US20140230048A1 - Method and computer program product of switching locked state of electronic device - Google Patents
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- the present inventionrelates to a method and a computer program product of switching a locked state, and more particular to a method and a computer program product of switching a locked state while receiving an input from a user for an operation.
- the present inventionalso relates to an electronic device whose locked state is optionally switched while receiving an input from a user for an operation.
- a user-verifying functionIn consideration of information security, it is more and more common to impart a user-verifying function to an electronic device, and more particularly to a portable device such as USB drive, smart phone, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc., which is subject to loss.
- the user-verifying functionis performed by way of biologic feature check, e.g. fingerprint check.
- FIG. 1Aschematically shows the appearance of a smart phone
- FIG. 1Bwhich illustrates the flowchart of a conventional fingerprint-verifying process applied to the smart phone.
- a prompt windowpops up on the display 10 (Step 101 ), instructing the user to perform fingerprint check through an optical sensor 11 disposed on the phone 100 .
- the optical sensor 11finishes scanning the user's fingerprint and acquires a corresponding fingerprint data (Step 102 )
- the fingerprint datais compared with a previously stored fingerprint data (Step 103 ).
- the smart phoneenters a normal operation mode (Step 104 ) so as to allow the user to normally operate the phone 100 .
- the usermay input commands via a push button 12 as shown in FIG. 1A or the display 10 when it is a touch screen.
- the smart phone 100enters a locked mode so that the input means is disabled from normal command input (Step 105 ).
- an object of the present inventionis to simplify a user-identifying process of electronic device in order to improve the utilization rate of a user-identifying function for information security of the electronic device.
- a method of switching a locked state of an electronic device with a user-verifying functionis provided.
- a biologic feature data from a useris captured while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a locked state. Whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data is then determined. If it is determined that the biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the locked state into a non-locked state and directly controls the electronic device to perform the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- a biologic feature data from a useris captured while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a non-locked state. Whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data is then determined. If the biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibited from performing the operation according to the input.
- an electronic devicein another aspect of the present invention, includes: an input module configured to capture a first biologic feature data from a first user while receiving a first input from the first user for a first operation; a determining module, coupled to the input module, configured to determine whether the first biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and a control module, coupled to the determining module, configured to switch the electronic device from the locked state into a non-locked state, and directly control the electronic device to perform the first operation according to the first input when determining module determines the first biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
- an input moduleconfigured to capture a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation of the electronic device when the electronic device is in a non-locked state;
- the determining moduleis coupled to the input module and configured to determine whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data;
- the control moduleis coupled to the determining module and configured to switch the electronic device from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibit the electronic device from performing the operation according to the input when the determining module determines the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
- a computer-readable mediumhaving stored thereon instructions.
- the instructionswhen executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the locked state into a non-locked state and directly controlling the electronic device to perform the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- the instructionswhen executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibiting the electronic device from performing the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- FIG. 1Ais a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a smart phone
- FIG. 1Bis a flowchart illustrating a conventional fingerprint-verifying process applied to the smart phone of FIG. 1A ;
- FIG. 2Ais a flowchart illustrating a method for switching an operational state of an electronic device with a biologic-feature-verifying function according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2Bis a flowchart illustrating a method for switching an operational state of an electronic device with a biologic-feature-verifying function according to another embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3is a functional block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4is a functional block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2Ais a flowchart illustrating a method of switching a locked state of an electronic device with a biologic-feature-verifying function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the electronic devicefor example, can be a computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, a multimedia player, a game console, a digital camera or any other electronically lockable electronic device.
- the electronic deviceis preset to be locked until a user passes the verification.
- the electronic deviceis locked, partial or all functions of the electronic device are disabled. Take a mobile phone for example.
- the mobile phonemay lock only one or more functions of making a phone call, sending a message, checking phone-call records, checking mailbox, etc.
- a biologic feature of the useris captured at the same time and a biologic feature data to be verified is generated (Step 200 ).
- the biologic feature to be capturedcan be but is not limited to one or more of fingerprint, voiceprint, speech contents, palm print, iris image or face configuration.
