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Biometric initiated communication

US9710092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Grant dateJul 18, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/22
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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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