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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2011
Michael Brosnan, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Brosnan, Fremont, CA (US);
PixArt Imaging Inc., Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
Various embodiments of a capacitive touchscreen or touch panel having dual finger or hand navigation and fingerprint reading capabilities. In one embodiment, fingerprints are read and processed by the same capacitive touchscreen controller that reads and processes capacitively-sensed finger or hand touches made across the touchscreen or touch panel. A small portion of the capacitive touchscreen or touch panel is dedicated to reading an authorized user's fingerprints, while a larger or main portion of the capacitive touchscreen or touch panel is dedicated to sensing a user's finger or hand navigation across the touchscreen or touch panel.