- the biologic feature data to be verifiedis then compared with a reference biologic feature data for user verification to determine the conformity (Step 202 ). Whether the biologic feature data to be verified conforms to the reference biologic feature data can be determined according to a variety of criteria. For example, for highly security requirement, the conformity has to be highly confirmed. If the biologic feature data to be verified conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the locked state into a non-locked state so that the operation can be performed directly according to the input (Step 204 ). Meanwhile, some or all the other operations of the electronic device are enabled, depending on settings. For example, only the functions of making a phone call and sending a message are enabled but all the other functions including checking phone-call records and checking mailbox are still disabled.
- which parts of functions are to be enabledcan be preset based on users. In other words, some user(s) is(are) allowed to check phone-call records and/or mailbox but others are not permitted.
- the electronic devicekeeps locked and is prohibited from performing the operation (Step 206 ). By way of user verification, the information of the electronic device can be secured.
- the electronic deviceis a mobile phone with a touch screen
- a usermay conduct a manipulating input by way of the touch screen with his finger even when the mobile phone is in a locked state. While the user's finger is moving on the touch screen to execute a specified function such as scrolling a picture, the user's fingerprint data is captured and compared with the previously stored reference fingerprint data. Alternatively, the user may put his finger on the optical sensor to be scanned so that the mobile phone in the locked state may capture the user's fingerprint data and compare it with the reference fingerprint data. If the two fingerprint data are comparable, the locked state of the mobile phone is cleared so that the picture-scrolling function is performed. On the other hand, if the current user's fingerprint data does not conform to the reference fingerprint data, the mobile phone is still in the locked state. That is, the picture-scrolling function will not be performed.
- the electronic deviceis a mobile phone with a voice control mechanism
- a usermay conduct an operation with his voice even when the mobile phone is in a locked state. While the user speaks to execute a specified function such as making a phone call, the user's voice print data is captured by a voice-identifying module and compared with the previously stored reference voice print data. If the two voice print data are comparable, the locked state of the mobile phone is cleared so that the calling function is performed. On the other hand, if the current user's voice print data does not conform to the reference voice print data, the mobile phone is still in the locked state. That is, no phone call could be made.
- an authorized user whose biologic feature data has been registeredis capable of using the mobile phone in the locked state without additional operation to unlock the phone.
- an unauthorized user whose biologic feature data was not recordedcannot operate the phone as the phone remains in the locked state.
- conventional user-verification conducted through a specific verifying procedurecan be exempted from for an authorized user, while information can still be secured from an unauthorized user.
- the electronic devicekeeps locked if there is no biologic feature data of the current user recorded (Step 204 ). Nevertheless, the phone may execute an alternative verifying procedure after Step 204 . For example, a pin number or a specific input is requested for verification. For a smart phone, for example, a virtual key pad may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a pin number or an input area may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a literal or symbolic signature. If the user passes the alternative verifying operation, the electronic device can be unlocked. Otherwise, the electronic device remains locked.
- the electronic deviceis preset to be a non-locked state until an unauthorized user is detected.
- a biologic feature of the useris captured at the same time and a biologic feature data to be verified is generated (Step 210 ).
- the biologic feature data to be verifiedis compared with a previously stored reference biologic feature data for user verification to determine the conformity (Step 212 ). If the biologic feature data fails in the user verification, i.e. the biologic feature data to be verified does not conform to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the non-locked state to a locked state and is prohibited from performing the operation (Step 214 ).
- the electronic deviceremains in the non-locked state and the operation is performed directly according to the input (Step 216 ).
- the electronic deviceis a mobile phone with a touch screen
- a usermay conduct a manipulating input by way of the touch screen with his finger when the mobile phone is in an unlocked state. While the user's finger is moving on the touch screen to execute a specified function such as scrolling a picture, the user's fingerprint data is captured and compared with the previously stored reference fingerprint data. Alternatively, the user may put his finger on the optical sensor to be scanned so that the mobile phone in the unlocked state may capture the user's fingerprint data and compare it with the reference fingerprint data. If the two fingerprint data are comparable, the picture-scrolling function is successfully performed. On the other hand, if the current user's fingerprint data does not conform to the reference fingerprint data, the mobile phone enters a locked state. That is, the picture-scrolling function will not be performed.
