ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF WEB LINKS BASED UPON FINGER AUTHENTICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

• US 20110078771A1
• Filed: 09/30/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: AuthenTec Incorporated (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Griffin, Stephanie
• Granted Patent: US 8,984,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

An electronic device is for communicating with a remote server hosting a web feed of updated content including a plurality of web links. The electronic device includes a finger biometric sensor, a display, and a processor. The processor is for authenticating a finger placed adjacent the finger biometric sensor, and displaying on the display the plurality of web links from the web feed of updated content based upon authenticating the finger. The processor is also for associating account access data with the authenticated finger, and accessing information from a selected web link based upon the account access data associated with the authenticated finger. Additionally, the processor is for downloading and displaying on the display information from the selected web link.

Claims

1. An electronic device for communicating with a remote server hosting a web feed of updated content including a plurality of web links, the electronic device comprising:

a finger biometric sensor;

a display; and

a processor cooperating with said finger biometric sensor and said display for

authenticating a finger placed adjacent said finger biometric sensor,

displaying on said display the plurality of web links from the web feed of updated content based upon authenticating the finger,

associating account access data with the authenticated finger,

accessing information from a selected web link based upon the account access data associated with the authenticated finger, and

downloading and displaying on said display information from the selected web link.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the web feed comprises a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said processor is also for broadcasting the selected web link via a social networking site based upon the account access data for the authenticated finger.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the downloaded information comprises advertising information regarding at least one of goods and services.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein said processor also facilitates purchasing of the at least one of goods and services.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said processor facilitates purchasing based upon payment account information.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein said processor also associates the payment account information with the authenticated finger.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said processor is also for authenticating at least one other finger placed adjacent said finger biometric sensor.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said processor determines finger positioning on said finger biometric sensor, and determines the selected web link based thereupon.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said processor authenticates the finger by sensing finger biometric verification data using said finger biometric sensor and comparing the finger biometric verification data to finger biometric enrollment data to determine a match therebetween.

11. An electronic device for communicating with a remote server hosting a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed of updated content including a plurality of web links, the electronic device comprising:

a finger biometric sensor;

a display; and

a processor cooperating with said finger biometric sensor and said display for

authenticating a finger placed adjacent said finger biometric sensor,

displaying on said display the plurality of web links from the RSS feed of updated content based upon authenticating the finger,

associating account access data with the authenticated finger,

accessing information from a selected web link based upon the account access data associated with the authenticated finger, and

downloading and displaying on said display advertising information regarding at least one of goods and services from the selected web link.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein said processor also facilitates purchasing of the at least one of goods and services based upon payment account information.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein said processor also associates the payment account information with the authenticated finger.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein said processor determines finger positioning on said finger biometric sensor, and determines the selected web link based thereupon.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein said processor authenticates the finger by sensing finger biometric verification data using said finger biometric sensor and comparing the finger biometric verification data to finger biometric enrollment data to determine a match therebetween.

16. A method of operating an electronic device for communicating with a remote server hosting a web feed of updated content including a plurality of web links, the method comprising:

authenticating a finger placed adjacent a finger biometric sensor, using a processor;

displaying on a display the plurality of web links from the web feed of updated content based upon authenticating the finger;

associating account access data with the authenticated finger, using the processor;

accessing information from a selected web link based upon the account access data associated with the authenticated finger, using the processor; and

downloading and displaying on the display information from the selected web link, using the processor.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising broadcasting the selected web link via a social networking site based upon the account access data for the authenticated finger.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the downloaded information comprises advertising information regarding at least one of goods and services.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising facilitating purchasing of the at least one of goods and services using the processor.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the facilitation of purchasing is based upon payment account information.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the payment account information is associated with the authenticated finger.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein said processor determines finger positioning on the finger biometric sensor, and determines the selected web link based thereupon.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the finger is authenticated by using the processor and the finger biometric sensor to sense finger biometric verification data and comparing the finger biometric verification data to finger biometric enrollment data to determine a match therebetween.