Process and apparatus for automatically identifying user of consumer electronics
First Claim
1. A method for operating a consumer electronic device, comprising the steps of:
- uniquely identifying a user of the device using a metric that is contingent upon the user using the device normally; and
providing content to or from the device, wherein the content depends on the user'"'"'s identity.
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Abstract
Consumer devices and methods for operating consumer devices are disclosed. A consumer electronic device may include user identification unit incorporated into a control module of the device. A user of a consumer electronics device is uniquely identified using a metric that is contingent upon the user using the device normally. Content that depends on the user'"'"'s identity can be provided to or from the device. The user may be uniquely identified using a biometric sensor to provide the metric. The content provided to or from the device or other performance characteristics of the device may be tailored to the particular user based on the user'"'"'s identity.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for operating a consumer electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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uniquely identifying a user of the device using a metric that is contingent upon the user using the device normally; and
providing content to or from the device, wherein the content depends on the user'"'"'s identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A consumer electronic device, comprising:
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means for uniquely identifying a user of the device using a metric that is contingent upon the user using the device; and
means for providing content to the device, wherein the content depends on the user'"'"'s identity.
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27. A processor readable medium having embodied therein a set of processor readable instructions for implementing a method for a method for operating the device, the method comprising the steps of:
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uniquely identifying a user of the device using a metric that is contingent upon the user using the device; and
providing content to or from the device, wherein the content depends on the user'"'"'s identity.
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28. A consumer electronic device, comprising:
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a control module;
a user identification unit incorporated into the control module, wherein the user identification unit is configured to uniquely identify a user of the device using a metric that is contingent upon the user using the device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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