Patents by Inventor Nicolas J.C. Schmitt

Nicolas J.C. Schmitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20190073045
    Abstract: Keyset fingerprint sensors integrated within a keyset of an input device are described herein. A sensor key having an integrated fingerprint sensor is included within an arrangement of keys rather than being provided as a separate or external component. The fingerprint sensor operates to capture fingerprint data and initiate recognition processing responsive to actuation of the sensor key. In implementations, the cover includes a cut-out exposes the underlying fingerprint sensor so the fingerprint sensor is visible through an opening in the surface the key. Alternatively, the cover forms a surface designed to conceal the underlying fingerprint sensor. In this approach, the sensor key matches other keys within the arrangement of keys, such that the sensor key “blends-in” and is not visible from the surface of the key. In implementations, the sensor key includes a rigid PCB layer having fingerprint sensor componentry mounted to the PCB layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Pengfei LEI, Jianxin JU, Nicolas J.C. SCHMITT, YuJian PENG, Tianyi WANG, Vicky CHEN, Zhongping XIAO, Rafl ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160259427
    Abstract: A foldable input device is described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a first housing having a first collection of sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction and a second housing having a second collection of sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction. The input device also includes a wireless communication device configured to communicate the generated inputs to a computing device that are usable to initiate one or more operations of the computing device and a flexible hinge securing the first and second housings to each other and configured to permit rotational movement of the first and second housings in relation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Wei Zheng, Sang Hyun Jeong, Sheau Jiun Yang, Nicolas J.C. Schmitt, Dhaval Jitendra Joshi, Yujian Peng