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US 2019/0171806 A1Published application
Authentication method, wearable device and mobile device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHugo EMBRECHTS, Dimitri TORFS, Conor AYLWARD
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Abstract
In an authentication method, a wireless communication is established between a mobile device and a wearable device. A proximity is detected between the mobile device and the wearable device by comparing mobile device position information and wearable device position information. Access to the mobile device is granted based on a detected proximity.
Claims20
An authentication method, comprising:
- establishing a wireless communication between a mobile device and a wearable device;
- detecting a proximity between the mobile device and the wearable device by comparing mobile device position information and wearable device position information;
- and
- granting access to the mobile device based on a detected proximity.
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A wearable device for granting access to a mobile device comprising circuitry configured to:
- establish a wireless communication with the mobile device;
- and
- send authentication data to the mobile device in response to a detected proximity between the mobile device and the wearable device, wherein the proximity is detected based on a comparison of mobile device position information and wearable device position information.
A mobile device comprising circuitry configured to:
- establish a wireless communication with a wearable device;
- receive authentication data to the mobile device in response to a detected proximity between the mobile device and the wearable device, wherein the proximity is detected based on a comparing mobile device position information and wearable device position information;
- and
- grant access to the mobile device based on a detected proximity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.