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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Kenneth Brown, Fergus, CA;
Neil Patrick Adams, Waterloo, CA;
Dinah Lea Marie Davis, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Michael Kenneth Brown, Fergus, CA;
Neil Patrick Adams, Waterloo, CA;
Dinah Lea Marie Davis, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The described embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for fingerprint authentication for a computing device. In one embodiment, the method comprises: storing a default finger swipe scan direction; receiving a finger swipe scan; authenticating the received finger swipe scan; determining a received finger swipe scan direction; and configuring the default finger swipe scan direction. The computing device may comprise a mobile device.