Biometric recognition, or simply biometrics, refers to the use of distinctive anatomical and/or
behavioral characteristics or identifiers (eg, fingerprints, face, iris, voice, and hand geometry) …

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 12/415,554,(Continued)? led on Mar. 31, 2009,
now Pat. No. 8,594,840, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/415,512, Primary …

A fingerprint sensor is incorporated in a display stack in an electronic device. A single
fingerprint can be captured at one time at a single pre-defined fixed location on a display …

(57) ABSTRACT A power-saving robot System includes at least one peripheral device and a
mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a …

An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis having forward and rearward portions
and a drive system carried by the chassis. The forward portion of the chassis defines a …

2009-12-10 Assigned to IROBOT CORPORATION reassignment IROBOT CORPORATION
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors …

2009-12-14 Assigned to IROBOT CORPORATION reassignment IROBOT CORPORATION
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors …

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3,550,714 3,569,727 3,649,981 3,674,316 3,678,882 3,690,559 3,744,586 3,756,667 …

An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system to maneuver the robot, an
edge cleaning head carried, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor motor …

(57) ABSTRACT A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effec tively cover a
given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) …