Patent ID: 9001040
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A user device comprising: a device housing having a shell comprising an inner surface and an outer surface; an opening extending through the outer surface of the shell; a user input navigation device extending through the opening; a non-conductive flexible substrate overlaid on a top surface of the user input navigation device, the non-conductive flexible substrate providing a first surface onto which a user can apply a biometric object, and a second surface opposite the first surface onto which a biometric object image sensing device, comprising a plurality of biometric object image sensing element traces is applied, the plurality of biometric object image sensing element traces comprising one of a plurality of signal transmitting lines and at least one signal receiving line, forming an array of capacitive gap biometric object image sensing pixel elements, and at least one signal transmitting line and a plurality of signal receiving lines forming an array of capacitive gap biometric object image sensing pixel elements; and the first surface abutting the inner surface of the shell and the second surface abutting the top surface of the user input navigation device.