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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Applicants:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Network Entertainment International Llc, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0435 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); H04L 63/061 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04L 2209/805 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various aspects of a system and a method for device authentication are disclosed herein. The system comprises one or more processors in a first communication device. The one or more processors are operable to detect a second communication device within a communication range of the first communication device. The first communication device is in an unlocked state and the second communication device is in a locked state. The first communication device communicates authentication data to unlock the detected second communication device.