Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,256,402 · App. 09/130,219
Password input apparatus based on fingerprint recognition of a registered user of a system
Inventor:
Masayuki Terao
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 3, 2001
Filed: Aug 6, 1998
Inventor
Masayuki Terao
Assignee (at issue)
NEC CORPORATION
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