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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel C. Klingler, Mountain View, CA (US);
David L. Biderman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Nicholas M. Fraioli, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher M. Garrido, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam E. Kriegel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shuang Liu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Richard M. Powell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/54 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/54 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01); H04L 12/2834 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques to use an embedded passcode within an audio ringtone to establish a secure connection for arbitrary phone relay are described. The use of an embedded passcode enables encrypted ad-hoc connections for the relay of audio of an incoming telephone call to a secondary device, such as a virtual assistant enabled smart speaker device.