METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OF A DEVICE USING A FINGERPRINT SENSOR
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting a fingerprint on a sensor of a portable device;
executing machine-executable code to perform one or more predetermined actions in response to the detection, detecting at least one of which of several authorized fingerprints is detected and the orientation of a fingerprint detection, and performing said predetermined actions based on at least one of which fingerprint was detected, and the orientation of a fingerprint detected.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for operating a portable device based on a fingerprint sensor are described. According to one embodiment of the invention, a fingerprint sensor attached to a portable device detects fingerprint from a particular finger at a particular orientation. In response, a machine executable code is executed within the portable device to perform one or more predetermined user configurable operations. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting a fingerprint on a sensor of a portable device;
executing machine-executable code to perform one or more predetermined actions in response to the detection, detecting at least one of which of several authorized fingerprints is detected and the orientation of a fingerprint detection, and performing said predetermined actions based on at least one of which fingerprint was detected, and the orientation of a fingerprint detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- detecting a fingerprint on a sensor of a portable device;
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6. A portable device, comprising:
- a processor;
a display;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having instructions stored therein; and
a fingerprint sensor, wherein the processor is configured to validate a fingerprint of one or more users, and wherein the processor executes instructions from the memory to perform one or more predetermined actions in response to the detection of the fingerprint, including detecting at least one of which fingerprint was validated, and the orientation of a fingerprint, and performing a predetermined operation which depends at least one of which fingerprint was validated, and the orientation of a fingerprint. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a processor;
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
- means for detecting fingerprints;
means for authenticating a fingerprint; and
means for executing machine-executable code to perform one or more predetermined actions in response to the detection of a fingerprint, means for performing predetermined actions depending on which of several authorized fingerprints was detected or the orientation of a fingerprint detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
- means for detecting fingerprints;
- 18. A system, comprising a fingerprint sensor and a user interface. When the fingerprint sensor detects a first fingerprint pattern, an emergency signal is sent.
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