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US 8,009,874 B2Granted
User validation of body worn device
AssigneePlantronics, Inc.
InventorWilliam Owen Brown
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Abstract
A headset includes a detector providing an output indicating a donned or doffed condition, a memory storing a fingerprint data of an authorized headset user, and a fingerprint scanner for generating a fingerprint scan upon detecting a donned condition. The headset includes a finger pad on an exterior of the headset on which a fingerprint of a headset wearer is placed during a validation process and a processor for processing the fingerprint scan to validate the identity of a headset user.
Claims35
A headset comprising:
- a detector providing an output indicating a donned or doffed condition;
- a memory storing a fingerprint data of an authorized headset user;
- a finger pad on an exterior of the headset on which a fingerprint of a headset wearer is placed during a validation process;
- a fingerprint scanner for generating a fingerprint scan upon detecting a state change from a doffed condition to a donned condition;
- and
- a processor for processing the fingerprint scan to validate an identity of a headset user.
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A method for validating the identity of a headset wearer comprising:
- detecting kinetic energy, temperature or capacitance to determine a headset characteristic;
- processing the headset characteristic to determine a donned or doffed condition;
- generating a fingerprint scan using a headset fingerprint scanner, and
- processing the fingerprint scan to validate an identity of a headset wearer.
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A headset comprising:
- a detector means for providing an output indicating a donned or doffed condition;
- a memory means storing a fingerprint data of an authorized headset user;
- a surface means for receiving a fingerprint of a headset wearer during a validation process;
- a fingerprint scanning means for generating a fingerprint scan upon detecting a state change from a doffed condition to a donned condition;
- and
- a processing means for processing the fingerprint scan to validate an identity of a headset user.
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A headset comprising:
- a detector providing an output indicating a donned or doffed condition;
- a memory storing a fingerprint data of an authorized headset user;
- a fingerprint scanner for generating a fingerprint scan upon detecting a donned condition;
- a finger pad on an exterior of the headset on which a fingerprint of a headset wearer is placed during a validation process;
- and
- a processor for processing the fingerprint scan to validate an identity of a headset user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.