Tap-to-wake and tap-to-login near field communication (nfc) device
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsNed M. Smith, Victoria C. Moore, Avi Kanon
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Abstract
Described herein are techniques related to a tap-to-wake and tap-to-login system. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. A tap-to-wake and tap-to-login system allows a user of a near field device to wake up a computing platform from a deep sleep state using a bump/tap without having to move a mouse or enter a keyboard stroke.
Claims34
An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication module that is configured to detect a presence of a wireless communication device while the wireless communication module is in a device-detect mode;
- an authentication module that is configured to obtain an indication of the detection of the presence of the wireless communication device from the wireless communication module and, in response to the obtained indication, to authenticate the wireless communication device;
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- a power management module that is configured to cause a power state of a computing device platform to change from a first power state to a second power state in response to an indication from the authentication module that the wireless communication device is authenticated.
A method performed by a computing device platform comprising:
- detecting a presence of a wireless communication device while the computing device platform is in a device-detect mode;
- authenticating the wireless communication device in response to an indication that the presence of the wireless communication device is detected;
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- changing a power state of the computing device platform from a first power state to a second power state in response to an indication that the wireless communication device is authenticated.
One or more computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
- detecting a presence of a wireless communication device while the computing device platform is in a device-detect mode;
- authenticating the wireless communication device in response to an indication that the presence of the wireless communication device is detected;
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- changing a power state of the computing device platform from a first power state to a second power state in response to an indication that the wireless communication device is authenticated.
A system comprising:
- a memory that is configured to store data;
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- a chipset having:
- a wireless communication module that is configured to detect a presence of a wireless communication device while the wireless communication module is in a device-detect mode;
- an authentication module that is configured to obtain an indication of the detection of the presence of the wireless communication device from the wireless communication module and, in response to the obtained indication, to authenticate the wireless communication device;
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- a power management module that is configured to cause a power state of a computing device platform to change from a first power state to a second power state in response to an indication from the authentication module that the wireless communication device is authenticated,
- wherein the memory is configured to lose stored data in the first power state and to retain stored data in the second power state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.