Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of using one device to unlock another device
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Application No.: US15286505Application Date: 2016-10-05
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Publication No.: US11329827B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Conrad Sauerwald , Alexander Ledwith , John Iarocci , Marc J. Krochmal , Wade Benson , Gregory Novick , Noah Witherspoon
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32 ; H04L9/08 ; G06F21/32 ; H04W12/08 ; H04W12/50 ; G06F21/44 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
A method of unlocking a second device using a first device is disclosed. The method can include: the first device pairing with the second device; establishing a trusted relationship with the second device; authenticating the first device using a device key; receiving a secret key from the second device; receiving a user input from an input/output device; and transmitting the received secret key to the second device to unlock the second device in response to receiving the user input, wherein establishing a trusted relationship with the second device comprises using a key generated from a hardware key associated with the first device to authenticate the device key.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170026182A1 METHOD OF USING ONE DEVICE TO UNLOCK ANOTHER DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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