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EP 1316059 A2 20030604 - FINGERPRINT MOUSE WITH LINE SENSOR

Title (en)

FINGERPRINT MOUSE WITH LINE SENSOR

Title (de)

FINGERPRINT-MAUS MIT ZEILENSENSOR

Title (fr)

SOURIS DACTYLOSCOPIQUE POURVUE D'UN CAPTEUR DE BALAYAGE DE LIGNES

Publication

EP 1316059 A2 20030604 (DE)

Application

EP 01969254 A 20010822

Priority

DE 0103204 W 20010822
DE 10042940 A 20000831

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0219259A2] The invention relates to a scroll mouse comprising two mouse buttons (M1, M2). Between the two mouse buttons (M1, M2), a fingerprint line sensor (ZS) is disposed that can be used to identify a user and to detect the scroll-movement of the finger of a user.

IPC 1-7

G06K 11/18; G06F 3/033

IPC 8 full level

G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 3/03543 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 2203/0336 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0219259 A2 20020307; WO 0219259 A3 20030103; EP 1316059 A2 20030604; JP 2004507851 A 20040311; US 2003179184 A1 20030925

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0103204 W 20010822; EP 01969254 A 20010822; JP 2002524090 A 20010822; US 36297903 A 20030228