CrucialTec has been granted a U.S. patent covering an in-display fingerprint solution designed to allow smartphone users to unlock and/or authenticate themselves by placing a finger directly on the device display, according to a new report out of The Investor. The Display Fingerprint Solution’s (DFS) functionality is made possible by the fingerprint sensor being embedded directly in the display, with all components of the sensor being transparent in nature. The US patent approval appears to be a continuation of a
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