User identification in cell phones based on skin contact
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a skin conductivity sensor, located on a rear surface of an electronic device, that collects user touch data;
a sensing component that identifies that the electronic device is not being actively utilized and not being passively utilized based on an analysis of the user touch data;
an identification component that determines an identity of a user that last utilized the electronic device based on measurement information obtained by a thermal sensor on the electronic device; and
a configuration component that initiates a display time-out of the electronic device in response to a determination by the sensing component that the electronic device is neither actively nor passively being utilized, wherein the display time-out is customized based at least in part on the identity.
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Abstract
A system and methodology that can customize screen time-outs on a portable electronic device based on user activity is provided. The system employs a sensing component that receives data from one or more sensors located on the portable electronic device, for example, skin conductivity sensors. The sensing component determines whether the user is using the portable device, either actively or passively and also determines the identity of the user. A configuring component is employed to change one or more features or functions of the portable electronic device based on the information determined by the sensing component. In particular, the configuring component changes one of more features of the portable electronic device based on the preferences predefined by the identified user and device usage (active and passive usage).
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a skin conductivity sensor, located on a rear surface of an electronic device, that collects user touch data; a sensing component that identifies that the electronic device is not being actively utilized and not being passively utilized based on an analysis of the user touch data; an identification component that determines an identity of a user that last utilized the electronic device based on measurement information obtained by a thermal sensor on the electronic device; and a configuration component that initiates a display time-out of the electronic device in response to a determination by the sensing component that the electronic device is neither actively nor passively being utilized, wherein the display time-out is customized based at least in part on the identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a system comprising at least one processor, that a mobile device is not being used including determining the mobile device is not being actively used and determining that the mobile device is not being passively used, wherein the determining includes analyzing user touch data that is received from a set of skin conductivity sensors located on a rear surface of the mobile device; identifying, by the system, an identity of a user that last used the mobile device based on measurement information recorded by a thermal sensor on the mobile device; and initiating, by the system, a display time-out of the mobile device that is customized for the user, based in part on a preference associated with the identity, and in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving sensor data from a set of skin conductivity sensors located on a rear surface of a portable electronic device; analyzing the sensor data to determine that the portable electronic device is not being passively used; determining an identity of a user that last utilized the portable electronic device based on measurement information recorded by a thermal sensor on the portable electronic device; and initiating a display screen time-out the portable electronic device that is customized for the user, based in part on a preference associated with the identity and in response to the analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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