Finger guide device for use with stylus or pen
CA 2582913 C · Owner: Pen-One, Inc. · Inventors: Bechtel, J. Scott
Overview
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A finger guide device (figure 2) that positions a finger of a subject on a fingerprint sensor in a manner optimal for the operation of authentication while grasping a stylus (10) or pen. Authentication takes place by fingerprint matching. The finger guide (12) non-forcibly guides the subject finger into a position where a relevant portion of the finger is aligned with the fingerprint scanner (16) so that said relevant portion will correlate with generally same relevant portions of the fingerprint previously translated into the template.
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- Filed November 3, 2005 and granted January 7, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 3, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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