SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neonode, Inc. (NEON.OB), the Optical Touch Screen Technology Company, announced today the January 10th, 2012 issuance to Neonode, Inc. by the US Patent and Trademark Office of patent number 8,095,879 for sweep gesture user interfaces. The patent covers activating a function in response to a touch-and-glide operation on a touch sensitive surface. This patent complements Neonode’s US patents 7,880,732 and 8,068,101 for small to midsize touchscreen devices. The patented technology is marketed and sold as Neonode’s offer to OEMs and ODMs.
About Neonode
Neonode is a provider of optical touch technologies for portable devices. Neonode offers technology licenses and engineering design services enabling companies to make high functionality touch screens at low cost. Neonode's customers include Sony, L&I and Barnes & Noble. Neonode is characterized by unparalleled user experiences with technologies that offer significant advantages with features such as no overlay, low latency pen tracking, high speed scanning, proximity sensing and object-size measuring. Neonode’s patented touch solution zForce is developed for touch enabled smart phones and tablets, toys and games devices, health appliances, printers and office equipment, e-readers and automotive applications. Neonode Inc. is traded on the OTCBB under the symbol NEON.OB. Neonode and zForce are registered trademarks of Neonode Inc.
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