# US 12,111,962 B2 · User interfaces and device settings based on user identification

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- Number: US 12,111,962 B2
- Document ID: US12111962B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/582,902
- Filed: 2022-01-24
- Published: 2022-08-25
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2021-02-19
- Assignees: Apple Inc.
- Applicants: Apple Inc.
- Inventors: Amy Dedonato; Gregg Suzuki; Kristi Elaine Schmidt Bauerly; Peter D. Anton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12111962B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)}
- G04G 9/0064: {in which functions not related to time can be displayed (digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14)}
- G04G 9/007: {combined with a calculator or computing means}
- G04G 21/025: {for measuring physiological data}
- G04G 21/08: Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
- G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt}
- G06F 1/1686: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera}
- G06F 1/1694: {the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer}
- G06F 3/013: {Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence)}
- G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)}
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
- G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
- G06V 40/197: {Matching; Classification}
- G06V 40/70: Multimodal biometrics, e.g. combining information from different biometric modalities
- G06V 10/34: Smoothing or thinning of the pattern; Morphological operations; Skeletonisation
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G04G: ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

## Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interface for electronic devices, including wearable electronic devices, and device settings based on user identification.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer system, comprising:
a display generation component;
one or more input devices;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while at least a portion of the computer system is placed on a body of a first registered user, enabling the computer system to be operated in a first mode that includes permitted access to a plurality of features associated with the first registered user, and with one or more settings associated with a first user account associated with the first registered user, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more settings associated with the first user account includes loading first gaze calibration information associated with the first user account, wherein the first gaze calibration information is used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the first registered user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the first registered user;
subsequent to enabling the computer system to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on a body of a respective user;
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the respective user:
in accordance with a determination that guest user criteria are satisfied, including a determination that biometric information received from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user:
receiving one or more gaze calibration inputs from the respective user;
determining guest gaze calibration information based on the one or more gaze calibration inputs from the respective user; and
enabling the computer system to be operated in a second mode that includes restricted access to one or more of the plurality of features associated with the first registered user, and with one or more guest settings, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more guest settings includes loading the guest gaze calibration information, wherein the guest gaze calibration information is different from the first gaze calibration information and is used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the respective user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the respective user;
subsequent to enabling the computer system to be used in the second mode and with the one or more guest settings, detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on a body of a second respective user; and
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user, enabling the computer system to be operated in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, including loading the first gaze calibration information associated with the first user account.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to the first registered user and that the biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to a second registered user different from the first registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a second user account different from the first user account and associated with the second registered user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to a registered user, forgoing logging the computer system into any user account.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the computer system is enabled to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, detecting that the at least the portion of the computer system has been removed from the body of the first registered user; and
in response to detecting that the at least the portion of the computer system has been removed from the body of the first registered user, ceasing to enable the computer system to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, wherein:
the biometric information received from the respective user is iris identification information;
the biometric information received from the second respective user is iris identification information;
the determination that biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user comprises a determination that iris identification information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user; and
the determination that biometric information received from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user comprises a determination that iris identification information from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with the determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to a respective registered user, displaying a visual indication that the computer system has been enabled to be used with one or more settings associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to a registered user, displaying a user selection user interface comprising a plurality of selectable options including:
a first selectable option corresponding to the first registered user; and
a second selectable option corresponding to a second registered user different from the first registered user.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer system of claim 7, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the user selection user interface comprising the plurality of selectable options, receiving a user input corresponding to selection of a respective selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, the respective selectable option corresponding to a respective registered user;
after receiving the user input corresponding to selection of the respective selectable option, receiving, via the one or more input devices, updated biometric information; and
in response to receiving the updated biometric information:
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received via the one or more input devices corresponds to the respective registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a respective user account associated with the respective registered user; and
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received via the one or more input devices does not correspond to the respective registered user, forgoing enabling the computer system to be used with the one or more settings associated with the respective user account associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The computer system of claim 7, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the user selection user interface comprising the plurality of selectable options, receiving a user input corresponding to selection of a respective selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, the respective selectable option corresponding to a respective registered user;
after receiving the user input corresponding to selection of the respective selectable option and in accordance with a biometric criterion not being met:
in accordance with a determination that a first setting of the respective registered user is not enabled, displaying, via the display generation component, a passcode entry user interface, and
in accordance with a determination that the first setting of the respective registered user is enabled, performing automatic biometric authentication, including:
in accordance with a determination that updated biometric information received via the one or more input devices corresponds to the respective registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a respective user account associated with the respective registered user; and
in accordance with a determination that the updated biometric information received via the one or more input devices does not correspond to the respective registered user, forgoing enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with the respective user account associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more settings associated with the first user account further includes loading hand movement calibration settings associated with the first user account, wherein the hand movement calibration settings are used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the first registered user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the first registered user.

