Patents by Inventor Curt Chandler

Curt Chandler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electronic device including fingerprint sensor and display having selectable menu items and associated methods
    Publication number: 20050078855
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display carried by the housing, and a fingerprint sensor also carried by the housing. The electronic device may also include a processor for generating a plurality of menu items on the display, and for scrolling an indicator along the menu items based upon static placement of a finger adjacent a selected portion of the fingerprint sensor. The sensor may have a polygonal shape, and the scrolling may be in a direction of a corner portion of the polygonal shape. The menu items may be arranged in a single column, or in a plurality of columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: AuthenTec Inc. State of Incorporation: Delaware
    Inventors: Curt Chandler, Dale Setlak, Arthur Stewart