Biometric Button Input for Faster UI Switching and Lower Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user input techniques for electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes, leading to wasted user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing touch sensors and biometric sensors integrated with buttons or fingerprint sensors to manage user inputs efficiently, transitioning between user interfaces based on input duration and authentication, and optimizing power states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional user input techniques are used with multiple key presses or keystrokes, then user authentication and interface transitions can be achieved, but user time and device energy are wasted due to cumbersome and inefficient operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input functions (authentication, interface transition, power state control) into a single biometric sensor input action. The biometric sensor captures user input and the processor determines both authentication status and desired interface state from this single input, eliminating the need for multiple separate key presses or keystrokes that traditional techniques require.
Solution Approach 2:
The biometric sensor serves multiple functions: it authenticates user identity, determines the desired interface state (locked or unlocked), and controls power state transitions. This multi-functional approach allows a single input mechanism to replace multiple specialized inputs, improving productivity while reducing time loss.
2Productivity
If traditional user input techniques are used with multiple key presses or keystrokes, then user authentication and interface transitions can be achieved, but device energy is wasted due to cumbersome and inefficient operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input functions (authentication, interface transition, power state control) into a single biometric sensor input action. The biometric sensor captures user input and the processor determines both authentication status and desired interface state from this single input, eliminating the need for multiple separate key presses or keystrokes that traditional techniques require.
Solution Approach 2:
The biometric sensor serves multiple functions: it authenticates user identity, determines the desired interface state (locked or unlocked), and controls power state transitions. This multi-functional approach allows a single input mechanism to replace multiple specialized inputs, improving productivity while reducing time loss.
3Ease of operation
If the display remains in an active state to show the wake screen, then user interface visibility is maintained, but power consumption increases in battery-operated devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically transitions the display between different power states (active wake screen state and low-power state) based on biometric sensor input. The processor determines the appropriate display state based on whether the user input indicates a desire for the wake screen or a low-power state, allowing the system to adapt its power consumption to actual user needs rather than remaining constantly active.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the display's operational parameters by transitioning between different power states. The processor receives biometric sensor input and adjusts the display state accordingly, switching from a high-power active state showing the wake screen to a low-power state when appropriate, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining ease of operation when needed.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to managing user inputs. In some examples, devices receive user inputs via a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor. In some examples, devices receive user inputs via a button. In some examples, devices receive user inputs via touch sensors. In some examples, the biometric sensor and/or the touch sensor is integrated into the button.