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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Belhassen Jerbi, Kirchheim, DE;
Josef Laumen, Hildesheim, DE;
Andreas Schmidt, Braunschweig, DE;
Markus Trauberg, Velchede, DE;
Sabine Van Niekerk, Salzgitter, DE;
Inventors:
Belhassen Jerbi, Kirchheim, DE;
Josef Laumen, Hildesheim, DE;
Andreas Schmidt, Braunschweig, DE;
Markus Trauberg, Velchede, DE;
Sabine Van Niekerk, Salzgitter, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mobile communication terminal is molded having an operating surface including a display and a keyboard. A biometric sensor is arranged on the operating surface, for scanning and identifying a fingerprint. The inventive communication terminal can be controlled especially according to the orientation of the fingerprint, which is detected via the sensor.