- the electronic deviceis a mobile phone with a voice control mechanism
- a usermay conduct an operation with his voice when the mobile phone is in a locked state. While the user speaks to execute a specified function such as making a phone call, the user's voice print data is captured by a voice-identifying module and compared with the previously stored reference voice print data. If the two voice print data are comparable, the calling function is successfully performed. On the other hand, if the current user's voice print data does not conform to the reference voice print data, the mobile phone enters a locked state. That is, no phone call could be made.
- an authorized user whose biologic feature data has been registeredis capable of using the mobile phone in the non-locked state of the phone.
- an unauthorized user whose biologic feature data was not recordedcannot operate the phone as the phone enters a locked state.
- conventional user-verification conducted through a specific verifying procedurecan be exempted from for an authorized user, while information can still be secured from an unauthorized user.
- the electronic deviceis locked if there is no biologic feature data of the current user recorded (Step 214 ).
- the phonemay execute an additional verifying procedure after Step 214 .
- a pin number or a specific inputis requested for verification.
- a virtual key padmay be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a pin number or an input area may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a literal or symbolic signature. If the user passes the additional verifying operation, the electronic device can be unlocked. Otherwise, the electronic device remains locked.
- the verifying procedures as illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2Bcan be combined and executed periodically. For example, in a certain period after a user has been verified and the electronic device is unlocked in the embodiment of FIG. 2A , the electronic device performs the verifying procedure of the FIG. 2B embodiment in order to avoid subsequent use of the electronic device by an unauthorized user. Of course, it is possible to execute the FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B procedure again to re-check the adequacy of the locked or non-locked state of the electronic device.
- the repetitive verifying actionscan be done at intervals or triggered by a specific operation.
- the reference biologic feature data described abovecan be previously stored in the electronic device.
- the reference biologic feature datacan also be previously stored in a remote device, e.g. a data server accessible via Internet. Then the reference biologic feature data can be acquired via Internet to be compared with.
- FIG. 3illustrates an embodiment of electronic device according to the present invention, capable of switching states as described above.
- the electronic device 300include, but are not limited to, a computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, a multimedia player, a game console, a digital camera or any other electronically lockable electronic device.
- the electronic device 300includes an input module 30 , a determining module 31 , a control module 32 and a storage module 33 .
- the storage module 33is used for storing the reference biologic feature data for user verification, and may be omitted if a remote device accessible by the electronic device is used for storing the reference biologic feature data.
- the remote devicefor example, can be a data server accessible via Internet.
- the input module 30is used for receiving the input from a user and capturing the user's biologic feature data.
- the input module 30can be implemented with an optical sensor which may capture fingerprint data, palm print data and/or iris image data; a touch screen which may capture fingerprint data and/or palm print data; a voice-identifying module such as a microphone, which may capture voice print data or speech contents; or an image-identifying module such as a camera, which may capture face configuration data.
- the determining module 31is coupled to the input module 30 and the storage module 33 for determining the conformity between the captured biologic feature data and the reference biologic feature data.
- the control module 32is coupled to the determining module 31 for optionally switching the locked/non-locked state of the electronic device 300 according to the determining result of the determining module 31 .
- the electronic deviceIf the captured biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is unlocked so that the operation is directly performed according to the input. On the contrary, if the captured biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is locked so that the operation corresponding to the input cannot be performed.
- the determining module 31 and the control module 32can be implemented with microprocessors or digital signal processors. While the user is conducting the input via the input module 30 with his finger, palm, eyeball or voice, the user's biologic feature data is captured at the same time. There is no need for the user to perform any additional user-verifying procedure to acquire the biologic feature data. With the comparison of the captured biologic feature data with the reference biologic feature data, whether the state should be changed or not can be determined. As for the operational details of the modules, they are appreciable from the associated steps described with reference to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , and not redundantly described herein
- FIG. 4illustrates another embodiment of electronic device according to the present invention, capable of switching states as described above.
