FINGERPRINT ACTIVATION OF A PANIC MODE OF OPERATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

Fingerprint actuation is described for unlocking a mobile device and activating customized mobile device functions by using a fingerprint authentication technique. The mobile device uses a fingerprint sensor to authenticate a user for allowing secure access to certain mobile device functions or contents, and provides a utility in addition to unlocking the mobile device. This allows the user to control access to one or more mobile device functions concurrently with invoking fingerprint authentication in order to unlock the mobile device when the user presses a finger to the fingerprint sensor. The mobile device may be unlocked using a designated finger that activates a panic mode of operation, wherein personal data stored on the mobile device is not accessible or viewable to the user. In other implementations, the user may register particular fingerprints to be associated with different modes of operation and activate the different modes based on the particular fingerprints.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
detecting a fingerprint input on a fingerprint sensor of a mobile device; determining that the fingerprint input matches a particular one of a set of fingerprints; and determining, based on the fingerprint input matching the particular one of a set of fingerprints, a mode of operation to be activated for the mobile device, wherein a standard mode of operation is to be activated in response to determining that the fingerprint input is associated with a first finger of a user; and further wherein a panic mode of operation for the mobile device is to be activated in response to determining that the fingerprint input is associated with a second finger of the user, wherein the panic mode of operation automatically alters at least one standard operation of the mobile device.