CN1221101C - Communication terminal and method locking keyboard through face image - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a visual communication terminal which has the keyboard locking function. A storage unit comprises a storage part used for storing face image data used as legal locking images. A main control unit comprises a judgment control part used for judging whether a user's instant face image obtained by an image shooting unit and the legal locking image inputted by a telephone in advance are consistent. In addition, the present invention also discloses a method for locking the communication terminal by a face image. By the communication terminal and the method which are provided by the present invention, the user can use the face image to lock a mobile telephone in a dialling mode. The user can effectively and conveniently control the mobile telephone. The possibility that a password is forgotten or disclosed by the user can be avoided. When more than one legal user owns one telephone, a person who dials a call can be easily judged, and the number of times, the specific information, etc. of each call dialled by each user can be distinctly distinguished. The user can conveniently carry out the query.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to have the communication terminal of keyboard lockout function and the method that keyboard is locked; be particularly related to visual communication terminal with keyboard lockout function and the method that keyboard is locked by face-image; finish to the control of the locking and unlocking of communication terminal, with this communication terminal of effective protection user's interests by this method.
Technical background
Along with the development of video technique, the mobile phone with visual function is universal day by day.In order to prevent that mobile phone is under stolen or the situation of losing; perhaps under the situation that does not obtain mobile phone owner permission, illegally used by other people; and the information in the protected storage; the mobile phone of general type all has the function of dialing locking usually, promptly keyboard is limited locking.
Locking means the most frequently used in the conventional art is generally realized by password dialing locking.Utilize this method, the user can select to be provided with dialing locking cryptographic function by function key in advance, and the dialing recognition code of input oneself order is finished lock function then.When externally dial future, import the dialing password of oneself, unlock, carry out normal talking.Certainly, in order to discharge the dialing locking, individual identification password that input had before been deposited and the method for pressing talk button are possible.
Yet the setting and the release of above-mentioned mobile phone dialing lock function have following problem:
At first, be provided with and discharge the operation that the dialing lock function needs many buttons, to each call through or to close the dialing lock function be pretty troublesome, so real use of few people is provided with the dialing lock function.
Secondly, be exactly that the user forgets this number easily, perhaps may mix up and confuse because the number of many uses is arranged.Therefore described locking password often is recorded in notepad or the analog, and this has just brought potential dangerous possibility.
The mobile phone that has speech identifying function is also arranged in the prior art, and Chinese patent application CN99127748.1 discloses a kind of portable terminal with speech identifying function.The user imports the sound character code and the indicator register of a hope it is stored, as the standard that judges whether to unlock, user's voice signal is discerned and judged that this voice signal is whether consistent with the character code stored in the register by speech recognition part.If consistent, then dialing locking control section is removed the mobile phone lock-out state.Otherwise continue to keep lock-out state.
But in the process of utilization speech recognition, the misoperation that causes because of noise almost is that inevitably this can have a strong impact on the accuracy of judgement.
Moreover, if the user of a mobile phone or fixed video telephone is not an independent people, just be difficult to play good effect with the method for dialing lock function or the method for speech identifying function, for the former, except the shortcoming of forgeing easily, also have two and be difficult to avoid defect point, the firstth,, the very difficult existence that guarantees the danger that password is not revealed.The secondth,, be difficult to judge whom the dial-out person of each Outgoing Call is.For the latter, do not realize in the prior art that a plurality of different phonetic are carried out identical release to be judged, the function that yet not have realization that the dial-out person of each Outgoing Call is write down.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of visual communication terminal, can be used for the multi-user with face-image recognition function.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of method that communication terminal is locked by face-image, can be used for the multi-user.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides following scheme: a kind of visual communication terminal with keyboard lockout function, comprise a memory cell at least, a main control unit, an image is taken in the unit, a keyboard lockout control unit, wherein:
Include the storage area that is used to store as the face image data of legal lock image in this memory cell;
Include the judgement control section that is used to judge that legal lock image that instant face-image that image takes in the user that the unit obtains and this phone import in advance is whether consistent in this main control unit;
Image is taken in the unit, is used to obtain storage as the facial image information and the real-time facial image information of user of legal lock image and carry out normal video call.Memory cell is used to store as the face image data of legal lock image and some other master data information of phone.
