Control of electronic device by using a person's fingerprints
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1. An electronic system comprising:
- one or more user input mechanisms for detecting user input, the one or more user input mechanisms comprising one or more fingerprint sensors for detecting fingerprints;
storage for storing a database in which each of a plurality of user-selectable commands is associated with a user input signature, wherein a first user input signature comprises a fingerprint signature; and
a controller configured to;
determine whether a composition of detected fingerprints matches the fingerprint signature; and
initiate a user-selectable command associated with the first user input signature responsive to a positive match between detected user input and the first user input signature.
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Abstract
The present invention can include systems and methods for controlling an electronic device by detecting and using a person'"'"'s fingerprints. A device can store user input signatures, including fingerprint signatures. The user input signatures can, in turn, be associated with user-selectable commands. When a user provides user input (including fingerprints) to the electronic device that matches one of the stored user input signatures, the device can initiate the associated user-selectable command.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic system comprising:
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one or more user input mechanisms for detecting user input, the one or more user input mechanisms comprising one or more fingerprint sensors for detecting fingerprints; storage for storing a database in which each of a plurality of user-selectable commands is associated with a user input signature, wherein a first user input signature comprises a fingerprint signature; and a controller configured to; determine whether a composition of detected fingerprints matches the fingerprint signature; and initiate a user-selectable command associated with the first user input signature responsive to a positive match between detected user input and the first user input signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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one or more fingerprint sensors for detecting fingerprints; storage; and a controller configured to; cause the storage to store a plurality of compositions of detected fingerprints as a plurality of fingerprint signatures; and associate each of the plurality of fingerprint signatures with one of a plurality of user-selectable commands. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting user input, wherein the user input comprises one or more fingerprints detectable by one or more fingerprint sensors; determining whether the detected user input matches one of a plurality of user input signatures, wherein a first user input signature comprises a fingerprint signature; and initiating a user-selectable command associated with the first user input signature responsive to a positive match between the detected user input and the first user input signature. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting fingerprints; storing a plurality of compositions of the detected fingerprints as a plurality of fingerprint signatures; and associating each of the plurality of fingerprint signatures with one of a plurality of user-selectable commands. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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