Electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. Electronic apparatus arranged to carry out a plurality of functions, said apparatus comprising:
- fingerprint recognition means arranged to recognise at least two different fingerprints of a user;
determining means for determining a function associated with a recognised fingerprint, each of said at least two recognised fingerprints of said user being associated with a different function; and
means for carrying out said determined function.
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Abstract
A fingerprint recognition system intended primarily, but not exclusively, for mobile phones in which a fingerprint recognition system recognizes the separate fingers and thumbs of a user and determines a function of the phone which has been previously associated with that recognized finger/thumb of the user. The determined function is then carried out by the phone. The automatic dialling of a predefined telephone number may be associated with each finger/thumb of the user, or other functions such as the selected ring tone may be associates with certain fingers/thumbs. A particular finger/thumb may have different functions associated with it depending the mode of operation of the phone.
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11 Claims
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1. Electronic apparatus arranged to carry out a plurality of functions, said apparatus comprising:
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fingerprint recognition means arranged to recognise at least two different fingerprints of a user;
determining means for determining a function associated with a recognised fingerprint, each of said at least two recognised fingerprints of said user being associated with a different function; and
means for carrying out said determined function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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