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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael DiVincent, Byron, CA (US);
Nicole J. Hollopeter, Kirtland, OH (US);
Ruben Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00158 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00095 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device having at least one operational setting, such as a power setting, with at least a first state and a second state. The electronic device may also include an access controller that can receive state data and authorization data from an external source such as a remote control. The access controller may enable a state of the operational setting upon receipt of proper authorization data received from or related to the output from at least one biometric sensor associated with the remote control.