Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Controlling Device States based on Consent Indicators

An apparatus comprising:

• a state controller to manage a state of a device, wherein:
• a first state includes a biometric data function being disabled and an object recognition function being enabled;
• a second state includes the biometric data function being enabled;
• and
• a third state includes the device or an application of the device being unlocked;
• an indicator detector to, when the device is in the first state, analyze sensor data using the object recognition function to determine whether a user of the device provided an indicator, wherein the state controller is to set the device to the second state in response to the indicator detector detecting the indicator;
• and
• an authenticator to, when in the second state, perform the biometric data function to determine whether the user is authorized to use the device, wherein the state controller is to set the device to the third state in response to the authenticator determining that the user is authorized to use the device, and at least one of the state controller, the indicator detector, and the authenticator is implemented by a logic circuit.

A tangible machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a device to at least:

• set a device in a first state by disabling a biometric data function and enabling an object recognition function;
• while the device is in the first state:
• analyze sensor data using the object recognition function, and
• determine, based on the analyzed sensor data, whether a user of the device provided an indicator;
• in response to detecting the indicator:
• set the device in a second state by enabling the biometric data function, and
• perform the biometric data function to determine whether the user is authorized to use the device;
• and
• in response to determining the user is authorized to use the device, set the device in a third state.