Multi-finger user identification

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9392093
APP PUB NO 20150033194A1
SERIAL NO

13951339

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A method for identifying a user is provided, including the following method operations: identifying at least three contact regions on a touch sensitive surface, the contact regions defined by simultaneous contact of at least three fingers of the user with the touch sensitive surface; for each contact region, determining a center point; determining distances between each of the determined center points of the contact regions; comparing the determined distances against predefined distances associated with a known user; based on the comparing, determining the user to be the known user or not the known user.

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  • YAHOO! INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Low, Daryl San Jose, US 12 267
Rossbacher, Andreas San Francisco, US 6 21
Schillings, Benoit Los Altos Hills, US 53 474

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