- the electronic device 400 as shown in FIG. 4similar to the electronic device 300 as shown in FIG. 3 , includes an input module, a determining module, a control module and an optional storage module, and further includes an unlocking module 40 .
- the unlocking module 40is coupled to the determining module 31 .
- the determining module 31determines that the captured biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data so that the electronic device 400 is locked
- the unlocking module 40provides an alternative way to unlock the electronic device 400 .
- the unlocking module 400can be a physical push button, a touch screen and/or a touch pad, from which a pin number or other unlocking input can be made. Once the input passes the verification, the unlocking module 40 unlocks the electronic device 400 . Otherwise, the electronic device 400 remains locked.
- the method for switching a locked state as described abovecan be executed in a variety of electronic device in a form of computer instructions.
- the computer instructionscan be digital data recorded in a computer readable medium such as an optical disc, a memory card or a USB drive, and when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the locked state into a non-locked state and directly controlling the electronic device to perform the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- the computer instructionswhen executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibiting the electronic device from performing the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- an authorized usercan be verified at the same time that an input from the user for an operation is conducted. Meanwhile, the user may normally operate the electronic device. On the contrary, an input from an unauthorized user for an operation cannot unlock the electronic device or will result in the switching from a non-locked state into a locked state of the electronic device. In this way, the electronic device is secured from an unauthorized user.
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- This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/887,239 filed Sep. 21, 2010, now pending. The content of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety and made a part of this specification.
- The present invention relates to a method and a computer program product of switching a locked state, and more particular to a method and a computer program product of switching a locked state while receiving an input from a user for an operation. The present invention also relates to an electronic device whose locked state is optionally switched while receiving an input from a user for an operation.
- In consideration of information security, it is more and more common to impart a user-verifying function to an electronic device, and more particularly to a portable device such as USB drive, smart phone, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc., which is subject to loss. Generally, the user-verifying function is performed by way of biologic feature check, e.g. fingerprint check.
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FIG. 1A , which schematically shows the appearance of a smart phone, andFIG. 1B , which illustrates the flowchart of a conventional fingerprint-verifying process applied to the smart phone. After a user switches on the power of thesmart phone 100 and a booting process is executed, a prompt window pops up on the display10 (Step101), instructing the user to perform fingerprint check through anoptical sensor 11 disposed on thephone 100. After theoptical sensor 11 finishes scanning the user's fingerprint and acquires a corresponding fingerprint data (Step102), the fingerprint data is compared with a previously stored fingerprint data (Step103). If a comparable result is obtained, the smart phone enters a normal operation mode (Step104) so as to allow the user to normally operate thephone 100. Thus the user may input commands via apush button 12 as shown inFIG. 1A or thedisplay 10 when it is a touch screen. On the contrary, if the acquired fingerprint data does not conform to the previously stored fingerprint data, thesmart phone 100 enters a locked mode so that the input means is disabled from normal command input (Step105). - As the fingerprint-verifying procedure has to be conducted to unlock the phone before a user may successfully operate the phone, it is troublesome and time-consuming to general users.
- Therefore, an object of the present invention is to simplify a user-identifying process of electronic device in order to improve the utilization rate of a user-identifying function for information security of the electronic device.
- In an aspect of the present invention, a method of switching a locked state of an electronic device with a user-verifying function is provided. In the method, a biologic feature data from a user is captured while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a locked state. Whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data is then determined. If it is determined that the biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the locked state into a non-locked state and directly controls the electronic device to perform the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- In another method of switching a locked state of an electronic device with a user-verifying function according to the present invention, a biologic feature data from a user is captured while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a non-locked state. Whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data is then determined. If the biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibited from performing the operation according to the input.
