Wearable devices and associated security apparatus
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsWilliam A. Rafferty, Diarmaid O'Cualain, Mike J. Hibbett, Jelle Sels, Maurice Lynch
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Abstract
Wearable devices and associated security apparatus are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a strap including a first conductor and a second conductor, when the strap is open, the first and second conductors are a first distance apart, when the strap is closed, the first and second conductors are a second distance apart, the first distance is greater than the second distance; and a device access enabler, to: provide a reference signal to the first conductor; and monitor a response to the reference signal to determine if the strap is open or closed.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a strap including a first conductor and a second conductor, when the strap is closed the first conductor and the second conductor act as a capacitor;
- and
- processor circuitry to:
- determine that the strap is closed when a response to a signal is indicative of the first conductor and the second conductor acting as the capacitor, the processor circuitry to determine the response is indicative of the first conductor and the second conductor acting as the capacitor when the response satisfies a reference value after a threshold amount of time has elapsed;
- determine that the strap is open when the response to the signal indicates the first conductor and the second conductor are not acting as the capacitor;
- and
- in response to determining that the strap is open, request a passcode.
An apparatus comprising:
- a strap including:
- a first conductor;
- a second conductor to overlap the first conductor when the strap is closed;
- and
- logic circuitry to:
- determine that the first and second conductors overlap based on a response to a signal to the first conductor corresponding to a capacitance indicative of the overlap between the first conductor and the second conductor, the logic circuitry to identify that the response corresponds to the capacitance indicative of the overlap when the response satisfies a reference value after a threshold amount of time has elapsed;
- in response to determining that the first conductor and the second conductor overlap, identify a status of the strap as closed;
- and
- if access information has not been provided within a wearing period associated with wearing of the strap, request access information prior to enabling use of an electronic device carried by the strap.
A method comprising:
- determining that a strap including a first conductor and a second conductor is closed by comparing a response to a signal to the first conductor to a threshold indicative of the first conductor and the second conductor acting as a capacitor, the threshold including a reference value corresponding to a voltage after a threshold amount of time has elapsed since the signal was transmitted to the first conductor;
- determining that the strap is open when the response to the signal is not indicative of the first and the second conductors acting as a capacitor;
- and
- in response to determining that the strap is open, initiating, with logic circuitry, a request for access information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.