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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Golnaz Abdollahian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andreas I. Gal, San Mateo, CA (US);
Nader W. Moussa, Issaquah, WA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
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.