diff -r b20673c09b07 modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/lens/input/udev/udevInput.c
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/lens/input/udev/udevInput.c	Mon Oct 07 13:25:02 2013 +0200
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass/lens/input/udev/udevInput.c	Tue Oct 08 16:36:44 2013 +0200
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@
     char *sysPath; //absolute path  (under /sys),
     char *devNode; //virtual path (under /dev)
     char *productString; //string containing vendorID and productID
-    unsigned int vendorId;
-    unsigned int productId;
 
     /* device capabilities */
     LensInputDeviceCapabilities caps;
@@ -313,9 +311,6 @@
 static void lens_input_udevMonitorHandleEvent(JNIEnv *env);
 static LensInputDeviceInfo *lens_input_deviceInfoAllocateAndInit(struct udev_device *udev_device,
         LensInputDevice *device);
-static LensResult lens_input_udevParseProductID(struct udev_device *udev_device,
-                                                unsigned int *vendorId,
-                                                unsigned int *productId);
 
 // test input functions
 static void lens_input_testInputMonitorLoop(JNIEnv *env, void *handle);
@@ -575,8 +570,6 @@
     struct udev_device *parent;
     LensInputDeviceInfo *info;
 
-    unsigned int vendorId, productId;
-
     device->info = NULL;
 
     //first get the name of the device, its important to initialize internal device data
@@ -621,8 +614,6 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    lens_input_udevParseProductID(udev_device, &info->vendorId, &info->productId);
-
     info->devNode = strdup(devNode);
     info->sysPath = strdup(sysPath);
     info->productString = strdup(product);
@@ -2170,46 +2161,6 @@
 
 //// utilities
 /**
- * Parse the PRODUCT string from udev entry and convert into unsigned int
- *
- * @param udev_device [IN] the device to parse
- * @param vendorId [OUT] usb vendor id number
- * @param productId [OUT] usb product id number
- *
- * @return LensResult LES_OK on success
- */
-static LensResult lens_input_udevParseProductID(struct udev_device *udev_device,
-                                                unsigned int *vendorId,
-                                                unsigned int *productId) {
-
-    struct udev_device *parent = udev_device_get_parent(udev_device);
-
-    LensResult result = LENS_FAILED;
-
-    if (parent) {
-        const char *product = udev_device_get_property_value(parent, "PRODUCT");
-        int matchedStrings;
-        unsigned int _productId, _vendorId;
-
-        if (product) {
-            //first try to parse as hex
-            matchedStrings = sscanf(product, "%*x/%4x/%4x/%*x", &_vendorId, &_productId);
-
-            if (matchedStrings == 2) {
-                *vendorId = _vendorId;
-                *productId = _productId;
-                result =  LENS_OK;
-            } else {
-                GLASS_LOG_FINE("Failed to parse PRODUCT [%s]", product);
-                *vendorId = 0;
-                *productId = 0;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-/**
  * Remove LensInputDevice from the list of deevices and free its
  * resources
  *
@@ -2245,35 +2196,23 @@
                                               LensInputDevice **device) {
 
     LensInputDevice *_device = lensInputDevicesList_head;
-    const char *devNode = udev_device_get_devnode(udev_device);
-
-
-    unsigned int vendorId, productId;
-
-    if (!_device) {
-        GLASS_LOG_FINER("Device doesn't exist - Device list empty\n");
+    const char *sysPath = udev_device_get_syspath(udev_device);
+
+    if (!sysPath) {
+        GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("Device has no sysPath");
     } else {
-        if (lens_input_udevParseProductID(udev_device, &vendorId, &productId) == LENS_OK) {
-            while (_device) {
-                GLASS_LOG_FINER("Comparing udev[%s, %x, %x] with device[%s, %x, %x]",
-                                devNode, vendorId, productId,
-                                _device->info->devNode,
-                                _device->info->vendorId,
-                                _device->info->productId);
-                if ((_device->info->vendorId  == vendorId &&
-                        _device->info->productId == productId) ||
-                        (devNode && !(strcmp(_device->info->devNode, devNode)))) {
-                    GLASS_LOG_FINER("Device found");
-                    if (device) {
-                        GLASS_LOG_FINER("referencing device");
-                        *device = _device;
-                    }
-                    return JNI_TRUE;
-                }
-
-                _device = _device->nextDevice;
+        while (_device) {
+            // only devices with a valid sysPath should be in our list
+            assert(_device->info->sysPath);
+            if (strcmp(sysPath, _device->info->sysPath) == 0) {
+                GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("Device %s already added", sysPath);
             }
+            if (device) {
+                *device = _device;
+            }
+            return JNI_TRUE;
         }
+        _device = _device->nextDevice;
     }
     //no device found....
     if (device) {
@@ -2329,8 +2268,6 @@
             GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("sysPath %s", device->info->sysPath);
             GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("fd: %i", device->fd);
             GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("Product: %s", device->info->productString);
-            GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("VendorId: %x", device->info->vendorId);
-            GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("ProductId: %x", device->info->productId);
 
             if (device->isKeyboard) {
                 GLASS_LOG_CONFIG("device is keyboard\n");
@@ -2865,8 +2802,6 @@
             lens_input_deviceRelease(env, device);
             return LENS_FAILED;
         }
-        device->info->vendorId = (unsigned int) id.vendor;
-        device->info->productId = (unsigned int) id.product;
         rc |= lens_input_testInputReadString(&device->info->name);
         rc |= lens_input_testInputReadString(&device->info->devNode);
         rc |= lens_input_testInputReadString(&device->info->productString);