In addition, it is thin also to include the historical record that the related data of Outgoing Call is put down in writing, and is to serve as according to writing down with the legal lock image of removing keyboard lockout to user's record in the described historical record book.
Certainly, the described storage area that is used for storing image data sum counter data also can be the independent register of independent and described memory cell.Describedly be used to confirm whether consistent judgement control section can be an identification circuit independent outside the main control unit for legal lock image that instant face-image that image takes in the user that the unit obtains and this phone import in advance.
The keyboard lockout control unit is used to control the dialing locking and releasing of telephone keypad.This keyboard lockout control unit can be a dialing lock controller.
Main control unit, being used to accept the user is the signal of legal lock image by a certain face-image of affirmation that keyboard sends, and adds their confirmation; And judge whether the legal lock image that face-image that image takes in the user that the unit obtains and this phone import in advance is consistent, and in the time of unanimity, send the instruction that unlocks to the keyboard lockout control unit; And the control phone carries out the operation of other basic functions etc.
This described visual communication terminal with keyboard lockout function can be a mobile communication phone.
In addition, described video terminal also can be a fixing video telephone or radio telephone.
In addition, the invention also discloses a kind of method that communication terminal is locked by face-image, this method comprises the following steps:
A, provide a plurality of users' face-image to deposit in the memory cell of phone as the legal lock image of this communication terminal;
B, user dial or during other phone operations, the image of described communication terminal is taken in the face-image that the unit obtains this user;
C, with in described user's face-image and the memory cell as user's face-image comparison of the legal lock image of this communication terminal;
D, comparison result unanimity are then removed this communication terminal locking, otherwise, continue to keep lock-out state;
E, unlock after, when user's operation communication terminal, record is carried out in its operation.
According to method recited above, can be that absorption unit by described phone directly obtains as user's face-image of the legal lock image of this communication terminal.
In addition, described user's face-image as the legal lock image of this communication terminal also can carry out the outside and obtain by carrying out transfer of data between computer input or the mobile phone or send forms such as multimedia short message.
Alleged communication terminal in this described method that communication terminal is locked by face-image can be a mobile communication phone.In addition, described communication terminal also can be a fixing video telephone or radio telephone.
When a phone has a more than validated user, the method of the invention also can be carried out record by the dialing information to the user after removing the phone locking, with the number of times that is used for clearly differentiating each user institute Outgoing Call and specifying information etc., be convenient to other users and inquire about.
The contrast prior art the invention has the advantages that:
The described communication terminal that keyboard is locked by face-image and the method that keyboard locks is with respect to the phone of password dialing locking and the advantage of method by face-image, it can not pass out of mind, the password locking method realizes for software purely, and for the present invention, it has increased biological characteristic when software and hardware is realized.And characteristics of image is very complicated or not can be replicated, so also be not easy to divulge a secret.
What is more important, the present invention is when a phone has a more than validated user, be easy to judge that by method and apparatus provided by the present invention who and the number of times of clearly differentiating each user institute Outgoing Call and specifying information etc. the dial-out person of each Outgoing Call be, be convenient to the user and inquire about.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram that expression is equivalent to the mobile phone of the suitable embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 be the present invention propose pass through the method flow diagram that face-image locks phone;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart that phone is set to the image lock pattern;
Fig. 4 removes the phone locking to carry out the flow chart that normal dialing is used;
Fig. 5 is that the conversion locking mode is the flow chart of non-locking pattern;
Fig. 6 is specifically the converse block diagram of data of record different user.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing be not that certain embodiments comes the present invention is done more detailed explanation.
As shown in Figure 1, be equivalent to a mobile video telephone of the embodiment of the invention, include display part 1, image absorption unit 2, key input part 3, dialing locking control unit 4, main control unit 5 and memory cell 6.
Image is taken in the input function that unit 2 is used for normal process of video call image, and the user can utilize it to carry out obtaining of legal lock image simultaneously.Can carry out operations such as conversion between image lock pattern and the non-locking pattern by key input part 3.Setting and release that dialing locking control unit 4 locks according to the signal controlling dialing from main control unit 5.The dialing locking is meant to be carried out key lock and makes each key of pressing in the key input part 3 invalid, makes the invalid key of its operation needn't only be restricted to the desired key of dialing.Memory cell 6 is used to store as the face image data of legal lock image and some other master data information of phone.Display part 1 is according to signal display image recognition mode, normal mode, dialing locking mode or other patterns from main control unit 5.
