PROXIMITY CREDENTIAL SHARING
    73.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230008448A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17808799

    申请日:2022-06-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to user authentication. In some embodiments, a first computing device receives, from a second computing device, a request for a user credential to be input into an authentication prompt associated with the second device. The first computing device determines a proximity associated with the second computing device based on a received wireless location beacon and, based on the request and the determined proximity, presents a selection prompt asking a user of the first computing device to select a user credential stored in the first computing device. The first computing device then provides the selected user credential to the second computing device to input into the authentication prompt. In some embodiments, the first computing device receives the wireless location beacon from a remote controller of the second computing device and determines a proximity based on a signal strength associated with the received location beacon.

    Detection of a network issue with a single device

    公开(公告)号:US11206201B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16673223

    申请日:2019-11-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Marc J. Krochmal

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for detecting network device configurations using a single device. The methods and system include establishing a first connection to a network device using a first device identifier. Upon detecting that a condition has been satisfied; a second connection to the network device can be established. A data packet can be transmitted over one of the first connection or the second connection, the data packet being addressed to the network address associated with the other connection. Upon detecting whether the data packet is received over the other connection, an error message can be transmitted when the data packet is not received over the other connection.

    Techniques for enabling computing devices to identify when they are in proximity to one another

    公开(公告)号:US11115818B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16428683

    申请日:2019-05-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for securely identifying relevant computing devices that are nearby. The technique can be implemented at a first computing device, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a second computing device, an advertisement packet that includes: (i) a network address that is associated with the second computing device, and (ii) a hash value that is calculated using the network address and an encryption key that is associated with the second computing device, and (2) for each known encryption key in a plurality of known encryption keys that are accessible to the first computing device: (i) calculating a temporary hash value using the network address and the known encryption key, and (ii) in response to identifying that the temporary hash value and the hash value match: carrying out an operation associated with the second computing device.

    Ranging between mobile devices
    77.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11019195B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16586281

    申请日:2019-09-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As other example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.

    DETECTION OF A NETWORK ISSUE WITH A SINGLE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210067429A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16673223

    申请日:2019-11-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Marc J. Krochmal

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for detecting network device configurations using a single device. The methods and system include establishing a first connection to a network device using a first device identifier. Upon detecting that a condition has been satisfied; a second connection to the network device can be established. A data packet can be transmitted over one of the first connection or the second connection, the data packet being addressed to the network address associated with the other connection. Upon detecting whether the data packet is received over the other connection, an error message can be transmitted when the data packet is not received over the other connection.

    RANGING BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES
    79.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210006652A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US17025160

    申请日:2020-09-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As other example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.

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