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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Fingerprint Cards Ab, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Sebastian Weber, Malmo, SE;
Assignee:
FINGERPRINT CARDS AB, Gothenberg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00067 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06K 9/00013 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of controlling an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor is typically comprised with a user input device providing a possible compliment and/or addition to a general user input device provided with the portable electronic device. Advantages with the invention include simplified user control of the portable electronic device. The invention also relates to a corresponding electronic device and to a computer program product.