Embedded authentication systems in an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display;
displaying a lock screen on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the lock screen includes a visual indication of the location of the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display;
detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a touch input that includes interaction with a graphical element displayed on the lock screen;
during the touch input that includes the interaction with the graphical element displayed on the lock screen, detecting identification information of a user as the input is received using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display;
authenticating the user based on the identification information detected using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to authenticating the user based on the identification information detected with the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display, replacing display of the lock screen, on the touch-sensitive display, with display of an unlocked user interface.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).
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36 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; displaying a lock screen on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the lock screen includes a visual indication of the location of the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a touch input that includes interaction with a graphical element displayed on the lock screen; during the touch input that includes the interaction with the graphical element displayed on the lock screen, detecting identification information of a user as the input is received using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; authenticating the user based on the identification information detected using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; and in response to authenticating the user based on the identification information detected with the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display, replacing display of the lock screen, on the touch-sensitive display, with display of an unlocked user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; a fingerprint sensor integrated into the touch-sensitive display; one or more processors; and a memory comprising computer instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to; display a lock screen on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the lock screen includes a visual indication of the location of the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; detect, on the touch-sensitive display, a touch input that includes interaction with a graphical element displayed on the lock screen; during the touch input that includes the interaction with the graphical element displayed on the lock screen, detect identification information of a user as the input is received using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; authenticate the user based on the identification information detected using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; and in response to authenticating the user based on the identification information detected with the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive, replace display of the lock screen, on the touch-sensitive, with display of an unlocked user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:
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display a lock screen on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the lock screen includes a visual indication of the location of the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; detect, on the touch-sensitive display, a touch input that includes interaction with a graphical element displayed on the lock screen; during the touch input that includes the interaction with the graphical element displayed on the lock screen, detect identification information of a user as the input is received using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; authenticate the user based on the identification information detected using the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive display; and in response to authenticating the user based on the identification information detected with the fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the touch-sensitive, replace display of the lock screen, on the touch-sensitive, with display of an unlocked user interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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