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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Andrew Bert Hodge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephan V. Schell, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ruben Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);
Jesse Lee Dorogusker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Paul Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Emery Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
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).