Main control unit 5 control display parts 1, image are taken in the normal operation of unit 2, key input part 3, dialing locking control unit 4, memory cell 6 and required other parts of phone normal talking, and are used to confirm the judgement that legal lock image that face-image that image takes in the user that the unit obtains and this phone import in advance is whether consistent.
Fig. 2 be the present invention propose pass through the method flow diagram that face-image locks phone:
At first, step S01 provides a user or a plurality of users' face-image to deposit in the memory of phone as the legal lock image of this phone;
Secondly, step S02, user dial or during other phone operations, the image of described phone is taken in the face-image that the unit obtains this user;
Then, step S03, with in described user's face-image and the memory cell as user's face-image comparison of the legal lock image of this phone;
At last, step S04, the comparison result unanimity is then removed the phone locking, otherwise, continue to keep lock-out state.
Next, will be set to the image lock pattern and change locking mode in being equivalent to the mobile phone of the embodiment of the invention in conjunction with the flow chart description among Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 be the operation example of non-locking pattern.
As shown in Figure 3, after entering the telephony feature menu from key input part 3, selected face-image recognition function button (step S11), after pressing face-image recognition function button, it is locking mode (step S12) to confirm whether the user wants to be provided with present mode that the command cue question and answer can appear in display part 1, if the user abandons, then program withdraws from operation, if the user confirms then enters next step, prompting appears in display part 1, and whether the inquiry user carries 2 shootings of image absorption unit by this machine and obtain legal lock image (step S13).Image is taken in unit 2 and is carried out work and obtain user's face-image (step S15) if the user confirms, system can require the user to choose image (step S14) from the storage element 6 of phone if the user does not confirm, when the user taken or selected digital image after system whether confirm this image as legal lock image (step S16) to the user, if the user confirms then enters next step, main control unit 5 is stored in this image in the memory cell 6 as legal lock image, and phone is set is image lock pattern (step S17), and flow process finishes.If the user does not confirm, then returns step S13 again.
As shown in Figure 5, after entering the telephony feature menu from key input part 3, selected face-image recognition function button (step S31), after pressing face-image recognition function button, display part 1 the command cue question and answer can occur to confirm whether the user wants to remove current locking mode (step S32), if the user abandons, then program withdraws from operation, if the user confirms then enters next step that the conversion present mode is non-locking pattern (step S33), the flow process end.
Certainly those flow processs and unspecific flow sequence anyly are equal to the requirement that replacement does not influence the method for the invention to its merging of carrying out, decomposition or other.
According to the present invention, user's face-image as legal lock image can be the legal user's of a plurality of differences a face-image, that is can successively or import several different images simultaneously and use this phone as legal lock image to allow a plurality of users, be that example is described and removed the phone locking and carry out the flow chart that normal dialing is used at this with three users.
As shown in Figure 4, after the user pressed any key, whether display part 1 meeting appearance inquiry prompting was wanted to unlock and is carried out normal talking, and the user presses hypograph release ACK button (step S21); After the user confirmed, image input unit 2 was started working and is obtained the instant face-image of user and give main control unit 5 (step S22) with image data transmission; Being used to of comprising in this main control unit 5 confirmed the control section that legal lock image that instant face-image that image takes in the user that unit 2 obtains and this phone import in advance is whether consistent, with the legal lock image of this phone in described instant face-image and the memory cell 6 compare (step S23); Whether main control unit 5 more described instant face-images consistent with user 1 face-image (step S24); If unanimity then enter step S27 discharges keyboard lockout, carry out dial-up operation; If not then entering next step, whether main control unit 5 more described instant face-images consistent with user 2 face-image (step S25); If unanimity then enter step S27 discharges keyboard lockout, carry out dial-up operation; If not then entering next step, whether main control unit 5 more described instant face-images consistent with user 3 face-image (step S26); If not exit confirmation program then, continue the locking keyboard, dial-up operation is invalid, if unanimity then discharge keyboard lockout is carried out dial-up operation (step S27);
When a phone has a more than validated user, the method of the invention also can be carried out record by the dialing information to the user after removing the phone locking, when a user's instant face-image with store in advance with memory cell 6 in one of them legal lock image consistent, and when removing keyboard lockout and carry out dial-up operation, main control unit 5 just can carry out record to user's operation, for example the specifying information with Outgoing Number carries out association store with this legal lock image, with the number of times that is used for clearly differentiating each user institute Outgoing Call and specifying information etc., be convenient to other users and inquire about.
