Resonance frequency device locking
US10172005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/082
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: transmitting, by a computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; detecting, by the computer device, a frequency response from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the computer device, that the detected frequency response from the surface of the object conforms to a stored frequency response; and unlocking, by the computer device, the computer device based on the determining.
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