Methods of using biometric data in a phone system and apparatuses to perform the methods
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a phone system including a phone terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving first biometric data at the phone terminal from a first user at the phone terminal;
using the first biometric data to locate a first configuration file associated with the first user; and
configuring the phone terminal or another part of the phone system consistent with the first configuration file.
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Abstract
A phone system can include a phone terminal that includes a biometric data input device. Methods of using the phone terminal can include receiving biometric data of a user at the phone terminal and comparing the biometric data to saved biometric data. A comparison of the received and saved biometric data can be performed to locate one or more configuration files for a user, to authenticate or otherwise confirm the identity of a party, perform another activity, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the biometric data, other data, or a combination thereof can be used to access one or more configuration files that can be used to configure a phone terminal or a data processing system outside of the phone terminal. In another embodiment, the identity of a calling party, a called party, one or more other parties, or any combination thereof can be authenticated or otherwise confirmed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a phone system including a phone terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving first biometric data at the phone terminal from a first user at the phone terminal;
using the first biometric data to locate a first configuration file associated with the first user; and
configuring the phone terminal or another part of the phone system consistent with the first configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A data processing system within to a phone system, the data processing system comprising:
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an input port to receive first biometric data associated with a first user of a phone terminal, wherein the phone terminal does not include the data processing system;
a configuration retrieval module to retrieve a first configuration file based at least in part on the first biometric data associated with the first user; and
a configuration module to configure the phone terminal or another part of the phone system consistent with the first configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A phone terminal that is part of a phone system, the phone terminal comprising:
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a biometric data input device; and
a configuration module to configure the phone terminal or another part of a phone system in accordance to a first configuration file associated with a first user, wherein the first configuration file is selected based at least in part on first biometric data from the biometric data input device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of confirming that a called party receives a phone call, the method comprising:
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receiving a call signal from a calling party;
receiving first biometric data associated with the called party;
comparing the first biometric data to second biometric data associated with the called party to substantially confirm an identity of the called party; and
notifying the calling party that an identity of the called party has been confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A data processing system capable of being used in a phone network, the data processing system comprising:
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a first input/output port to receive a call signal from a calling party;
a second input/output port to receive first biometric data in response to an input from the called party;
a comparison module to compare the first biometric data to second biometric data to substantially confirm an identity of the called party; and
a notification module to notify the calling party that an identity of the called party has been substantially confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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