Apple Inc.

Marc Jason Krochmal

John Joseph Iarocci

Bob Bradley

Alexander R Ledwith

Christopher S Linn

Alexander D Sanciangco

Brent Michael Ledvina

Wade Benson

Graham R Clarke

Keith Stattenfield

Jerrold Von Hauck

Mitchell David Adler

Yannick L Sierra

Matthew Elliot Shepherd

Michael Brouwer

Darin Benjamin Adler

Vijay Sundaram

William M Bumgarner

Christopher C Jensen

Jacob S Klapper

Daniel M Vinegrad

Sriram Hariharan

Robert W Brumley

Richard J Mondello

Kyle C Brogle

Reza Abbasian

Conrad A Shultz

David Alex Carter

Jonathan M Grynspan

Maureen Grace Daum

Chelsea Elizabeth Pugh

Yan J Arrouye

Daniel Ben Pollack

Pavel Cisler

Christopher Brooke Sharp

Geoffrey Grant Stahl

Kartik R Venkatraman

Simon P Cooper

Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa

Neil Gareth Crane

Ziv Wolkowicki

Varaprasad V Lingutla

Richard F Murphy

James B Cary

Patrick L Coffman

Gregory B Novick

Gaurav Kapoor

Robert D Watson

Anush G Nadathur

Steven J Falkenburg

Keith Walter Rauenbuehler

David Michael Chan

Conrad Sauerwald

Ivan Krstic

Amit K Vyas

Joshua V Graessley

Jonathan Jay Andrews

Franco Travostino

Kit-Man Wan

David Rahardja

Aarti Kumar

Nicholas M Fraioli

Anand Ramadurai

Nicholas John Shearer

Ariane Cotte

Libor Sykora

Phillip Stanley-Marbell

Chen Ganir

Sarang S Ranade

Guillaume Borios

Patrick Robert Burns

Noah Witherspoon

Joseph E Meyer

Natalia A Fornshell

Paul Russell Knight

Kang Sun

Stephen C Peters

Lee Russell

David B Myszewski

Charilaos Papadopoulos

Brittany D Hughes

Andrew M Matuschak

Kevin S Perry

Giovanni M Agnoli

Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac

Augustin Prats

Gokul P Thirumalai

Paul W Salzman

Welly Kasten

Dmitry V Belov

Michael D Ford

Joshua R Ford

Christopher G Skogen

Joao Pedro Lacerda

Joao Pedro De Almeida Forjaz De Lacerda

Brian E Korver

Nathan A Kralian

Felipe Marin Cypriano

Christopher J Edmonds

Benjamin T Sherratt

Embodiments described herein provide a communication mechanism that enables electronic device to perform device to device communication using a secure, encrypted, peer-to-peer data connection. The communication mechanism can also be used as a general-purpose communication mechanism that enables smart home device to exchange data, including configuration data. In one embodiment, the general-purpose communication mechanism can be leveraged to enable intercom-like transmission of audio or video data between electronic devices that are connected to the communication mechanism.

Media intercom over a secure device to device communication channel

A device in a payment transaction handoff system may include at least one processor configured to receive a request to perform a payment transaction and identify, using a first communication protocol, a respective device identifier of each of a plurality of proximate devices. The at least one processor is configured to select, based at least in part on a payment factor, a default payment device from the plurality of proximate devices. The at least one processor is configured to transmit, via a second communication protocol, a message to perform the payment transaction, the message comprising the device identifier of the default payment device. In one or more implementations, a first device of the plurality of proximate devices may be associated with a first user account and a second device of the plurality of proximate devices may be associated with a second user account, different from the first user account.

Payment handoff system

A method and apparatus of a device that endorses a proximity authorization for an authorization requesting device is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives a proximity authorization request from the authorization requesting device, wherein the authorization requesting device is in proximity with the authorization endorsing device. The device additionally presents a local authorization request to a user of the authorization endorsing device and receives a set of user credentials for the local authorization request. The device further performs a local authorization on the device using at least the set of user credentials. In addition, the device sends a server authorization request to an identity management server, receives an authorization response from the identity management server, and returns the authorization response.

Systems and methods for proximity single sign-on

A method of unlocking a second device using a first device is disclosed. The method can include: the first device pairing with the second device; establishing a trusted relationship with the second device; authenticating the first device using a device key; receiving a secret key from the second device; receiving a user input from an input/output device; and transmitting the received secret key to the second device to unlock the second device in response to receiving the user input, wherein establishing a trusted relationship with the second device comprises using a key generated from a hardware key associated with the first device to authenticate the device key.

Method of using one device to unlock another device

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques for adjusting a network connection of an accessory. In some examples, the computing device can determine that the accessory is not connected to a network (e.g., the same network to which the computing device is connected). The network may utilize a first connection type. Using a second type of connection, the computing device may determine an appropriate network for connection with the accessory. The computing device may then transmit instructions to the accessory, using the second type of connection, to adjust its network connection to be connected to the determined network. The determined network may use the first connection type.

Configuring accessory network connections

A device providing temporary pairing for wireless devices may include a memory and at least one processor configured to receive a request to temporarily pair with a wireless device. The at least one processor may be further configured to pair with the wireless device, wherein the pairing comprises generating a link key for connecting to the wireless device. The at least one processor may be further configured to connect to the wireless device using the link key. The at least one processor may be further configured to initiate a timer upon disconnecting from the wireless device. The at least one processor may be further configured to automatically and without user input, delete the link key when the timer reaches a timeout value without having reconnected to the wireless device using the link key.

Temporary pairing for wireless devices

The systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. The computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. The computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. The computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. The other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.

Providing a remote keyboard service

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 another 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.

Ranging between mobile devices

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for a trusted (or originator) device to modify the security state of a target device (e.g., unlocking the device) based on a securing ranging operation (e.g., determining a distance, proximity, etc.). The method of some embodiments exchanges messages as a part of a ranging operation in order to determine whether the trusted and target devices are within a specified range of each other before allowing the trusted device to modify the security state of the target device. In some embodiments, the messages are derived by both devices based on a shared secret and are used to verify the source of ranging signals used for the ranging operation. In some embodiments, the method is performed using multiple different frequency bands.

Modifying security state with secured range detection

Disclosed herein is a technique for managing permissions associated with the control of a host device that are provided to a group of wireless devices. The host device is configured to pair with a first wireless device. In response to pairing with the first wireless device, the host device grants a first level of permissions for controlling the host device to the first wireless device. Subsequently, the host device can receive a second request from a second wireless device to pair with the host device. In response to pairing with the second wireless device, the host device can grant a second level of permissions for controlling the host device to second wireless device, where the second level of permissions is distinct from the first level of permissions.

Managing permissions for different wireless devices to control a common host device

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.

Proximity credential sharing

This application relates to a computing device that can be configured to implement a method for enabling a nearby computing device to access a wireless network by carrying out the techniques described herein. In particular, the method can include the steps of (1) receiving a request from the nearby computing device to access the wireless network, where the request includes user information associated with the nearby computing device, (2) presenting a notification associated with the request in response to determining, based on the user information, that the nearby computing device is recognized by the computing device, and (3) in response to receiving an approval for the nearby computing device to access the wireless network: providing, to the nearby computing device, a password for accessing the wireless network.

Secure password sharing for wireless networks

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Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Marc Jason Krochmal