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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2025
Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Toshiro Ozawa, Irvine, CA (US);
Ning Xu, Irvine, CA (US);
Jean-Yves Couleaud, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Cato Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and other techniques for providing a biometric reader (e.g., a fingerprint reader) with MEMS components are described herein. An example device includes MEMS components configured to actuate based on detecting contact of a finger with the surface of the device. Control circuitry of the device is configured to detect a finger contacting the surface of the device; identify MEMS components corresponding to the location of the contact; cause the corresponding MEMS components to actuate; measure, using the MEMS components, topography of the finger; detect a fingerprint profile based on the measured topography of the finger; and authenticate the user based at least in part on determining that the measured fingerprint profile corresponds to a registered fingerprint profile.