Wrist-worn apparatus control with fingerprint data
First Claim
1. A wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
- a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface;
a fingerprint sensor;
one or more processors;
a display; and
one or more non-transitory memories including computer program code, the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising;
receiving fingerprint data from a user using the fingerprint sensor;
identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the one or more non-transitory memories;
selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger;
detecting clicking of the finger on the fingerprint sensor;
selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the detected clicking of the finger, the selected function comprising a user interface displayed on the display comprising at least one of a control of an apparatus internal sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of an apparatus external sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of a heart rate measurement of the user, a control of an acceleration measurement related to a movement of the user, a control of a well-being measurement of the user, a control of a menu related to a sport exercised by the user, a control of a start of an exercise measuring function of the user, a control of a stop of the exercise measuring function of the user; and
selecting a home button press as the function on the basis of an earlier assignment of a finger of the user to the home button press function, whereupon the apparatus navigates to a predetermined page of the user interface displayed on the display.
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Abstract
A wrist-worn apparatus control with fingerprint data includes a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface, a fingerprint sensor, one or more processors, and one or more memories including computer program code. The one or more memories and the computer program code are configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus at least to receive fingerprint data from a user with the fingerprint sensor, identify the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the memory, and select a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger.
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26 Claims
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1. A wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface; a fingerprint sensor; one or more processors; a display; and one or more non-transitory memories including computer program code, the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving fingerprint data from a user using the fingerprint sensor; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the one or more non-transitory memories; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; detecting clicking of the finger on the fingerprint sensor; selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the detected clicking of the finger, the selected function comprising a user interface displayed on the display comprising at least one of a control of an apparatus internal sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of an apparatus external sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of a heart rate measurement of the user, a control of an acceleration measurement related to a movement of the user, a control of a well-being measurement of the user, a control of a menu related to a sport exercised by the user, a control of a start of an exercise measuring function of the user, a control of a stop of the exercise measuring function of the user; and selecting a home button press as the function on the basis of an earlier assignment of a finger of the user to the home button press function, whereupon the apparatus navigates to a predetermined page of the user interface displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface; a fingerprint sensor; one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories including computer program code, the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving fingerprint data from a user using the fingerprint sensor; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the one or more non-transitory memories; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying an angular position of the finger in relation to a predetermined reference position on the fingerprint sensor; and selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the identified angular position.
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9. A wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface; a fingerprint sensor; one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories including computer program code, the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving fingerprint data from a user using the fingerprint sensor; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the one or more non-transitory memories; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying a rotary movement of the finger on the fingerprint sensor; and selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the identified rotary movement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface; a fingerprint sensor; one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories including computer program code, the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving fingerprint data from a user using the fingerprint sensor; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the one or more non-transitory memories; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of the comparison between the fingerprint data and the reference data of the plurality of fingers of the user stored in the memory such that the reference data comprises a plurality of data elements, each data element comprising finger-specific reference data of a finger of the user and a pointer to a single operation of the operation state in one of a collection of operations, a sequence of consecutive operations; and selecting the operation state of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger such that the single operation pointed to by the pointer in the data element of the identified finger is executed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A wrist-worn apparatus comprising:
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a physical activity-related measurement sensor interface; a fingerprint sensor; one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories including computer program code, the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving fingerprint data from a user using the fingerprint sensor; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user stored in the one or more non-transitory memories; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying the fingerprint data and select the function of the physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger in a measurement mode of the apparatus; distinguishing a consumer electronics mode of the apparatus, which is different from the measurement mode of the apparatus; and selecting a function related to a consumer electronics functionality of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger such that a mapping of the identified finger and the selected function is different between the consumer electronics mode and the measurement mode.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program comprising computer program code which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying an angular position of the finger in relation to a predetermined reference position on the fingerprint sensor; and selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the identified angular position.
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying an angular position of the finger in relation to a predetermined reference position on the fingerprint sensor; and selecting the function of the physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the identified angular position.
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program comprising computer program code which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying a rotary movement of the finger on the fingerprint sensor; and selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the identified rotary movement.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program comprising computer program code which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; detecting clicking of the finger on the fingerprint sensor; selecting the function of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the detected clicking of the finger, the selected function comprising a user interface displayed on a display comprising at least one of a control of an apparatus internal sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of an apparatus external sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of a heart rate measurement of the user, a control of an acceleration measurement related to a movement of the user, a control of a well-being measurement of the user, a control of a menu related to a sport exercised by the user, a control of a start of an exercise measuring function of the user, a control of a stop of the exercise measuring function of the user; and selecting a home button press as the function on the basis of an earlier assignment of a finger of the user to the home button press function, whereupon the apparatus navigates to a predetermined page of the user interface displayed on the display.
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program comprising computer program code which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of the comparison between the fingerprint data and the reference data of the plurality of fingers of the user stored in the memory such that the reference data comprises a plurality of data elements, each data element comprising finger-specific reference data of a finger of the user and a pointer to a single operation of the operation state in one of a collection of operations, a sequence of consecutive operations; and select the operation state of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger such that the single operation pointed to by the pointer in the data element of the identified finger is executed.
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program comprising computer program code which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying the fingerprint data and selecting the function of the physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger in a measurement mode of the apparatus; distinguishing a consumer electronics mode of the apparatus, which is different from the measurement mode of the apparatus; and selecting a function related to a consumer electronics functionality of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger such that a mapping of the identified finger and the selected function is different between the consumer electronics mode and the measurement mode.
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying a rotary movement of the finger on the fingerprint sensor; and selecting the function of the physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the identified rotary movement.
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; detecting clicking of the finger on the fingerprint sensor; selecting the function of the physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger and further on the basis of the detected clicking of the finger, the selected function comprising a user interface displayed on a display comprising at least one of a control of an apparatus internal sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of an apparatus external sensor measuring functioning of the body of the user, a control of a heart rate measurement of the user, a control of an acceleration measurement related to a movement of the user, a control of a well-being measurement of the user, a control of a menu related to a sport exercised by the user, a control of a start of an exercise measuring function of the user, a control of a stop of the exercise measuring function of the user; and selecting a home button press as the function on the basis of an earlier assignment of a finger of the user to the home button press function, whereupon the apparatus navigates to a predetermined page of the user interface displayed on the display.
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25. A method comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of the comparison between the fingerprint data and the reference data of the plurality of fingers of the user stored in the memory such that the reference data comprises a plurality of data elements, each data element comprising finger-specific reference data of a finger of the user and a pointer to a single operation of the operation state in one of a collection of operations, a sequence of consecutive operations; and selecting the operation state of an apparatus on the basis of the identified finger such that the single operation pointed to by the pointer in the data element of the identified finger is executed.
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving, using a fingerprint sensor, fingerprint data from a user; identifying the fingerprint data as matching with one finger of the user on the basis of a comparison between the fingerprint data and reference data of a plurality of fingers of the user; selecting a function of a physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger; identifying the fingerprint data and selecting the function of the physical activity-related measurement on the basis of the identified finger in a measurement mode of an apparatus; distinguishing a consumer electronics mode of the apparatus, which is different from the measurement mode of the apparatus; and selecting a function related to a consumer electronics functionality of the apparatus on the basis of the identified finger such that a mapping of the identified finger and the selected function is different between the consumer electronics mode and the measurement mode.
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