Biometric initiated communication
First Claim
1. A method of executing a command in an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving touch input through a touch screen component of an electronic device;
acquiring fingerprint data from one or more fingertips of the user that are used to enter the touch input through the touch screen;
analyzing the fingerprint data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular sequence of fingers that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and
if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data, executing the command, wherein the touch input comprises a sequence of individual touch inputs separated apart in time, the method further comprising;
acquiring timing data as the touch input is entered through the touch screen, the timing data comprising time intervals between the individual touches;
analyzing the fingerprint data in combination with the timing data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular finger or sequence of fingers and with a particular timing sequence that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and
if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data and the timing data, executing the command.
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Abstract
A device has a touch processing module that processes touch screen input to determine if the manner in which the input was entered indicates that the user intends for execution of a particular command. In one embodiment, the module may acquire fingerprint data from the user'"'"'s input and analyze the data to determine if the input was entered with a particular finger or finger sequence. In another embodiment, the module may also acquire timing data from the user'"'"'s entry of a plurality of inputs and analyze the timing data to determine if the touch screen input was entered with a particular timing or cadence. In still another embodiment, the module may also acquire force data from the user'"'"'s entry of a plurality of touch screen inputs and analyze the force data to determine to determine if the touch screen input was entered with a particular force.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of executing a command in an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving touch input through a touch screen component of an electronic device; acquiring fingerprint data from one or more fingertips of the user that are used to enter the touch input through the touch screen; analyzing the fingerprint data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular sequence of fingers that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data, executing the command, wherein the touch input comprises a sequence of individual touch inputs separated apart in time, the method further comprising;
acquiring timing data as the touch input is entered through the touch screen, the timing data comprising time intervals between the individual touches;
analyzing the fingerprint data in combination with the timing data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular finger or sequence of fingers and with a particular timing sequence that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and
if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data and the timing data, executing the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a processor, a touch screen communicatively coupled to the processor, the touch screen adapted to receive input through a user contacting or nearly contacting a surface of the touch screen; a fingerprint sensor communicatively coupled to the processor and to the touch screen, the fingerprint sensor adapted to acquire fingerprint data for one or more fingertips of the user as the user enters touch input through the touch screen; and a touch processing module stored in a computer readable storage medium, the touch processing module comprising processor-executable code that, when executed by the processor, analyzes the fingerprint data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular sequence of fingers that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device, wherein if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data, the processor executes the command, wherein the touch input comprises a sequence of individual touch inputs separated apart in time and the processor;
acquires timing data as the touch input is entered through the touch screen, the timing data comprising time intervals between the individual touches;
analyzes the fingerprint data in combination with the timing data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular finger or sequence of fingers and with a particular timing sequence that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and
if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data and the timing data, executes the command. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of executing a command in an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving touch input through a touch screen component of an electronic device; acquiring fingerprint data from one or more fingertips of the user that are used to enter the touch input through the touch screen; acquiring force data as the touch input is entered through the touch screen, the force data indicating an amount of force applied by one or more fingertips of the user against the touch screen as the touch input was entered; analyzing the fingerprint data in combination with the force data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular sequence of fingers and with a particular amount of force, both of which the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data and the force data, executing the command, wherein the touch input comprises a sequence of individual touch inputs separated apart in time, the method further comprising;
acquiring timing data as the touch input is entered through the touch screen, the timing data comprising time intervals between the individual touches;
analyzing the fingerprint data in combination with the timing data to determine if the touch input was entered with a particular finger or sequence of fingers and with a particular timing sequence that the user has predetermined to indicate a command to be executed by the electronic device; and
if a predetermined command is indicated by the fingerprint data and the timing data, executing the command.
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