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Authentication method, wearable device and mobile device

US11704400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Hugo EMBRECHTS · Stuttgart, DE
Dimitri Torfs · Winksele, BE
Conor Aylward · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 10, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 16, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/63
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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.

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