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Patent US8049720 - Compact optical pointing apparatus and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA display pointing device (10) includes a fingerprint sensing circuit (18) that optically senses, for example, a portion of a fingerprint or other skin texture, and a fingerprint movement detection circuit (20), operatively coupled to the fingerprint sensing circuit (18), that is operative to determine...http://www.google.com/patents/US8049720?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8049720 - Compact optical pointing apparatus and methodAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8049720 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/456,719Publication dateNov 1, 2011Filing dateJul 11, 2006Priority dateDec 30, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1732507A, CN1732507B, EP1579417A2, EP1579417A4, US7102617, US20040125072, US20060244722, WO2004061751A2, WO2004061751A3Publication number11456719, 456719, US 8049720 B2, US 8049720B2, US-B2-8049720, US8049720 B2, US8049720B2InventorsLawrence Alan GustOriginal AssigneeMotorola Mobility, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (30), Non-Patent Citations (17), Referenced by (2), Classifications (8), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCompact optical pointing apparatus and method
US 8049720 B2Abstract
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No. 10/331,432; dated Jan. 23, 2006.16Russian Office Action; Russian Application No. 2005124284; dated Jun. 26, 2008.17Russian Office Action; Russian Application No. 2005124284; dated Nov. 2007.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8941466 *Jan 5, 2010Jan 27, 2015Polytechnic Institute Of New York UniversityUser authentication for devices with touch sensitive elements, such as touch sensitive display screensUS20100225443 *Jan 5, 2010Sep 9, 2010Sevinc BayramUser authentication for devices with touch sensitive elements, such as touch sensitive display screens* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification345/158, 345/156, 345/166, 345/173International ClassificationG06F3/03, G06F3/033Cooperative ClassificationG06F3/0317European ClassificationG06F3/03H3Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionDec 13, 2010ASAssignmentOwner name: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC, ILLINOISFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MOTOROLA, INC;REEL/FRAME:025673/0558Effective date: 20100731Oct 2, 2012ASAssignmentOwner name: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, ILLINOISFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.;REEL/FRAME:029216/0282Effective date: 20120622Aug 19, 2014ASAssignmentOwner name: MOTOROLA, INC, ILLINOISFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:GUST, LAWRENCE ALAN;REEL/FRAME:033558/0291Effective date: 20021218Dec 3, 2014ASAssignmentOwner name: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC;REEL/FRAME:034517/0001Effective date: 20141028May 1, 2015FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services