System and method for disabling secure access to an electronic device using detection of a predetermined device orientation

A biometric recognition system for providing security for an electronic device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to execute a biometric security application;
• a digital camera having a field of view configured to provide first biometric credentials from a user of the electronic device, where both a biometric security application is initiated on the electronic device by the at least one processor, and the digital camera is activated when the electronic device is in an on state, by holding the electronic device in a predetermined orientation by the user relative to the ground;
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• wherein the biometric security application is configured to use, with the electronic device, and elect between using a cloud based database and a local database for matching the first authentication credentials used by the biometric security application to determine whether a user is an authenticated user by comparing the first authentication credentials to those stored in the cloud based database accessed using the Internet or the local database based upon the election and further wherein secondary authentication credentials, different from the first authentication credentials, are used when the user is not authenticated using the first authentication credentials.

A method for providing security to an electronic device comprising the steps of:

• detecting a predetermined orientation of the electronic device by the user relative to the ground while the electronic device is in an on state;
• initiating a biometric security application on a microprocessor in the electronic device in response to detection of the predetermined orientation;
• turning on a digital camera on the electronic device from an off state;
• providing first biometric authentication data from the digital camera to the biometric security application;
• selecting, by the biometric security application, between using a cloud based database and a local database for matching the first authentication data;
• determining, by the biometric security application, whether a user is an authenticated user by comparing the first authentication data with that stored in the cloud based database accessed using the Internet or the local database based upon the selection;
• comparing the biometric authentication data to information stored in a database;
• comparing data stored in a database with the biometric authentication data;
• utilizing second authentication data, different from the first authentication data, on the electronic device when the user is not authenticated using the first authentication data;
• granting access to the electronic device if the first biometric authentication data or second authentication data is verified where the power for the electronic device is managed though enablement of the digital camera.