Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Cuidad
Jean-Pierre Cuidad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11741210Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
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Publication number: 20210312029Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert R. ULRICH, Jean-Pierre CUIDAD, Kevin N. ARMSTRONG, Andreas W. WENDKER, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Steve S. KO
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Patent number: 11055392Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
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Publication number: 20200279036Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Robert R. ULRICH, Jean-Pierre CUIDAD, Kevin N. ARMSTRONG, Andreas W. WENDKER, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Steve S. KO
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Patent number: 10546113Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
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Publication number: 20180365404Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
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Patent number: 10055567Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
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Publication number: 20150347738Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko