Wataru Koide

Title: Wataru Koide and His Fingerprint-Enabled Information Terminal

Introduction

Wataru Koide is an inventor associated with Yokohama, Japan, and Olympus Corporation. His work includes an information terminal design that combines fingerprint authentication with handwriting input.

Latest Patents

Koide is credited with 1 patent: “Information Terminal Apparatus with Collation Function.” The invention describes a fingerprint sensor covered by a movable protection unit. When the user moves the cover to expose the sensor for fingerprint authentication, the apparatus powers on and activates the sensor to perform collation processing. During normal use, the protection unit can serve as a surface for handwriting input, allowing the terminal to support both authentication and writing.

Career Highlights

Koide’s patent presents a practical integration of fingerprint authentication and handwriting input in an information terminal. The design links movement of the sensor cover with activation of the device and its authentication function.

Collaborations

Koide’s listed coworkers include Izuru Kiyokawa and Takahiro Shimizu. The available information identifies these colleagues but does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Wataru Koide’s patent describes an information terminal that brings together fingerprint collation, device activation, and handwriting input through a movable protective unit.