- In another aspect of the present invention, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: an input module configured to capture a first biologic feature data from a first user while receiving a first input from the first user for a first operation; a determining module, coupled to the input module, configured to determine whether the first biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and a control module, coupled to the determining module, configured to switch the electronic device from the locked state into a non-locked state, and directly control the electronic device to perform the first operation according to the first input when determining module determines the first biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
- In another electronic device according to the present invention, an input module, a determining module and a control module are included, wherein the input module is configured to capture a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation of the electronic device when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; the determining module is coupled to the input module and configured to determine whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and the control module is coupled to the determining module and configured to switch the electronic device from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibit the electronic device from performing the operation according to the input when the determining module determines the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
- In a further aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions is provided. The instructions, when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the locked state into a non-locked state and directly controlling the electronic device to perform the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- In another computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions according to the present invention, the instructions, when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibiting the electronic device from performing the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- The above contents of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a smart phone;FIG. 1B is a flowchart illustrating a conventional fingerprint-verifying process applied to the smart phone ofFIG. 1A ;FIG. 2A is a flowchart illustrating a method for switching an operational state of an electronic device with a biologic-feature-verifying function according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 2B is a flowchart illustrating a method for switching an operational state of an electronic device with a biologic-feature-verifying function according to another embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; andFIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.- The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only; it is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed.
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FIG. 2A , which is a flowchart illustrating a method of switching a locked state of an electronic device with a biologic-feature-verifying function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device, for example, can be a computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, a multimedia player, a game console, a digital camera or any other electronically lockable electronic device. - In the embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 2A , the electronic device is preset to be locked until a user passes the verification. When the electronic device is locked, partial or all functions of the electronic device are disabled. Take a mobile phone for example. When the mobile phone is locked, it may lock only one or more functions of making a phone call, sending a message, checking phone-call records, checking mailbox, etc. Alternatively, it is also feasible to lock all the operational functions of the mobile phone. When the electronic device receives an input for an operation from an arbitrary user, a biologic feature of the user is captured at the same time and a biologic feature data to be verified is generated (Step200). The biologic feature to be captured can be but is not limited to one or more of fingerprint, voiceprint, speech contents, palm print, iris image or face configuration. The biologic feature data to be verified is then compared with a reference biologic feature data for user verification to determine the conformity (Step202). Whether the biologic feature data to be verified conforms to the reference biologic feature data can be determined according to a variety of criteria. For example, for highly security requirement, the conformity has to be highly confirmed. If the biologic feature data to be verified conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the locked state into a non-locked state so that the operation can be performed directly according to the input (Step204). Meanwhile, some or all the other operations of the electronic device are enabled, depending on settings. For example, only the functions of making a phone call and sending a message are enabled but all the other functions including checking phone-call records and checking mailbox are still disabled. In another example, which parts of functions are to be enabled can be preset based on users. In other words, some user(s) is(are) allowed to check phone-call records and/or mailbox but others are not permitted. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data inStep 202, the electronic device keeps locked and is prohibited from performing the operation (Step206). By way of user verification, the information of the electronic device can be secured. - In an example that the electronic device is a mobile phone with a touch screen, a user may conduct a manipulating input by way of the touch screen with his finger even when the mobile phone is in a locked state. While the user's finger is moving on the touch screen to execute a specified function such as scrolling a picture, the user's fingerprint data is captured and compared with the previously stored reference fingerprint data. Alternatively, the user may put his finger on the optical sensor to be scanned so that the mobile phone in the locked state may capture the user's fingerprint data and compare it with the reference fingerprint data. If the two fingerprint data are comparable, the locked state of the mobile phone is cleared so that the picture-scrolling function is performed. On the other hand, if the current user's fingerprint data does not conform to the reference fingerprint data, the mobile phone is still in the locked state. That is, the picture-scrolling function will not be performed.
- In another example that the electronic device is a mobile phone with a voice control mechanism, a user may conduct an operation with his voice even when the mobile phone is in a locked state. While the user speaks to execute a specified function such as making a phone call, the user's voice print data is captured by a voice-identifying module and compared with the previously stored reference voice print data. If the two voice print data are comparable, the locked state of the mobile phone is cleared so that the calling function is performed. On the other hand, if the current user's voice print data does not conform to the reference voice print data, the mobile phone is still in the locked state. That is, no phone call could be made.
