ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A FINGERPRINT READER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

A method for operating an electronic device is provided, in which the device detects contact with a user's finger, scans its fingerprint and sets the orientation of the electronic device based on the fingerprint (e.g., whether is from the user's left hand or right hand) and on an angle of...

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Hauptverfasser: Lombardi Michael J, Pierce Amber M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for operating an electronic device is provided, in which the device detects contact with a user's finger, scans its fingerprint and sets the orientation of the electronic device based on the fingerprint (e.g., whether is from the user's left hand or right hand) and on an angle of the fingerprint with respect to the device. This allows the electronic device to determine its orientation with respect to the user rather than with respect to the environment.