Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-function button for computing devices
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Application No.: US15169224Application Date: 2016-05-31
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Publication No.: US10346599B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Charles B. Woodhull , Kelvin Kwong , Bryan Patrick Kiple
- Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Morris & Kamlay LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/00
- IPC: G06F21/00 ; G06F21/32 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06K9/00 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
A computing device is described that receives fingerprint data that is generated by at least one sensor of the computing device and determines, based on a comparison of the fingerprint data with data associated with a fingerprint of an authorized user of the computing device, whether to authorize access to one or more applications that are executable by the computing device. Responsive to determining that access to the one or more applications is authorized, the computing device determines a gesture indicated by the fingerprint data, selects, based on the gesture, an application of the one or more applications as a selected application, and outputs, for display, a graphical user interface of the selected application.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170344733A1 MULTI-FUNCTION BUTTON FOR COMPUTING DEVICES Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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