- In this way, an authorized user whose biologic feature data has been registered is capable of using the mobile phone in the locked state without additional operation to unlock the phone. In contrast, an unauthorized user whose biologic feature data was not recorded cannot operate the phone as the phone remains in the locked state. In other words, conventional user-verification conducted through a specific verifying procedure can be exempted from for an authorized user, while information can still be secured from an unauthorized user.
- In the above embodiments associated with
FIG. 2A , the electronic device keeps locked if there is no biologic feature data of the current user recorded (Step204). Nevertheless, the phone may execute an alternative verifying procedure afterStep 204. For example, a pin number or a specific input is requested for verification. For a smart phone, for example, a virtual key pad may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a pin number or an input area may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a literal or symbolic signature. If the user passes the alternative verifying operation, the electronic device can be unlocked. Otherwise, the electronic device remains locked. - In another embodiment illustrated in the flowchart of
FIG. 2B , the electronic device is preset to be a non-locked state until an unauthorized user is detected. When the electronic device receives an input for an operation from an arbitrary user, a biologic feature of the user is captured at the same time and a biologic feature data to be verified is generated (Step210). The biologic feature data to be verified is compared with a previously stored reference biologic feature data for user verification to determine the conformity (Step212). If the biologic feature data fails in the user verification, i.e. the biologic feature data to be verified does not conform to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is switched from the non-locked state to a locked state and is prohibited from performing the operation (Step214). On the other hand, if the biologic feature data passes the user verification, i.e. the biologic feature data to be verified conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device remains in the non-locked state and the operation is performed directly according to the input (Step216). - In an example that the electronic device is a mobile phone with a touch screen, a user may conduct a manipulating input by way of the touch screen with his finger when the mobile phone is in an unlocked state. While the user's finger is moving on the touch screen to execute a specified function such as scrolling a picture, the user's fingerprint data is captured and compared with the previously stored reference fingerprint data. Alternatively, the user may put his finger on the optical sensor to be scanned so that the mobile phone in the unlocked state may capture the user's fingerprint data and compare it with the reference fingerprint data. If the two fingerprint data are comparable, the picture-scrolling function is successfully performed. On the other hand, if the current user's fingerprint data does not conform to the reference fingerprint data, the mobile phone enters a locked state. That is, the picture-scrolling function will not be performed.
- In another example that the electronic device is a mobile phone with a voice control mechanism, a user may conduct an operation with his voice when the mobile phone is in a locked state. While the user speaks to execute a specified function such as making a phone call, the user's voice print data is captured by a voice-identifying module and compared with the previously stored reference voice print data. If the two voice print data are comparable, the calling function is successfully performed. On the other hand, if the current user's voice print data does not conform to the reference voice print data, the mobile phone enters a locked state. That is, no phone call could be made.
- In this way, an authorized user whose biologic feature data has been registered is capable of using the mobile phone in the non-locked state of the phone. In contrast, an unauthorized user whose biologic feature data was not recorded cannot operate the phone as the phone enters a locked state. In other words, conventional user-verification conducted through a specific verifying procedure can be exempted from for an authorized user, while information can still be secured from an unauthorized user.
- In the above embodiments associated with
FIG. 2B , the electronic device is locked if there is no biologic feature data of the current user recorded (Step214). However, the phone may execute an additional verifying procedure afterStep 214. For example, a pin number or a specific input is requested for verification. For a smart phone, for example, a virtual key pad may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a pin number or an input area may be provided on a touch screen for the user to input a literal or symbolic signature. If the user passes the additional verifying operation, the electronic device can be unlocked. Otherwise, the electronic device remains locked. - For advanced security, the verifying procedures as illustrated in
FIGS. 2A and 2B can be combined and executed periodically. For example, in a certain period after a user has been verified and the electronic device is unlocked in the embodiment ofFIG. 2A , the electronic device performs the verifying procedure of theFIG. 2B embodiment in order to avoid subsequent use of the electronic device by an unauthorized user. Of course, it is possible to execute theFIG. 2A orFIG. 2B procedure again to re-check the adequacy of the locked or non-locked state of the electronic device. The repetitive verifying actions can be done at intervals or triggered by a specific operation. - The reference biologic feature data described above can be previously stored in the electronic device. Alternatively, the reference biologic feature data can also be previously stored in a remote device, e.g. a data server accessible via Internet. Then the reference biologic feature data can be acquired via Internet to be compared with.
