Method of telephone number dialing based on biometric information
OwnerAnne Decrouy, Larry Hamid +1inventors
InventorsAnne Decrouy, Larry Hamid, Gordon Freedman
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Abstract
A telephone is provided with a biometric input sensor for receiving a biometric input. The telephone also includes memory for storing a plurality of phone numbers each associated with unique biometric information template. A comparator compares the biometric input to stored biometric templates in a database. Upon finding a match between the biometric input and the stored biometric templates an associated telephone number is provided to the telephone for dialing.
Claims20
A method of performing a speed-dial operation on a telephone system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing biometric information to a contact imaging device for providing to the telephone system biometric data in response to the provided biometric information;
- processing the biometric data to automatically determine a telephone number associated with the provided biometric information;
- and,
- automatically dialing the determined telephone number.
A method of performing a speed-dial operation on a telephone system, wherein the telephone system comprises stored biometric templates and wherein the step of determining a telephone number comprises the steps of:
- processing the biometric data to determine a biometric template of the stored biometric templates that corresponds to the biometric data within predetermined limits;
- and,
- determining the telephone number associated with the determined biometric template.
An auto-dialer comprising:
- memory for storing at least a database including data relating to biometric templates and telephone numbers and an association therebetween;
- a contact-imaging sensor for receiving biometric information;
- and,
- a processor for comparing the biometric information to stored biometric templates in order to determine a substantial match and for providing a telephone number associated with the biometric template with which the biometric information matches to a system for dialing the provided telephone number.
A method of performing a speed-dial operation on a telephone system forming part of a telephone network comprising a database for storing biometric templates, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing biometric information to a contact imaging device in communication with the network for providing biometric data in response to the provided biometric information;
- processing the biometric data with a processor to determine a biometric template that corresponds to the biometric data within predetermined limits;
- retrieving from the database a telephone number associated with the biometric template;
- and,
- automatically, dialing the retrieved telephone number.
A method of performing an operation on any of a plurality of devices controlled via a same controller comprising the steps of:
- providing biometric information to a contact imaging device in communication with the network for providing biometric data in response to the provided biometric information;
- processing the biometric data with a processor to determine a device from the plurality of devices with which the template is associated;
- and,
- providing a control signal to the associated device for controlling a function thereof.
A method of performing a speed-dial operation on a telephone system, wherein the telephone system comprises stored biometric templates and wherein the step of processing the biometric data comprises the steps of:
- processing the biometric data to determine a biometric template of the stored biometric templates that corresponds to the biometric data within predetermined limits;
- and,
- determining the device associated with the determined biometric template.
An auto-dialer comprising:
- memory for storing at least a database including data relating to biometric templates and telephone numbers and an association therebetween;
- a contact-imaging sensor for receiving biometric information;
- and,
- a processor for analysing the biometric information in order to determine a telephone number associated with the biometric information and for providing the telephone number to a system for dialing the provided telephone number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.