Controlling access to a mobile device
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsBabak Forutanpour, Shyam K. Parekh, John Forrester, Harsha Rajendra Prasad
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Abstract
Various arrangements for customizing a configuration of a mobile device are presented. The mobile device may collect proximity data. The mobile device may determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data. A finger length of the user may be determined using the proximity data. Configuration of the mobile device may be customized at least partially based on the determined finger length of the user.
Claims30
A method for customizing a configuration of a mobile device, the method comprising:
- collecting, by the mobile device, proximity data;
- determining, by the mobile device, that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data;
- determining, by the mobile device, a hand size of the user using the proximity data;
- determining, by the mobile device, whether the user is an adult or a child based on the hand size;
- and
- customizing, by the mobile device, the configuration of the mobile device at least partially based on whether the user is the adult or the child.
A mobile device configured to customize a configuration, the mobile device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a front surface comprising a display;
- and
- a rear surface;
- two pairs of capacitive proximity sensors configured to:
- collect proximity data that indicates proximity to a triggering entity;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data;
- determine a hand size of the user using the proximity data;
- determine whether the user is an adult or a child based on the hand size and
- customize the configuration of the mobile device at least partially based on whether the user is the adult or the child.
A computer program product residing on a non-transitory processor-readable medium for customizing a configuration of a mobile device, the computer program product comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
- receive proximity data;
- determine that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data;
- determine a hand size of the user using the proximity data;
- determine whether the user is an adult or a child based on the hand size;
- and
- customize the configuration of the mobile device at least partially based on whether the user is the adult or the child.
An apparatus for customizing a configuration of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
- means for collecting proximity data;
- means for determining that a user has gripped the mobile device based on the proximity data;
- means for determining a hand size of the user using the proximity data;
- means for determining whether the user is an adult or a child based on the hand size;
- and
- means for customizing the configuration of the mobile device at least partially based on whether the user is the adult or the child.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.