- Please refer to
FIG. 3 , which illustrates an embodiment of electronic device according to the present invention, capable of switching states as described above. Examples of theelectronic device 300 include, but are not limited to, a computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, a multimedia player, a game console, a digital camera or any other electronically lockable electronic device. - In the embodiment as shown in
FIG. 3 , theelectronic device 300 includes aninput module 30, a determiningmodule 31, acontrol module 32 and astorage module 33. Thestorage module 33 is used for storing the reference biologic feature data for user verification, and may be omitted if a remote device accessible by the electronic device is used for storing the reference biologic feature data. The remote device, for example, can be a data server accessible via Internet. Theinput module 30 is used for receiving the input from a user and capturing the user's biologic feature data. In practice, theinput module 30 can be implemented with an optical sensor which may capture fingerprint data, palm print data and/or iris image data; a touch screen which may capture fingerprint data and/or palm print data; a voice-identifying module such as a microphone, which may capture voice print data or speech contents; or an image-identifying module such as a camera, which may capture face configuration data. The determiningmodule 31 is coupled to theinput module 30 and thestorage module 33 for determining the conformity between the captured biologic feature data and the reference biologic feature data. Thecontrol module 32 is coupled to the determiningmodule 31 for optionally switching the locked/non-locked state of theelectronic device 300 according to the determining result of the determiningmodule 31. If the captured biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is unlocked so that the operation is directly performed according to the input. On the contrary, if the captured biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data, the electronic device is locked so that the operation corresponding to the input cannot be performed. - The determining
module 31 and thecontrol module 32 can be implemented with microprocessors or digital signal processors. While the user is conducting the input via theinput module 30 with his finger, palm, eyeball or voice, the user's biologic feature data is captured at the same time. There is no need for the user to perform any additional user-verifying procedure to acquire the biologic feature data. With the comparison of the captured biologic feature data with the reference biologic feature data, whether the state should be changed or not can be determined. As for the operational details of the modules, they are appreciable from the associated steps described with reference toFIG. 2A andFIG. 2B , and not redundantly described herein - Please refer to
FIG. 4 , which illustrates another embodiment of electronic device according to the present invention, capable of switching states as described above. Theelectronic device 400 as shown inFIG. 4 , similar to theelectronic device 300 as shown inFIG. 3 , includes an input module, a determining module, a control module and an optional storage module, and further includes an unlockingmodule 40. The unlockingmodule 40 is coupled to the determiningmodule 31. When the determiningmodule 31 determines that the captured biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data so that theelectronic device 400 is locked, the unlockingmodule 40 provides an alternative way to unlock theelectronic device 400. The unlockingmodule 400, for example, can be a physical push button, a touch screen and/or a touch pad, from which a pin number or other unlocking input can be made. Once the input passes the verification, the unlockingmodule 40 unlocks theelectronic device 400. Otherwise, theelectronic device 400 remains locked. - The method for switching a locked state as described above can be executed in a variety of electronic device in a form of computer instructions. The computer instructions can be digital data recorded in a computer readable medium such as an optical disc, a memory card or a USB drive, and when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the locked state into a non-locked state and directly controlling the electronic device to perform the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data. Alternatively or additionally, The computer instructions, when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of: capturing a biologic feature data from a user while receiving an input from the user for an operation when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; determining whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and switching the electronic device from the non-locked state into a locked state and prohibiting the electronic device from performing the operation according to the input when the biologic feature data is not determined conforming to the reference biologic feature data.
