Wireless mobile phone with authenticated mode of operation...

Details Wireless mobile phone with authenticated mode of operation... Wireless mobile phone with authenticated mode of operation...

2004-03-26

2009-11-03

Bhattacharya, Sam (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Security or fraud prevention

C380S247000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07613446

ABSTRACT:
A wireless mobile phone is equipped to operate in an unauthenticated and an authenticated mode of operation, depending on whether a user has been authenticated. In one embodiment, the wireless mobile phone includes a finger print reader to enable a user's finger print to be inputted and be used for authentication. In one embodiment, the finger print reader includes a light source and sensors, and having complementary logic to process emitted light reflected off a user's finger into an input finger print. The user is authenticated using the inputted finger print. In one embodiment, the finger print reader is integrated with a power on/off switch, which may be disposed on an end surface, a side surface or a front surface of the body of the phone.

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patent: 2002/0083329 (2002-06-01), Kiyomoto
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