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Company Develops Fingerprint-Scanning LCD

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Nov 5, 2008, 9:06 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

AU Optronics Corporation of Taiwan recently showed off new display technology that incorporates a fingerprint scanner. By using a optical sensors and a detection circuit, the LCD can be used to scan and register a fingerprint. This new scanning method could replace separate fingerprint swipe technology and allow the phone to use the existing LCD to serve as a locking/unlocking mechanism.

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Nov 5, 2008, 2:41 PM

Sharp already did this

Announced about a year ago, scans business cards too.
Not too difficult to find but here's a link: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/08/sharp-a nnounces.html
lol can anyone say rights infringement
 
 
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