### Claim 11

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while at least a portion of the computer system is placed on a body of a first registered user, enabling the computer system to be operated in a first mode that includes permitted access to a plurality of features associated with the first registered user, and with one or more settings associated with a first user account associated with the first registered user, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more settings associated with the first user account includes loading first gaze calibration information associated with the first user account, wherein the first gaze calibration information is used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the first registered user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the first registered user;
subsequent to enabling the computer system to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on a body of a respective user;
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the respective user:
in accordance with a determination that guest user criteria are satisfied, including a determination that biometric information received from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user:
receiving one or more gaze calibration inputs from the respective user;
determining guest gaze calibration information based on the one or more gaze calibration inputs from the respective user; and
enabling the computer system to be operated in a second mode that includes restricted access to one or more of the plurality of features associated with the first registered user, and with one or more guest settings, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more guest settings includes loading the guest gaze calibration information, wherein the guest gaze calibration information is different from the first gaze calibration information and is used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the respective user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the respective user;
subsequent to enabling the computer system to be used in the second mode and with the one or more guest settings, detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on a body of a second respective user; and
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user, enabling the computer system to be operated in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, including loading the first gaze calibration information associated with the first user account.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to the first registered user and that the biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to a second registered user different from the first registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a second user account different from the first user account and associated with the second registered user.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to a registered user, forgoing logging the computer system into any user account.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the computer system is enabled to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, detecting that the at least the portion of the computer system has been removed from the body of the first registered user; and
in response to detecting that the at least the portion of the computer system has been removed from the body of the first registered user, ceasing to enable the computer system to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein:
the biometric information received from the respective user is iris identification information;
the biometric information received from the second respective user is iris identification information;
the determination that biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user comprises a determination that iris identification information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user; and
the determination that biometric information received from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user comprises a determination that iris identification information from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with the determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to a respective registered user, displaying a visual indication that the computer system has been enabled to be used with one or more settings associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to a registered user, displaying a user selection user interface comprising a plurality of selectable options including:
a first selectable option corresponding to the first registered user; and
a second selectable option corresponding to a second registered user different from the first registered user.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the user selection user interface comprising the plurality of selectable options, receiving a user input corresponding to selection of a respective selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, the respective selectable option corresponding to a respective registered user;
after receiving the user input corresponding to selection of the respective selectable option, receiving, via the one or more input devices, updated biometric information; and
in response to receiving the updated biometric information:
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received via the one or more input devices corresponds to the respective registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a respective user account associated with the respective registered user; and
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received via the one or more input devices does not correspond to the respective registered user, forgoing enabling the computer system to be used with the one or more settings associated with the respective user account associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the user selection user interface comprising the plurality of selectable options, receiving a user input corresponding to selection of a respective selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, the respective selectable option corresponding to a respective registered user;
after receiving the user input corresponding to selection of the respective selectable option and in accordance with a biometric criterion not being met:
in accordance with a determination that a first setting of the respective registered user is not enabled, displaying, via the display generation component, a passcode entry user interface, and
in accordance with a determination that the first setting of the respective registered user is enabled, performing automatic biometric authentication, including:
in accordance with a determination that updated biometric information received via the one or more input devices corresponds to the respective registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a respective user account associated with the respective registered user; and
in accordance with a determination that the updated biometric information received via the one or more input devices does not correspond to the respective registered user, forgoing enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with the respective user account associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more settings associated with the first user account further includes loading hand movement calibration settings associated with the first user account, wherein the hand movement calibration settings are used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the first registered user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the first registered user.

