MULTI-FINGER SLIDING DETECTION USING FINGERPRINTS TO GENERATE DIFFERENT EVENTS
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising:
- detecting a first portion of a first fingerprint;
detecting a second portion of a second, different, fingerprint;
tracking a motion of one or more of the first portion and the second portion; and
correlating the detection and tracking to one or more actions.
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Abstract
Fingerprint portions of two or more different fingers are detected on a detection surface, such as an optical surface, a touch pad, a touchscreen, or the like, and then a further detection made that the person has moved their finger(s), for example, apart, together or relative to one another. The movement can be detected based on identifying the fingerprint portion sliding across the screen. The combination of fingerprint information associated with a corresponding motion is correlatable to one or more actions or triggering events that are used to control one or more electronic devices. Further aspects are directed toward utilizing one or more of the techniques herein for a security application. For example, two users, each placing one or more fingers on a touch screen or touch pad, with the fingerprints thereafter being recognized, perform a certain movement with this triggering the unlocking, or locking, of an object.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising:
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detecting a first portion of a first fingerprint; detecting a second portion of a second, different, fingerprint; tracking a motion of one or more of the first portion and the second portion; and correlating the detection and tracking to one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system to control an electronic device comprising:
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one or more of a recognition module and a fingerprint portion detection module that detect first portion of a first fingerprint and a second portion of second, different, fingerprint; a fingerprint tracking module that tracks a motion of one or more of the first portion and the second portion; and a motion-to-action correlation module that correlates the detection and tracking to one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing input to an electronic device comprising:
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detecting a first portion of a first fingerprint placed on an input device; detecting a second portion of a second, different, fingerprint placed on the input device; tracking motions of one or more of the first portion and the second portion on the input device; and triggering one or more actions or events based on the detection and tracking of the one or more of the first portion and the second portion on the input device.
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21. A method to provide input to an electronic device comprising:
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determining, based on a knowledge of human anatomy, whether two or more phalanges detected on an input device are on one hand; correlating the detected phalanges to at least one action or event; and triggering the at least one action or event based on the determining step. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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