System and method for selecting functions based on a finger feature such as a fingerprint
AssigneeMultiDigit, Inc.
InventorAlec Matusis
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Abstract
A system for selecting functions based on a finger feature includes a finger features database storing finger feature and corresponding functions. The system further includes a finger feature sensor, an identification engine and a response engine. The sensor measures a finger feature. The identification engine matches the finger feature with stored features. The response engine then identifies a function in the table corresponding to a matched finger feature. The response engine can then forward an instruction corresponding to the identified function to a device for execution.
Claims6
A method for selecting functions, comprising:
- (a) providing a one to one relationship between two or more fingers of a user and multiple functions, each of the two or more fingers of the user have a different intrinsic finger feature associated therewith, the intrinsic features are features that are natural to the fingers and are not brought about by any modifications to the fingers;
- (b) providing a sensor, wherein a fixed and discrete location of the sensor is simultaneously associated with the multiple functions;
- (c) alternating between desired functions is achieved by alternating the different fingers at the fixed and discrete location of the sensor;
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- (d) receiving the selected intrinsic finger feature by the sensor to actuate the desired function.
A program storage device accessible by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for selecting functions, the methods steps comprising:
- (a) providing a one to one relationship between two or more fingers of a user and multiple functions, each of the two or more fingers of the user have a different intrinsic finger feature associated therewith, the intrinsic features are features that are natural to the fingers and are not brought about by any modifications to the fingers;
- (b) providing a sensor, wherein a fixed and discrete location of the sensor is simultaneously associated with the multiple functions;
- (c) alternating between desired functions is achieved by alternating the different fingers at the fixed and discrete location of the sensor;
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- (d) receiving the selected intrinsic finger feature by the sensor to actuate the desired function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.