Electronic device and information processing method

• US 9,922,183 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yan, Yiqiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Gergiso, Techane
• Application Number:
  US14/868,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 903 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication

Abstract

An electronic device and an information processing method are disclosed in the disclosure. The electronic device comprises: a wearable apparatus capable of forming a ring or an approximate ring, which is able to surround a first cylinder; a first sensor arranged at least partly in the wearable apparatus and towards an interior of the ring or the approximate ring, and configured to detect first biometric information of at least part of a wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus if the wearable apparatus is worn on the part of the wearer'"'"'s body; a first processor arranged in the wearable apparatus, and configured to determine whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result and to perform security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a wearable apparatus capable of forming a ring or an approximate ring, which is able to surround a first cylinder;

a first sensor arranged at least partly in the wearable apparatus and towards an interior of the ring or the approximate ring, and configured to detect first biometric information of at least part of a wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus when the wearable apparatus is worn on the part of the wearer'"'"'s body; and

a first processor arranged in the wearable apparatus, and configured to determine whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result and to perform security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result,

wherein the electronic device has a first operating state having a first security level and a second operating state having a second security level, wherein the first security level is higher than the second security level; and

wherein the first processor is further configured to set the electronic device to the first operating state when the first biometric information matches the first preset biometric information and to the second operating state when the first biometric information does not match the first preset biometric information,

wherein the first sensor is further configured to detect second biometric information, and

wherein the first biometric information is of a different type from that of the second biometric information.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the first sensor is further configured to acquire first detection information, wherein the first detection information is raw information required for obtaining the first biometric information and the second biometric information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the ring or the approximate ring has a first surface and a second surface;

a diameter of a circle formed by the first surface is a first diameter;

a diameter of a circle formed by the second surface is a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter;

a collection window is arranged on the second surface;

the first sensor is arranged in the wearable apparatus and configured to collect, through the collection window, the first biometric information of the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein

the first sensor comprises:

a transmitter configured to transmit, through the collection window, collection medium to the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

a collector configured to collect an effect imposed by the collection medium on the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus to acquire the first biometric information.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein

the transmitter is configured to transmit, through the collection window, light with a specified wavelength to the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

the collector is configured to collect, through the collection window, an image depicting illumination of the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus by the light with the specified wavelength.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein

the transmitter is configured to transmit, through the collection window, sound waves with a specified frequency to the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

the collector is configured to collect, through the collection window, an image depicting reflection of the sound waves with the specified frequency from the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the electronic device has a worn status and an unworn status;

the wearable apparatus forms the ring or the approximate ring in the worn status of the electronic device;

the electronic device further comprises;

a second sensor arranged in the wearable apparatus and configured to detect a status of the electronic device to obtain a detection result;

the first sensor is configured to detect the first biometric information of the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus if the detection result indicates that the electronic device is switched from the unworn status to the worn status.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first biometric information comprises static biometric information that does not change once the user has grown up and the second biometric information comprises dynamic biometric information.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

the first biometric information includes inner structural characteristics of the wearer'"'"'s body.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein

the first biometric information includes information about blood vessel arrangement and/or skeleton arrangement of the wearer'"'"'s body.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a third sensor arranged at least partly in the housing and configured to detect an inner structure of a wearer'"'"'s body within a range of a first sensor to obtain first biometric information; and

a second processor arranged in the housing, and configured to determine whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result and to perform security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result,

wherein the electronic device has a first operating state having a first security level and a second operating state having a second security level, wherein the first security level is higher than the second security level; and

wherein the second processor is further configured to set the electronic device to the first operating state when the first biometric information matches the first preset biometric information and to the second operating state when the first biometric information does not match the first preset biometric information,

wherein the third sensor is further configured to detect second biometric information, and

wherein the first biometric information is of a different type from that of the second biometric information.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first biometric information comprises static biometric information that does not change once the user has grown up and the second biometric information comprises dynamic biometric information.

13. An information processing method, comprising:

detecting first biometric information of at least part of a wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by a wearable apparatus of an electronic device, when the part of the wearer'"'"'s body is surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

determining whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result; and

performing security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result;

wherein the performing the security processing comprises setting the electronic device to a first operating state when the first biometric information matches the first preset biometric information and to a second operating state when the first biometric information does not match the first preset biometric information; and

wherein the first operating state has a first security level and the second operating state has a second security level, wherein the first security level is higher than the second security level,

wherein the electronic device further comprises a first sensor arranged at least partly in the wearable apparatus, the first sensor being able to detect second biometric information;

the detecting the first biometric information of the part of wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus comprises detecting the first biometric information by using the first sensor, wherein the first biometric information is of a different type from that of the second biometric information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein

the detecting the first biometric information by using the first sensor comprises:

acquiring first detection information by using the first sensor, wherein the first detection information is raw information required for obtaining the first biometric information and the second biometric information;

extracting the first biometric information from the first detection information.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein

the detecting the first biometric information of the at least part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus of the electronic device if the part of the wearer'"'"'s body is surrounded by the wearable apparatus comprises:

transmitting collection medium to the part of wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

collecting an effect imposed by the collection medium on the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus to acquire the first biometric information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein

the transmitting collection medium to the part of wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus comprises:

transmitting light with specified wave length to the part of wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

the collecting the effect imposed by the collection medium on the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus to acquire the first biometric information comprises;

collecting an image depicting illumination of the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus by the light with the specified wavelength.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein

the transmitting collection medium to the part of wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus comprises:

transmitting sound waves with a specified frequency to the part of wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus;

the collecting the effect imposed by the collection medium on the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus to acquire the first biometric information comprises;

collecting an image depicting reflection of the sound waves with the specified wavelength from the part of the wearer'"'"'s body surrounded by the wearable apparatus.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the first biometric information comprises static biometric information that does not change once the user has grown up and the second biometric information comprises dynamic biometric information.