Method and system for accessing functions of a portable information appliance
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to functions of a portable information appliance, comprising:
- while the portable information appliance is operating in a configuration mode, converting input signals from a microphone to a first data set representing a voice of an authorized user and storing the first data set in the portable information appliance; and
while the portable information appliance is operating in a standby mode, converting input signals from the microphone to a second data set representing sound detected at the microphone, and if the first data set matches the second data set, providing access to functions of the portable information appliance.
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Abstract
A method and a system for using a biometric characteristic of an authorized user, such as the user'"'"'s voice, to grant access to, or activate, functions of the personal information appliance. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for providing access to functions of a portable information appliance include, while the appliance is operating in a configuration mode, converting input signals from a microphone to a first data set representing a voice of an authorized user and storing the first data set in the portable information appliance. While the portable information appliance is operating in a standby mode, the method further includes converting input signals from the microphone to a second data set representing sound detected at the microphone. Providing access to functions of the portable information appliance then occurs when the first data set matches the second data set.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to functions of a portable information appliance, comprising:
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while the portable information appliance is operating in a configuration mode, converting input signals from a microphone to a first data set representing a voice of an authorized user and storing the first data set in the portable information appliance; and
while the portable information appliance is operating in a standby mode, converting input signals from the microphone to a second data set representing sound detected at the microphone, and if the first data set matches the second data set, providing access to functions of the portable information appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing access to functions of a portable information appliance, the system comprising:
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means for converting input signals from a microphone to a first data set representing a voice of an authorized user and storing the first data set in the portable information appliance, while the portable information appliance is operating in a configuration mode; and
means for converting input signals from the microphone to a second data set representing sound detected at the microphone and, if the first data set matches the second data set, means for accessing the functions of the portable information appliance, while the portable information appliance is operating in a standby mode.
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11. A computer-implemented method for providing access to functions of a portable information appliance, comprising:
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while the portable information appliance is operating in a configuration mode, converting input signals from a biometric module to a first data set representing a biometric characteristic of an authorized user and storing the first data set in the portable information appliance; and
while the portable information appliance is operating in a standby mode, converting input signals from the biometric module to a second data set representing the biometric characteristic detected at the biometric module, and if the first data set matches the second data set, providing access to functions of the portable information appliance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing access to functions of a portable information appliance, comprising:
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means for converting input signals from a biometric module to a first data set representing a biometric characteristic of an authorized user and storing the first data set in the portable information appliance, while the portable information appliance is operating in a configuration mode; and
means for converting input signals from the biometric module to a second data set representing the biometric characteristic detected at the biometric module, and if the first data set matches the second data set, means for accessing the functions of the portable information appliance, while the portable information appliance is operating in a standby mode.
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