Three patent applications by Apple were published Thursday, and they cover technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition, and RFID. The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the ...

General Motors has received a patent for a fascinating self-cleaning technology that could eliminate the annoyance of smudgy fingerprints all over touchscreens. It's a photocatalytic system, triggered ...

General Motors (GM) has been granted a patent for a novel innovation that will enhance the user experience of smartphones, tablets, and other touchscreen devices and, more importantly, that may ...

The patent, titled “Ultrasonic fingerprint recognition module, system and electronic device” (CN117058725A), details a sensor design that promises improved fingerprint identification accuracy. Image ...

While fingerprint sensors have become more common on phones, they’re still largely restricted to a single spot on your screen or a specific sensor location. Xiaomi hopes to change this by patenting a ...

There's plenty to be said about the usability and safety of touchscreens, but one of the most common complaints about them, no matter how small or well-integrated, is that they tend to pick up ...

The folks over at MySmartPrice first spotted the patent, which has a few interesting details that you may have never heard of before. Firstly, the patent suggests that the entire display of the ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SmartMetric, Inc. (SMME) issued patents awarded by the United States Patent Office that are licensed to SmartMetric from the founder of SmartMetric, Chaya Hendrick, gives ...

GM is about to eliminate one of the most troubling issues facing the automotive industry today: fingerprints. Touchscreens look horrific once they’re polka-dotted with greasy smudges and because ...

Apple has filed a patent application for a fingerprint sensor, suggesting the firm is planning to add biometric technology to future devices. The move comes just months after the iPhone maker acquired ...