Facilitating a secure session between paired devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11115820-B2
Application number	US-202016921706-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2020
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A host device can establish a verified session with a wearable device. The host device can determine whether the verified session is in progress. In accordance with a determination that the verified session is in progress, the host device can provide a user interface to request confirmation that the identifier is to be provided to the wearable device. The host device can receive an input at the user interface and, in accordance with a determination that the input indicates a confirmation that the identifier is to be provided to the wearable device, the host can identify a user identifier to provide to the wearable device, and transmit the user identifier to the wearable device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
establishing, by a wearable device, a verified session via a wireless connection with a host device;
determining, by the wearable device, whether the verified session with the host device is in progress;
receiving, by the wearable device, a request to operate at least one function of a plurality of functions of the host device;
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is in progress, controlling a first function of the host device that is in a first set comprising any of the plurality of functions of the host device; and
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is not in progress, controlling a second function of the host device that is in a second set comprising less than all of the plurality of functions of the host device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first function of the host device is different from the second function of the host device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first function of the host device comprises accepting a first communication initiated by the wearable device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second function of the host device comprises accepting a response to a second communication received, from the host device, at the wearable device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first communication or the second communication comprises at least one of a phone call, a text message, an email message, a social-network message, or an instant message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first function is of a first type, and wherein the method further comprises not controlling any functions of the first type in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is not in progress.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the verified session with the host device is in progress comprises determining whether the wearable device is being worn.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining whether the verified session with the host device is in progress further comprises determining whether the wearable device is within a threshold proximity of the host device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining whether the verified session with the host device is in progress further comprises determining whether the wearable device is paired with the host device.

10. A wearable device, comprising:
a communication interface to communicate with a host device;
a processor coupled to the communication interface, the processor configured to:
establish a verified session, via the communication interface, with the host device;
determine whether the verified session with the host device is in progress;
receive a request to operate at least one function of a plurality of functions of the host device;
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is in progress, control a first function of the host device that is in a first set comprising any of the plurality of functions of the host device; and
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is not in progress, control a second function of the host device that is in a second set comprising less than all of the plurality of functions of the host device.

11. The wearable device of claim 10 , wherein the first function is of a first type, and wherein the processor is further configured to not control any functions of the first type in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is not in progress.

12. The wearable device of claim 10 , wherein the verified session with the host device is determined to be in progress based at least in part on the wearable device being worn, the wearable device being within a threshold distance of the host device, and the wearable device being paired with the host device.

13. The wearable device of claim 10 , wherein the first function of the host device is different from the second function of the host device.

14. The wearable device of claim 10 , wherein the first function of the host device comprises accepting a first communication initiated by the wearable device, and wherein the second function of the host device comprises accepting a response to a second communication received, from the host device, at the wearable device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor in a wearable device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
establishing a verified session via a wireless connection with a host device;
determining whether the verified session with the host device is in progress;
receiving a request to operate at least one function of a plurality of functions of the host device;
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is in progress, controlling a first function of the host device that is in a first set comprising any of the plurality of functions of the host device; and
in accordance with a determination that the verified session with the host device is not in progress, controlling a second function of the host device that is in a second set comprising less than all of the plurality of functions of the host device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the verified session is in progress based at least in part on the wearable device being worn and the wearable device being within a threshold distance of the host device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the verified session is not in progress based at least in part on either the wearable device being taken off or the wearable device being outside a threshold distance of the host device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first set further comprises all of the plurality of functions of the host device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of functions of the host device comprise at least controlling the host device to accept a first communication initiated by the wearable device and accept a response to a second communication received, from the host device, at the wearable device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the second set further comprises only controlling the host device to accept the response to the second communication received, from the host device, at the wearable device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Boettcher Jesse W
• Federighi Craig M
• James Bryan J
• Mason James Eric

Classifications

• H04W12/33

  using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses · CPC title

• H04L63/107

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title

• H04M1/724

  User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones · CPC title

• H04M2250/02

  including a Bluetooth® interface · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title