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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Claire Svetlana Vishik, Austin, TX (US);
Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Van Vleck, Austin, TX (US);
Claire Svetlana Vishik, Austin, TX (US);
Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Van Vleck, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for operating a communication module is disclosed. Generally, a fingerprint authentication device coupled with a communication module biometrically authenticates a user. The communication module sends an indication that the communication module is active for the user to receive a message based on the biometric authentication of the user. The communication module receives a message for the user that has been routed to the communication module based on the indication that the communication module is active for the user to receive a message.