### Claim 21

A method, comprising:
at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:
while at least a portion of the computer system is placed on a body of a first registered user, enabling the computer system to be operated in a first mode that includes permitted access to a plurality of features associated with the first registered user, and with one or more settings associated with a first user account associated with the first registered user, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more settings associated with the first user account includes loading first gaze calibration information associated with the first user account, wherein the first gaze calibration information is used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the first registered user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the first registered user;
subsequent to enabling the computer system to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on a body of a respective user;
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the respective user:
in accordance with a determination that guest user criteria are satisfied, including a determination that biometric information received from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user:
receiving one or more gaze calibration inputs from the respective user;
determining guest gaze calibration information based on the one or more gaze calibration inputs from the respective user; and
enabling the computer system to be operated in a second mode that includes restricted access to one or more of the plurality of features associated with the first registered user, and with one or more guest settings, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more guest settings includes loading the guest gaze calibration information, wherein the guest gaze calibration information is different from the first gaze calibration information and is used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the respective user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the respective user;
subsequent to enabling the computer system to be used in the second mode and with the one or more guest settings, detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on a body of a second respective user; and
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user, enabling the computer system to be operated in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, including loading the first gaze calibration information associated with the first user account.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to the first registered user and that the biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to a second registered user different from the first registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a second user account different from the first user account and associated with the second registered user.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to a registered user, forgoing logging the computer system into any user account.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
while the computer system is enabled to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user, detecting that the at least the portion of the computer system has been removed from the body of the first registered user; and
in response to detecting that the at least the portion of the computer system has been removed from the body of the first registered user, ceasing to enable the computer system to be used in the first mode and with the one or more settings associated with the first user account associated with the first registered user.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein:
the biometric information received from the respective user is iris identification information;
the biometric information received from the second respective user is iris identification information;
the determination that biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user comprises a determination that iris identification information received from the second respective user corresponds to the first registered user; and
the determination that biometric information received from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user comprises a determination that iris identification information from the respective user does not correspond to the first registered user.

### Claim 26 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with the determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user corresponds to a respective registered user, displaying a visual indication that the computer system has been enabled to be used with one or more settings associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 27 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
in response to detecting that at least a portion of the computer system has been placed on the body of the second respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric information received from the second respective user does not correspond to a registered user, displaying a user selection user interface comprising a plurality of selectable options including:
a first selectable option corresponding to the first registered user; and
a second selectable option corresponding to a second registered user different from the first registered user.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The method of claim 27, further comprising:
while displaying the user selection user interface comprising the plurality of selectable options, receiving a user input corresponding to selection of a respective selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, the respective selectable option corresponding to a respective registered user;
after receiving the user input corresponding to selection of the respective selectable option, receiving, via the one or more input devices, updated biometric information; and
in response to receiving the updated biometric information:
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received via the one or more input devices corresponds to the respective registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a respective user account associated with the respective registered user; and
in accordance with a determination that biometric information received via the one or more input devices does not correspond to the respective registered user, forgoing enabling the computer system to be used with the one or more settings associated with the respective user account associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The method of claim 27, further comprising:
while displaying the user selection user interface comprising the plurality of selectable options, receiving a user input corresponding to selection of a respective selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, the respective selectable option corresponding to a respective registered user;
after receiving the user input corresponding to selection of the respective selectable option and in accordance with a biometric criterion not being met:
in accordance with a determination that a first setting of the respective registered user is not enabled, displaying, via the display generation component, a passcode entry user interface, and
in accordance with a determination that the first setting of the respective registered user is enabled, performing automatic biometric authentication, including:
in accordance with a determination that updated biometric information received via the one or more input devices corresponds to the respective registered user, enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with a respective user account associated with the respective registered user; and
in accordance with a determination that the updated biometric information received via the one or more input devices does not correspond to the respective registered user, forgoing enabling the computer system to be used with one or more settings associated with the respective user account associated with the respective registered user.

### Claim 30 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein enabling the computer system to be operated with the one or more settings associated with the first user account further includes loading hand movement calibration settings associated with the first user account, wherein the hand movement calibration settings are used by the computer system in conjunction with one or more user inputs by the first registered user to respond to the one or more user inputs by the first registered user.