The user can select the correlation function key to inquire about by menu, on display part 1, demonstrate historical record, with reference to figure 6, the historical record thin parameter format of Fig. 6 for demonstrating according to communication terminal of the present invention and method, the data structure that its historical record is thin comprises telephone number hurdle, user hurdle and other information boxs.Wherein the telephone number hurdle has write down the telephone number information of transfering to, the user hurdle shows it is this dial-up operation which legal lock image user carries out, and other information boxs demonstrate the air time talk times of this Outgoing Call and other concrete details or the like.
Communication terminal perhaps of the present invention and method also realize and can remove telephone keypad locking and not have Outgoing Call the user, have only carried out that some simple data are browsed and have waited when operating, to this user's entry time with number of times is added up and record.
Certainly, communication terminal and the method that keyboard is locked by face-image of the present invention, be not limited only to listed utilization in specification and the execution mode, it can be applied to various suitable the present invention's field fully, for those skilled in the art, can easily realize additional advantage and make amendment, therefore under the situation of the spirit and scope of the universal that does not deviate from claim and equivalency range and limited, the examples shown that the present invention is not limited to specific details, representational equipment and illustrates here and describe.
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1, a kind of by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that this method comprises the following steps:
A, provide a plurality of users' face-image to deposit in the memory cell of phone as the legal lock image of this communication terminal;
B, user dial or during other phone operations, the image of described communication terminal is taken in the face-image that the unit obtains this user;
C, the user's face-image as the legal lock image of this communication terminal in described user's face-image and the memory cell is compared successively;
D, when user's face-image and wherein any one are consistent as user's face-image comparison result of legal lock image, then remove this communication terminal locking, otherwise, continue to keep lock-out state;
E, unlock after, when user's operation communication terminal, record is carried out in its operation.
2, according to claim 1 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that, be to take in the unit by the image of described communication terminal directly to obtain as user's face-image of the legal lock image of this communication terminal.
3, according to claim 1 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that, be to obtain as user's face-image of the legal lock image of this communication terminal by the form of outside input.
4, according to claim 3 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that the form of this outside input is the digital camera input.
5, according to claim 3 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that the form of this outside input is the computer input.
6, according to claim 3 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that the form of this outside input is finished for other communication terminal sends to described communication terminal by communication network.
7, according to claim 1 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that the communication terminal in the described method is the mobile communication phone.
8, according to claim 1 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that the communication terminal in the described method is the holding phone.
9, according to claim 1 described by face-image to the method that communication terminal locks, it is characterized in that the communication terminal in the described method is a radio telephone.
10, a kind of visual communication terminal with keyboard lockout function comprises a memory cell at least, a main control unit, and an image is taken in the unit, and a keyboard lockout control unit is characterized in that:
Include the storage area that is used for storing image data sum counter data in this memory cell;
Include the judgement control section that is used to confirm that legal lock image that instant face-image that image takes in the user that the unit obtains and this phone import in advance is whether consistent in this main control unit;
It is thin also to include the historical record that the related data of Outgoing Call is put down in writing, and is to serve as according to writing down with the legal lock image of removing keyboard lockout to user's record in the described historical record book.
According to the described visual communication terminal of claim 10, it is characterized in that 11, described video terminal is a mobile communication phone with keyboard lockout function.
According to the described visual communication terminal of claim 10, it is characterized in that 12, described video terminal is a fixing video telephone with keyboard lockout function.
According to the described visual communication terminal of claim 10, it is characterized in that 13, described video terminal is a radio telephone with keyboard lockout function.
According to the described visual communication terminal of claim 10, it is characterized in that 14, the described storage area that is used for storing image data sum counter data is independent and the independent register of described memory cell with keyboard lockout function.
15, according to the described visual communication terminal of claim 10 with keyboard lockout function, it is characterized in that, describedly be used to confirm whether consistent judgement control section can be a control circuit independent outside the main control unit for legal lock image that instant face-image that image takes in the user that the unit obtains and this phone import in advance.
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