Method for using bluetooth module to process non-bluetooth signals

    公开(公告)号:GB2469591B

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-12

    申请号:GB201011588

    申请日:2009-02-04

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: An electronic device having a communications module with a first set of data rates can be enabled to use the communications module to process signals received from a source that uses a second set of data rates. The device may generate packets, frames, etc. at the first set of data rates using the communications module from the signals received from the remote source by sampling signals at one or more of the first set of data rates. The device may then reconstruct data or payloads originally transmitted in the signals at the second set of data rates from the packets generated at the first set of data rates. Thus, the device can process signals or transmissions at the second set of data rates using the first set of data rates without requiring additional receivers or communications modules to process the signals.

    Embedded authentication systems in an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:AU2012200716A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-01

    申请号:AU2012200716

    申请日:2012-02-07

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).

    PUSHING A USER INTERFACE TO A REMOTE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:HK1137831A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-06

    申请号:HK10103323

    申请日:2010-03-31

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: A graphical user interface ("GUI") can be presented on a remote control accessory device that has user input and display devices. The GUI can be defined and managed by a portable media device that is controlled using the GUI. The portable media device can provide the accessory with a GUI image to be displayed. The accessory can send information to the portable media device indicative of a user operation of an input device in response to the displayed image. The portable media device can process this input to identify the action requested by the user and take the appropriate action, which can include updating the GUI image provided to the accessory.

    Broadcast data tagging and metadata processing in a portable media device (PMD) and coupled accessory

    公开(公告)号:GB2459211A

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-21

    申请号:GB0911578

    申请日:2007-12-20

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: A method performed by an accessory 104, e.g. AM/FM or high definition (HDTV) receiver, connected to portable media device (PMD) 102, comprises: determining whether a received broadcast track will be tagged, generating a tag comprising track identifying information, instructing connected PMD to open a tag file in a store, and writing the tag to the file. Also independently claimed is a similar method simply instructing the PMD to save the tag, omitting the 'file open' step. Also, a method including receiving plural tracks, with metadata, tagging a currently playing track, and instructing the PMD to open a tag file for a tag record containing a metadata portion for the current track. In addition, an accessory for a PMD, including a tag extraction engine; a method wherein a handle for a tag file is returned from media device to accessory; a method including communicating a tag identification information portion via a media asset delivery service; and a media asset access method generating an entry in a list of media assets. Further methods acquire a media asset including affiliate identifier requests that identify a referral source from which a client device obtained a unique asset (track) associated identifier.

    Embedded authentication systems in an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:AU2021200415B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:AU2021200415

    申请日:2021-01-22

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative 5 to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input 10 mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications 15 purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).

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