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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ann Novelli, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Adaoha Onyekwelu, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Kevin Bruckner, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Theresa Hans, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling a mobile device based on fingerprint identification are provided. Aspects includes detecting an input from a user via an input device of the mobile device, the input including a touch by at least two fingers of a plurality of fingers of a user and determining an operation state of the mobile device at a time of the detected input. Aspects also include identifying the at least two fingers used to apply the input by the user based on stored fingerprint data that differentiates between individual fingers of the user and identifying a command based on the operational state and based on the identified at least two fingers, the command identified from a plurality of different commands based on which of the individual fingers is identified. Aspects further include performing an action associated with the identified command.