- It is understood from the foregoing that according to the present invention, an authorized user can be verified at the same time that an input from the user for an operation is conducted. Meanwhile, the user may normally operate the electronic device. On the contrary, an input from an unauthorized user for an operation cannot unlock the electronic device or will result in the switching from a non-locked state into a locked state of the electronic device. In this way, the electronic device is secured from an unauthorized user.
- While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not to be limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.
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1. A verification method for use in an electronic device, the method comprising:
(a) receiving a user input;
(b) capturing a biologic feature data while receiving the user input; and
(c) prohibiting the electronic device from performing an operation corresponding to the user input based on a determination that the biologic feature data does not conform to a reference biologic feature data.
2. The verification method ofclaim 1 , further comprising executing an alternative user-verifying procedure based on the determination that the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
3. The verification method ofclaim 1 , further comprising:
(d) receiving another user input;
(e) capturing another biologic feature data while receiving the another user input; and
(f) performing the operation corresponding to the another user input based on another determination that the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
4. The verification method ofclaim 3 , wherein:
the step (d) includes receiving the another user input when the electronic device is in a locked state; and
the verification method further comprises switching the electronic device from the locked state to a non-locked state based on the another determination that the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
5. The verification method ofclaim 1 , wherein:
the step (a) includes receiving the user input when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; and
the verification method further comprises switching the electronic device from the non-locked state to a locked state based on the determination that the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
6. The verification method ofclaim 5 , further comprising:
(d) receiving another user input;
(e) capturing another biologic feature data while receiving the another user input;
(f) performing the operation corresponding to the another user input based on another determination that the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
7. The verification method ofclaim 6 , wherein:
the step (d) includes receiving the another user input when the electronic device is in a locked state; and
the verification method further comprises switching the electronic device from the locked state to a non-locked state based on the another determination that the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
8. The verification method ofclaim 1 , wherein the reference biologic feature data is stored in the electronic device or a remote device accessible by the electronic device.
9. An electronic device, comprising:
an input module, configured to receive a user input and capture a biologic feature data while receiving the user input;
a determining module, coupled to the input module, configured to determine whether the biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and
a control module, coupled to the determining module, configured to prohibit the electronic device from performing an operation corresponding to the user input when the determining module determines the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
10. The electronic device ofclaim 9 , wherein the control module is further configured to execute an alternative user-verifying procedure when the determining module determines the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
11. The electronic device ofclaim 9 , wherein:
the input module is further configured to receive another user input and capture another biologic feature data while receiving the another user input;
the determining module is further configured to determine whether the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data; and
the control module is further configured to perform the operation corresponding to the another user input when the determining module determines the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
12. The electronic device ofclaim 11 , wherein:
the input module is configured to receive another user input when the electronic device is in a locked state; and
the control module is further configured to switch the electronic device from the locked state to a non-locked state when the determining module determines the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
13. The electronic device ofclaim 9 , wherein:
the input module is configured to receive the user input when the electronic device is in a non-locked state; and
the control module is further configured to switch the electronic device from the non-locked state to a locked state when the determining module determines the biologic feature data does not conform to the reference biologic feature data.
14. The electronic device ofclaim 13 , wherein:
the input module is further configured to receive another user input and capture another biologic feature data while receiving the another user input;
the determining module is further configured to determine whether the another biologic feature data conforms to a reference biologic feature data; and
the control module is further configured to perform the operation corresponding to the another user input when the determining module determines the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
15. The electronic device ofclaim 14 , wherein:
the input module is configured to receive another user input when the electronic device is in a locked state;
the control module is further configured to switch the electronic device from the locked state to a non-locked state when the determining module determines the another biologic feature data conforms to the reference biologic feature data.
16. The electronic device ofclaim 9 , wherein the input module comprises at least one of an optical sensor, a touch screen, and a microphone.
17. The electronic device ofclaim 9 , wherein the biologic feature data comprises at least one of fingerprint data, voiceprint data, speech contents data, palm print data, iris image data, and face configuration data.
18. A computer-readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations of:
receiving a user input;
capturing a biologic feature data while receiving the user input; and
prohibiting the electronic device from performing an operation corresponding to the user input based on a determination that the biologic feature data does not conform to a reference biologic feature data.
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