Biometric Receipt
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsByron B. Han, Craig A. Marciniak, John A. Wright
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Abstract
An electronic device provides a tracking report to a computing device that is located remotely from the electronic device. The tracking report may include location information that identifies the geographical location of the electronic device, and device user information that identifies the user of the electronic device. The electronic device acquires location information for the tracking report through a location awareness capability such as a global positioning system. The electronic device acquires user identification information for the tracking report through a biometric scanning component, such as a finger print sensor or other device that senses biometric properties when a user is touching or in close proximity to the device.
Claims20
A tracking method, comprising:
- determining identification information for a user of an electronic device;
- acquiring location information for the electronic device;
- and
- transmitting a tracking report that includes the identification information and the location information.
A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a processor,
- a communication interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the communication interface operable to at least communicate with a remote computing system;
- a location awareness subsystem communicatively coupled to the processor and adapted to determine a current geographical location;
- a biometric scanner communicatively coupled to the processor and adapted to obtain biometric information for a device user who touches or is in close proximity to the communication device;
- and
- a tracking module stored in a computer readable storage medium, the tracking module comprising processor-executable code that, when executed by the processor, transmits a tracking report to the remote computing system through the communication interface, the tracking report comprising the current geographical location and information identifying the device user based on the biometric information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.