Motion-based configuration of a multi-user device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10986416-B2
Application number	US-201816179106-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2018
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device obtains first motion information describing motion of an accessory of a multi-user device that is in communication with a display, and obtains second motion information describing motion of a user device that is associated with a first profile, wherein the motions of the accessory and the user device are detected during the first time period. In response to obtaining the first motion information of the accessory and/or the second motion information of the user device, in accordance with a determination that the motion of the accessory and the motion of the user device satisfy profile-switching criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied when the motion of the accessory and the motion of the user device have corresponding movement profiles during the first time period, the electronic device optionally initiates a process for configuring the multi-user device based on the first profile.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at a first electronic device in communication with a display:
receiving an input corresponding to a request to display, on the display, a user interface that requires input of an access credential, wherein the user interface includes an entry field configured to receive the access credential;
in response to receiving the input:
displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential; and
causing display, on a second electronic device, of a visual indication that indicates that a respective input detected at the second electronic device that satisfies access-credential criteria will cause a respective access credential determined based on a user profile associated with the second electronic device to be provided to the first electronic device; and

while displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential:
in accordance with receiving an indication that the respective input that satisfies the access-credential criteria was detected at the second electronic device, providing, to the entry field in the user interface, the respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the second electronic device, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the entry field is configured for receiving an access credential of a first type, the respective access credential provided to the entry field in the user interface is of the first type; and
in accordance with a determination that the entry field is configured for receiving an access credential of a second type, the respective access credential provided to the entry field in the user interface is of the second type, different from the first type.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is associated with access to a restricted area accessible on the first electronic device, the method further comprising:
providing access to the restricted area accessible on the first electronic device using the respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the second electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the restricted area provides access to media content that requires the respective access credential in order to be available for viewing on the first electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential:
in accordance with receiving an indication that a respective input detected at a third electronic device, different than the second electronic device, that satisfies second access-credential criteria was detected at the third electronic device, providing, to the entry field in the user interface, a respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the third electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the access-credential criteria are different than the second access-credential criteria.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential:
in accordance with receiving an indication that a second respective input that does not satisfy the access-credential criteria was detected at the second electronic device:
performing, at the first electronic device, an action corresponding to the second respective input, other than providing, to the entry field in the user interface, the respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the second electronic device.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, which when executed by a processor of a first electronic device in communication with a display, cause the first electronic device to perform a method comprising:
receiving an input corresponding to a request to display, on the display, a user interface that requires input of an access credential, wherein the user interface includes an entry field configured to receive the access credential;
in response to receiving the input:
displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential; and
causing display, on a second electronic device, of a visual indication that indicates that a respective input detected at the second electronic device that satisfies access-credential criteria will cause a respective access credential determined based on a user profile associated with the second electronic device to be provided to the first electronic device; and

while displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential:
in accordance with receiving an indication that the respective input that satisfies the access-credential criteria was detected at the second electronic device, providing, to the entry field in the user interface, the respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the second electronic device, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the entry field is configured for receiving an access credential of a first type, the respective access credential provided to the entry field in the user interface is of the first type; and
in accordance with a determination that the entry field is configured for receiving an access credential of a second type, the respective access credential provided to the entry field in the user interface is of the second type, different from the first type.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the user interface is associated with access to a restricted area accessible on the first electronic device, the method further comprising:
providing access to the restricted area accessible on the first electronic device using the respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the second electronic device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the restricted area provides access to media content that requires the respective access credential in order to be available for viewing on the first electronic device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , the method further comprising:
while displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential:
in accordance with receiving an indication that a respective input detected at a third electronic device, different than the second electronic device, that satisfies second access-credential criteria was detected at the third electronic device, providing, to the entry field in the user interface, a respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the third electronic device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the access-credential criteria are different than the second access-credential criteria.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , the method further comprising:
while displaying, on the display, the user interface that requires the input of the access credential:
in accordance with receiving an indication that a second respective input that does not satisfy the access-credential criteria was detected at the second electronic device:
performing, at the first electronic device, an action corresponding to the second respective input, other than providing, to the entry field in the user interface, the respective access credential determined based on the user profile associated with the second electronic device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Zhao Lu

Classifications

• H04N21/485 Primary

  End-user interface for client configuration · CPC title

• H04N21/4751

  for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children · CPC title

• H04N21/4667

  Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections · CPC title

• H04N21/4661 Primary

  Deriving a combined profile for a plurality of end-users of the same client, e.g. for family members within a home (user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306) · CPC title

• H04N21/4532

  involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18) · CPC title