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US 12,216,754 B2Granted
User interfaces for authenticating to perform secure operations
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSung Chang Lee, Bowen Cheng, Yue Hang, Weiqi Pan, Yue Shen, Xiaoguang Yang, Xiaofeng Yu, Feng Zhang, Liang Zhao, Qiuji Zhao, Wendong Zhong
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for authentication, including providing authentication at a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.
Claims51
A computer system configured to communicate with one or more biometric sensors, one or more input devices, and an external accessory device, the computer system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to unlock the computer system while the computer system is in a locked state;
- in response to receiving the request to unlock the computer system:
- in accordance with a determination that a first set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied, wherein the first set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied when a detected biometric feature detected in conjunction with the request to unlock the computer system is consistent with an enrolled biometric feature, transitioning the computer system from the locked state to an unlocked state;
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- in accordance with a determination that a second set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied without satisfying the first set of biometric identification criteria, wherein the second set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied when the detected biometric feature detected in conjunction with the request to unlock the computer system is partially consistent with the enrolled biometric feature, causing an output of a prompt that indicates that one or more interactions with the external accessory device can be used to unlock the computer system;
- and
- after causing the output of the prompt:
- in accordance with a determination that the one or more interactions with the external accessory device have been detected, transitioning the computer system from the locked state to the unlocked state;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the one or more interactions with the external accessory device have not been detected, maintaining the computer system in the locked state.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more biometric sensors, one or more input devices, and an external accessory device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to unlock the computer system while the computer system is in a locked state;
- in response to receiving the request to unlock the computer system:
- in accordance with a determination that a first set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied, wherein the first set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied when a detected biometric feature detected in conjunction with the request to unlock the computer system is consistent with an enrolled biometric feature, transitioning the computer system from the locked state to an unlocked state;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that a second set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied without satisfying the first set of biometric identification criteria, wherein the second set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied when the detected biometric feature detected in conjunction with the request to unlock the computer system is partially consistent with the enrolled biometric feature, causing an output of a prompt that indicates that one or more interactions with the external accessory device can be used to unlock the computer system;
- and
- after causing the output of the prompt:
- in accordance with a determination that the one or more interactions with the external accessory device have been detected, transitioning the computer system from the locked state to the unlocked state;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the one or more interactions with the external accessory device have not been detected, maintaining the computer system in the locked state.
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A method, comprising:
- at a computer system that is in communication with one or more biometric sensors, one or more input devices, and an external accessory device:
- receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to unlock the computer system while the computer system is in a locked state;
- in response to receiving the request to unlock the computer system:
- in accordance with a determination that a first set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied, wherein the first set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied when a detected biometric feature detected in conjunction with the request to unlock the computer system is consistent with an enrolled biometric feature, transitioning the computer system from the locked state to an unlocked state;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that a second set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied without satisfying the first set of biometric identification criteria, wherein the second set of biometric identification criteria is satisfied when the detected biometric feature detected in conjunction with the request to unlock the computer system is partially consistent with the enrolled biometric feature, causing an output of a prompt that indicates that one or more interactions with the external accessory device can be used to unlock the computer system;
- and
- after causing the output of the prompt:
- in accordance with a determination that the one or more interactions with the external accessory device have been detected, transitioning the computer system from the locked state to the unlocked state;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the one or more interactions with the external accessory device have not been detected, maintaining the computer system in the locked state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.