Method and apparatus as pertains to a biometric template and a corresponding privacy policy
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1. A method comprising:
- at a two-way communications apparatus;
detecting a two-way communications apparatus user instruction;
in response to detecting the two-way communications apparatus user instruction, providing to a nearby two-way communications apparatus, via a near field communications link, the near field communications link operating within a range of about ten meters or less;
a biometric template as pertains to a user of the two-way communications apparatus;
a privacy policy as pertains to further dissemination of the biometric template; and
the biometric template and the dissemination of the biometric template being controlled by the user instruction.
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Abstract
At a two-way communications apparatus (200) of choice, one can detect (101) a two-way communications apparatus user instruction and then, in response to detecting that instruction, provide (102) certain information to a nearby two-way communications apparatus (208) via a near field communications link (206). This information can comprise, at least in part, a biometric template as pertains to a user of the two-way communications apparatus and a privacy policy as pertains to further dissemination of the biometric template.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a two-way communications apparatus; detecting a two-way communications apparatus user instruction; in response to detecting the two-way communications apparatus user instruction, providing to a nearby two-way communications apparatus, via a near field communications link, the near field communications link operating within a range of about ten meters or less; a biometric template as pertains to a user of the two-way communications apparatus; a privacy policy as pertains to further dissemination of the biometric template; and the biometric template and the dissemination of the biometric template being controlled by the user instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a user interface; a near field communications link interface for accommodating a near field communications link which operates within a range of about ten meters or less; a first memory having at least a biometric template stored therein as pertains to a user of the apparatus; a second memory having a privacy policy as pertains to further dissemination of the biometric template stored therein; and a processor operably coupled to the user interface, the near field communications link interface, the first memory, and the second memory and being configured and arranged to; detect a user instruction as input via the user interface, the user instruction controlling the biometric template and the dissemination of the biometric template; in response to detecting the user instruction, providing to a nearby apparatus being used by another user, via the near field communications link interface; the biometric template; the privacy policy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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