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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ryan D. Webber, Vancouver, CA;
Trungtin Tran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nikrouz Ghotbi, Seattle, WA (US);
Naresh Kumar Chinnathambi Kailasam, San Jose, CA (US);
Sue Wen Chiao, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tyler C. Leppek, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brandon J. Newendorp, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An example process includes at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory: while the electronic device is in a locked state and in communication with an external accessory device: receiving a natural language input; determining whether the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request: determining whether one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy a set of authentication criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy the set of authentication criteria: initiating, by the electronic device, a secure task corresponding to the natural language input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated secure task.