can apply a fingerprint. A fingerprint sensing circuit is applied to a second surface of the non-conductive substrate opposite the first surface. The fingerprint sensing circuit is capable of sensing a fingerprint through the non-conductive substrate. A navigation device is positioned adjacent to (e.g., below) the non-conductive substrate and is capable of being manipulated by the user through the non-conductive substrate.

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