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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Golnaz Abdollahian, San Francisco, CA (US);

Andreas I. Gal, San Mateo, CA (US);

Nader W. Moussa, Issaquah, WA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 12/65 (2021.01); H04W 12/108 (2021.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/50 (2021.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); H04B 10/502 (2013.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 12/108 (2021.01); H04W 12/65 (2021.01);
Abstract

The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely communicate with a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) receiving, at a detection sensor of the computing device, a light signal from the peripheral computing device, wherein the light signal is received at a first frequency that is higher than a second frequency capable of being detected by a camera system of the computing device, (2) extracting information from the light signal, and (3) performing an operation using the information.


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