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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David C. Andrus, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Philip F. Kearney, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher B. Zimmermann, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeremy C. Franklin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathaniel S. Sharpe, Canton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); H04W 12/00 (2009.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); H04L 9/0844 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/003 (2019.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04L 9/0838 (2013.01); H04L 9/0861 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); H04L 2209/805 (2013.01); H04L 2463/061 (2013.01); H04W 12/00504 (2019.01); H04W 12/00508 (2019.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for generating an authentication key are provided. Two or more communications devices can generate an authentication key by monitoring a physical stimulus that is experienced by both devices (e.g., a common physical stimulus). Each device can then use an identical, predetermined algorithm to generate a common authentication key based on the stimulus. The devices can use the common authentication key to establish a secure network.