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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Adams, San Jose, CA (US);
George R. Dicker, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jack I-Chieh Fu, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Petr Kostka, Prague, CZ;
Daniel Kurtz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brittany D. Paine, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Balaji A. Sarpeshkar, San Mateo, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates selecting an appropriate communication radio mode based on criteria. In one example process, the device detects a fingerprint using the integrated biometric sensor and, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint is consistent with an enrolled fingerprint and a determination that a set of one or more criteria is met, transitions to a second short-range communication radio mode different from a first short-range communication radio mode. In another example process, the device detects a fingerprint using the integrated biometric sensor and, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint is consistent with the enrolled fingerprint and a determination that the set of one or more criteria is not met, the device is unlocked.