Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bypassing security authentication scheme on a lost device to return the device to the owner
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Application No.: US15681318Application Date: 2017-08-18
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Publication No.: US10257709B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Asaf Schushan
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockus LLP
- Main IPC: H04W12/12
- IPC: H04W12/12 ; H04W4/22 ; H04W12/02
Abstract:
Some embodiments provide a method for bypassing device security protections to communicate with a contact of a secure device. The method displays a selectable user interface object on the device enabling a user to bypass the security protections of the device. Upon receiving a selection of the user interface object, the method initiates a communication to a contact that is preselected from a list of contacts.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180063717A1 BYPASSING SECURITY AUTHENTICATION SCHEME ON A LOST DEVICE TO RETURN THE DEVICE TO THE OWNER Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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