Personalized control device having security mechanism

• US 20060061451A1
• Filed: 09/17/2004
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Inventors: Chen, Shoei-Lai
• Application Number:
  US10/942,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061451A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.530
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/38 Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections queuing arrangements H04Q3/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements

Abstract

A personalized control device having a security mechanism, which sets up identification condition and operation condition such as activation, allowable channel, time and program and accessible network for certain identification condition, such that only the user having the identification characteristics matching the identification condition can activated the device. In addition, once the device is activated, the operation mode of the device is still limited according to the identification characteristics of the user.

Claims

1. A personalized device having a security mechanism, comprising:

a control unit having an input unit;

a setup unit for inputting identification characteristics of a user and operation limitation for the user according to the identification characteristics thereof; and

an identification unit for identifying the user.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the setup unit allows the user to input and save the identity thereof.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the identification characteristics includes fingerprint, voiceprint or retina.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the operation limitation includes an activation status, allowable channel, allowable operation time, allowable program and allowable network.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the identification unit includes a identification device for identify fingerprint, voiceprint or retina.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a remote control or a power activation control.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises a control box in which the setup unit, a timer and a control circuit having a universal code are installed, and an input unit having plurality of control keys is formed on a surface of the control box.

8. A personalized control device having a security mechanism, comprising:

a control unit;

an input unit installed at the control unit allowing a user to provide identification information thereof; and

a setup unit mounted to the control unit allowing the user to set up identification condition and operation condition;

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the setup unit allows the user to input the identification condition via the input unit.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the identification condition includes a password.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the input unit includes a plurality of control keys.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the control unit includes a control box, in which the setup unit, a timer and a control circuit having a universal code are installed therein, and the input unit is installed on a surface of the control box.