User verification for changing a setting of an electronic device
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1. A method for operating a smart telephone, the method comprising:
- receiving an attempt to turn off the smart telephone while the smart telephone is turned on;
receiving, in response to receiving the attempt to turn off the smart telephone, a first biometric image of a biometric attribute that is associated with a user;
determining if the first biometric image matches a first reference biometric image that is associated with a user authorized to turn off the smart telephone; and
if the first biometric image does not match the first reference biometric image;
not turning off the smart telephone;
placing the smart telephone in a safe mode that locks the smart telephone and requires one or more additional items of user identification data to exit the safe mode, the one or more additional items of user identification data differing from the first biometric image; and
providing an input screen that is configured to be displayed while in the safe mode, the input screen configured to receive at least one of the one or more additional items of user identification data to exit the safe mode.
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Abstract
An electronic device can include a processing device operatively connected to a biometric sensing device. The processing device can be adapted to compare one or more captured biometric images with respective reference biometric images and change one or more settings of the electronic device or one or more settings of an application on the electronic device only when each captured biometric image matches a respective reference biometric image.
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1. A method for operating a smart telephone, the method comprising:
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receiving an attempt to turn off the smart telephone while the smart telephone is turned on; receiving, in response to receiving the attempt to turn off the smart telephone, a first biometric image of a biometric attribute that is associated with a user; determining if the first biometric image matches a first reference biometric image that is associated with a user authorized to turn off the smart telephone; and if the first biometric image does not match the first reference biometric image; not turning off the smart telephone; placing the smart telephone in a safe mode that locks the smart telephone and requires one or more additional items of user identification data to exit the safe mode, the one or more additional items of user identification data differing from the first biometric image; and providing an input screen that is configured to be displayed while in the safe mode, the input screen configured to receive at least one of the one or more additional items of user identification data to exit the safe mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17)
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7. A smart telephone, comprising:
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a processing device; and a biometric sensing device operatively connected to the processing device, wherein the processing device is adapted to; receive a request to disable one of the smart telephone or a network interface of the smart telephone; in response to receiving the request, verify whether the request is from a user authorized to disable the at least one of the smart telephone or the network interface by capturing a first biometric image and comparing the first captured biometric image with a reference biometric image; and if the first captured biometric image does not match the reference biometric image, place the smart telephone in a safe mode that locks the smart telephone and prevents disabling of the smart telephone or the network interface of the smart telephone;
wherein;the safe mode comprises an input screen adapted to be displayed while in the safe mode, the input screen adapted to receive additional user identification data to exit the safe mode, the additional user identification data comprising; a second captured biometric image different from the first captured biometric image; and a password. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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18. A method for operating a tablet computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to change one setting of the tablet computing device, the one setting being a setting associated with a wireless network communication interface in the tablet computing device or a setting configured to turn off a power source in the tablet computing device; receiving, in response to receiving the request to change the one setting, a fingerprint image that is associated with a user; determining if the fingerprint image matches a reference fingerprint image that is associated with a user authorized to change the one setting; and if the fingerprint image does not match the reference fingerprint image; not changing the one setting; placing the tablet computing device in a safe mode that locks the tablet computing device and requires one or more additional items of user identification data to exit the safe mode; and providing an input screen that is configured to be displayed while in the safe mode, the input screen configured to receive the one or more additional items of user identification data to exit the safe mode; receiving the one or more additional items of user identification data; determining if the received one or more additional items of user identification data match reference one or more additional items of user identification data stored by the tablet computing device; and if the received one or more additional items of user identification data match the reference one or more additional items of user identification data, exiting the safe mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for operating a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a button press as part of an attempt to turn off the portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is turned on; receiving, in response to receiving the attempt to turn off the portable electronic device, a biometric image of a biometric attribute associated with a current user of the portable electronic device; determining if the biometric image matches a reference biometric image that is associated with a user authorized to turn off the portable electronic device; and if the biometric image does not match the reference biometric image; leaving the device turned on and not turning off the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 25, 26)
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23. A method for operating a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving an attempt to disable operation of wireless network connections of the portable electronic device while the electronic device is turned on; receiving, in response to receiving the attempt to disable operation of wireless network connections of the portable electronic device, a biometric image of a biometric attribute associated with a current user of the portable electronic device; determining if the biometric image matches a reference biometric image that is associated with a user authorized to disable operation of wireless network connections of the portable electronic device; and if the biometric image does not match the reference biometric image; maintaining the operation of the wired or wireless network function. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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