Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated device access
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Application No.: US14444914Application Date: 2014-07-28
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Publication No.: US09992674B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Matthew E. Last
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dickinson Wright RLLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/04
- IPC: G06F7/04 ; H04W12/06 ; G06F21/35 ; H04L29/06 ; H04W12/08

Abstract:
A method of unlocking a locked device includes receiving a device identifier over a wireless communication protocol, determining if the device identifier is associated with a list of trusted devices, transmitting a request to generate an acoustic signal over the wireless communication protocol based on the determination, receiving the acoustic signal as an audio sound generated external to the locked device, estimating a distance between a source of the audio sound and the locked device, and unlocking the locked device based on the estimation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150020173A1 AUTOMATED DEVICE ACCESS Public/Granted day:2015-01-15
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