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Method and system for estimating finger movement with selection of navigation subareas

US9971434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateMay 15, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/62
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of estimating a finger movement comprising acquiring a navigation evaluation image from each of at least three navigation subareas of a fingerprint sensor; determining, for each of the navigation evaluation images, a navigation-related property of the navigation evaluation image; evaluating the navigation-related properties to find a combination of at least a first navigation-related property and a second navigation-related property that fulfills a navigation requirement; and selecting at least a first navigation subarea related to the first navigation-related property and a second navigation subarea related to the second navigation-related property. The finger movement is then estimated using a sequence of first navigation images acquired using the first navigation subarea, and a sequence of second navigation images acquired using the second navigation subarea.

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