ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTI-FUNCTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a body;
a display disposed on the body;
a finger sensor disposed on the body; and
a processing module, which is disposed on the body, is electrically connected to the finger sensor and the display, and cooperates with the display and the finger sensor to operate in a first mode and a second mode, wherein;
in the first mode, the finger sensor senses a biometrics characteristic of a finger of a user to obtain a biometrics characteristic signal, and the processing module performs an enrollment or authentication procedure according to the biometrics characteristic signal; and
in the second mode, the finger sensor senses a touch operation of the finger of the user to obtain a touch signal, and the processing module controls an operation of an operation system or an application program loaded into the processing module according to the touch signal.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprises a body and a display, a finger sensor and a processing module disposed on the body. The processing module electrically connected to the finger sensor and the display cooperates with the display and the finger sensor to operate in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the finger sensor senses a biometrics characteristic of a finger of a user to obtain a biometrics characteristic signal, and the processing module performs an enrollment or authentication procedure according to the biometrics characteristic signal. In the second mode, the finger sensor senses a touch operation of the finger of the user to obtain a touch signal, and the processing module controls an operation of an operation system or an application program loaded into the processing module according to the touch signal. A method of operating the electronic device is also disclosed.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a body; a display disposed on the body; a finger sensor disposed on the body; and a processing module, which is disposed on the body, is electrically connected to the finger sensor and the display, and cooperates with the display and the finger sensor to operate in a first mode and a second mode, wherein; in the first mode, the finger sensor senses a biometrics characteristic of a finger of a user to obtain a biometrics characteristic signal, and the processing module performs an enrollment or authentication procedure according to the biometrics characteristic signal; and in the second mode, the finger sensor senses a touch operation of the finger of the user to obtain a touch signal, and the processing module controls an operation of an operation system or an application program loaded into the processing module according to the touch signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An operating method of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a display, a finger sensor and a processing module, the processing module being electrically connected to the finger sensor and the display, the operating method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a trigger signal by the processing module, and switching from a sleep mode to a biometrics characteristic authentication mode; displaying an indication on the display to request a user to perform a biometrics characteristic authentication and utilize the finger sensor to sense a biometrics characteristic of a finger of the user to obtain a biometrics characteristic signal in the biometrics characteristic authentication mode, wherein the processing module performs the biometrics characteristic authentication according to the biometrics characteristic signal, and enters a detection mode after passing the biometrics characteristic authentication; and sensing, by the finger sensor, a touch operation of the finger of the user to obtain a touch signal, and controlling, by the processing module, an operation of an operation system or an application program loaded into the processing module according to the touch signal in the detection mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An operating method of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a display, a finger sensor and a processing module, the processing module being electrically connected to the finger sensor and the display, the operating method comprising the steps of:
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executing a biometrics characteristic authentication application program by the processing module to enter a biometrics characteristic authentication mode; utilizing the finger sensor to sense a biometrics characteristic of a finger of a user to obtain a biometrics characteristic signal in the biometrics characteristic authentication mode, wherein the processing module performs a biometrics characteristic authentication according to the biometrics characteristic signal, and leaves the biometrics characteristic authentication mode and enters a detection mode after passing the biometrics characteristic authentication; and sensing, by the finger sensor, a touch operation of the finger of the user to obtain a touch signal, and controlling, by the processing module, an operation of an operation system or an application program loaded into the processing module according to the touch signal in the detection mode. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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