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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12669918 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2024

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin J. Pope, Woodside, CA (US);

Daniel W. Jarvis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Nicholas G. Merz, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US);

Michael A. Cretella, San Jose, CA (US);

Michael Eng, San Jose, CA (US);

James H. Foster, Oxford, GB;

Terry L. Gilton, Cupertino, CA (US);

Myra Haggerty, San Mateo, CA (US);

Byron B. Han, San Jose, CA (US);

M. Evans Hankey, San Francisco, CA (US);

Steven P. Hotelling, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Brian R. Land, Woodside, CA (US);

Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Paul Meade, Los Alto Hills, CA (US);

Mushtaq A. Sarwar, Santa Clara, CA (US);

John P. Ternus, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Paul M. Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);

Marcel Van Os, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

John A. Wright, Hillsboro, IL (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

YHE Law LLP

Primary Examiner:

Reza Nabi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.01); A63F 13/218 (2014.01); A63F 13/42 (2014.01); A63F 13/537 (2014.01); A63F 13/837 (2014.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/0489 (2022.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.09); A63F 13/218 (2014.09); A63F 13/42 (2014.09); A63F 13/537 (2014.09); A63F 13/837 (2014.09); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1671 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04897 (2013.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06F 3/1431 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1614 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. An electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor may obtain fingerprint-verification criteria for controlling verification of fingerprints. For each of a plurality of respective inputs that correspond to respective restricted operations, the device may identify fingerprint features of the respective input. The device may determine fingerprint-verification information for the respective input. In response to detecting the respective input and in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint-verification information meets respective authorization criteria for the respective restricted operation, the device may perform the respective restricted operation. In response to detecting the respective input and in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint-verification information does not meet the respective authorization criteria for the restricted operation, the device may forgo performing the respective restricted operation.

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