Electronic Device with Gesture Actuation of Companion Devices, and Corresponding Systems and Methods

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• identifying biometric input with a biometric sensor;
• determining with one or more processors one or more companion devices are operable within a wireless communication radius of the electronic device;
• detecting a gesture input with one or more gesture detectors;
• identifying, with the one or more processors, the gesture input to be a predefined gesture;
• and
• delivering an actuation credential with a wireless communication circuit to at least one companion device in response to identifying the predefined gesture.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a fingerprint sensor identifying fingerprint data;
• an application processor and an auxiliary processor, the auxiliary processor determining, with a wireless communication circuit, one or more companion devices in communication with the electronic device;
• one or more motion sensors detecting a predefined gesture translating the electronic device in free space;
• the wireless communication circuit delivering an actuation credential to at least one companion device in response to the one or more motion sensors detecting the predefined gesture.