公开(公告)号：US11876806B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17808799

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Conrad A. Shultz ,  Alexander D. Sanciangco ,  Brent M. Ledvina ,  Chelsea E. Pugh ,  Kyle C. Brogle ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Maureen G. Daum ,  Reza Abbasian ,  Richard J. Mondello ,  Jacob S. Klapper

IPC: G06F21/44 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06F21/45 ,  G06F21/43

CPC classification number: H04L63/107 ,  G06F21/43 ,  G06F21/45 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to user authentication. In some embodiments, a first computing device receives, from a second computing device, a request for a user credential to be input into an authentication prompt associated with the second device. The first computing device determines a proximity associated with the second computing device based on a received wireless location beacon and, based on the request and the determined proximity, presents a selection prompt asking a user of the first computing device to select a user credential stored in the first computing device. The first computing device then provides the selected user credential to the second computing device to input into the authentication prompt. In some embodiments, the first computing device receives the wireless location beacon from a remote controller of the second computing device and determines a proximity based on a signal strength associated with the received location beacon.

公开(公告)号：US11671530B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17313194

申请日：2021-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Robert W. Brumley ,  Sriram Hariharan

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04M1/72436 ,  H04W12/033 ,  H04W12/63

CPC classification number: H04M1/72457 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04M1/72436 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/026 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W8/183 ,  H04W12/033 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/63

Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As other example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.

公开(公告)号：US20230164222A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18101382

申请日：2023-01-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  David R. Stites ,  Jahshan A. Bhatti ,  Kevin Duffy ,  Robert William Mayor

IPC: H04L67/125 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G01S11/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G01S5/00

CPC classification number: H04L67/125 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G01S11/06 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  G01S5/013 ,  H04Q2209/40 ,  H04W4/12

Abstract: Techniques for suggesting accessory devices controlled by an application executing on a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes measuring one or more sensor values using one or more sensors of a mobile device and the one or more sensor values are determined from one or more signals emitted by a first one or more accessory devices. An area of a physical space for the first one or more accessory devices can be determined based on the one or more sensor values. A second one or more accessory devices associated with the same area as the first one or more accessory devices can be suggested to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20230147041A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US18145793

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Yannick L. Sierra ,  Kyle C. Brogle ,  Steven Andrew Myers

IPC: H04W12/50 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W12/037

CPC classification number: H04W12/50 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W12/037

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to the pairing of a pairing initiator device and a pairing responder device for communication. The pairing initiator device and the pairing responder device range with each other to determine the distance between the pairing initiator device and the pairing responder device. Based on the distance being below a threshold distance, the pairing initiator device and the pairing responder device wirelessly pair with each other without further input from the user.

公开(公告)号：US11604287B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US16536234

申请日：2019-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin A. Werner ,  Brent M. Ledvina ,  Dennis P. Hilgenberg ,  Aarti Sathyanarayana

IPC: G01S19/42 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G01S19/39

Abstract: A device implementing a system for estimating device location includes at least one processor configured to receive an estimated position based on a positioning system comprising a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite, and receive a set of parameters associated with the estimated position. The processor is further configured to apply the set of parameters and the estimated position to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained based at least on a position of a receiving device relative to the GNSS satellite. The processor is further configured to provide the estimated position and an output of the machine learning model to a Kalman filter, and provide an estimated device location based on an output of the Kalman filter.

公开(公告)号：US11575752B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16892207

申请日：2020-06-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  David R. Stites ,  Jahshan A. Bhatti ,  Kevin Duffy ,  Robert William Mayor

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G01S11/06 ,  G01S5/00 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Techniques for suggesting accessory devices controlled by an application executing on a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes measuring one or more sensor values using one or more sensors of a mobile device and the one or more sensor values are determined from one or more signals emitted by a first one or more accessory devices. An area of a physical space for the first one or more accessory devices can be determined based on the one or more sensor values. A second one or more accessory devices associated with the same area as the first one or more accessory devices can be suggested to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20230008448A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17808799

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Conrad A. Shultz ,  Alexander D. Sanciangco ,  Brent M. Ledvina ,  Chelsea E. Pugh ,  Kyle C. Brogle ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Maureen G. Daum ,  Reza Abbasian ,  Richard J. Mondello ,  Jacob S. Klapper

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06F21/45 ,  G06F21/43

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to user authentication. In some embodiments, a first computing device receives, from a second computing device, a request for a user credential to be input into an authentication prompt associated with the second device. The first computing device determines a proximity associated with the second computing device based on a received wireless location beacon and, based on the request and the determined proximity, presents a selection prompt asking a user of the first computing device to select a user credential stored in the first computing device. The first computing device then provides the selected user credential to the second computing device to input into the authentication prompt. In some embodiments, the first computing device receives the wireless location beacon from a remote controller of the second computing device and determines a proximity based on a signal strength associated with the received location beacon.

公开(公告)号：US20220201429A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17603892

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan R. Schoenberg ,  Adam M. Driscoll ,  E. Thomas Erdmann, IV ,  Emmanuel Lalande ,  Michael C. Laster ,  Scott Lopatin ,  Robert W. Mayor ,  Siva Ganesh Movva ,  Munish K. Poonia ,  Tommy Rochette ,  Christina Selle ,  Langford M. Wasada ,  Swadesh Bhattacharya ,  Raghunandan K. Pai ,  Brent M. Ledvina

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device comprising a wireless processor coupled with a wireless radio, memory to store instructions, and one or more processors to execute the instructions. The one or more processors, based on the instructions, are to scan for a beacon advertisement using the wireless processor, store the beacon and a timestamp in a beacon advertisement buffer in response to detection of the beacon via the wireless processor, correlate a beacon advertisement with stored location data to determine a location estimate for a device associated with the beacon advertisement, encrypt the location estimate for the beacon advertisement using a beacon identifier broadcast with the beacon identifier, and transmit a hash of the beacon identifier and an encrypted location estimate for the beacon advertisement to a device locator server. Embodiments also provide techniques to enable known device matching and horizontal accuracy adjustment during location data harvesting for wireless accessory devices.

公开(公告)号：US11019195B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16586281

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Robert W. Brumley ,  Sriram Hariharan

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04M1/72436 ,  H04W12/033

Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As other example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.

公开(公告)号：US20210006652A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US17025160

申请日：2020-09-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina ,  Marc J. Krochmal ,  Robert W. Brumley ,  Sriram Hariharan

IPC: H04M1/725 ,  H04W12/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As other example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.