A mobile terminal including a display configured to display information; a short range communication module configured to exchange a signal with an external control device; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the external control device, determine a context at a timing point of receiving the signal, and control an operation corresponding to the signal to be performed in the determined context. Further, the operation includes at least one of activation/deactivation of the display, an activation/deactivation of a lock mode of the mobile terminal, a volume operation and a camera operation.

Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

The disclosed embodiments help the user of an electronic device with a touch screen to quickly and accurately select an actionable component on the touch screen before launching an application and reduce errors that can occur by inadvertently touching the wrong component. This problem is solved by providing a way to place the focus on a component (e.g., soft keyboard key) of the user interface before launching the associated application. A relative distance algorithm may be used to determine the closest actionable component to the touch point. Focus is placed on that component by highlighting, speech, audio indicator or some other means, clearly indicating to the user which icon has been selected.

System and method for focus on touch with a touch sensitive screen display

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing sensor based authentication of a user's identification and may be used to control access. In this maimer, a user's identity may be used to control access to any suitable location, space or resource, either locally or remotely. A combination of functions involved in authenticating a user's identification may be performed by one or more discrete devices and include obtaining sensor data from at least one sensor that is physically associated with a user, monitoring to determine that the sensor remains physically associated with the user, authenticating the user's identity using the sensor data and communicating information regarding the user's identification.

Systems and methods for sensor based authentication in wearable devices

An analog wearable electronic device that is operationally coupleable to a transmitting device. The transmitting device includes means for viewing a simulation of a display provided on the wearable electronic device, changing information displayable on the simulated display and transmitting the changed information and/or information from which the changed information is derivable to the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes a receiver for receiving from the transmitting device the changed information and/or the information from which the changed information is derivable. A controller assembly processes the changed information and/or derives the changed information, and an actuation mechanism moves a display indicator based at least in part on the changed information. The changed information is thereafter reflected on the display of the wearable electronic device by the display indicator.

Wearable electronic device

A lock device is configured to receive a credential from a mobile device. The lock device is configured to monitor the distance between the mobile device and the lock device. The lock device is configured to detect an intent action by a user of the mobile device and unlock the lock device if the mobile device is within a predetermined distance from the lock device and the intent action is an approved intent action.

System and method for signifying intent for lock operation

Various aspects directed towards a wearable identity manager system are disclosed. In a first aspect, an association status between a user and a wearable identity manager device is ascertained based on whether the wearable identity manager device is worn by the user, and motion data associated with a movement of the wearable identity manager device is monitored. Authentication data, which includes the motion data, is then transmitted based on the association status. In another aspect, an association status between a user and a wearable identity manager device is again determined based on whether the wearable identity manager device is worn by the user. Here, however, the wearable identity manager device is paired with a pairing device, and authentication data is transmitted to the pairing device based on the association status to facilitate a user authentication via the pairing device.

Method and apparatus that facilitates a wearable identity manager

Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for controlling access to an electronic device based on biometric input are described. An example of such a method includes receiving a current biometric input, determining template similarity scores for the current biometric input, if at least one template similarity score satisfies a template similarity score criterion, then updating a false user counter value in a first numerical direction and performing an authentication process on the current biometric input, else, determining stored biometric input similarity scores for the current biometric input, if at least one stored biometric input similarity score satisfies a stored biometric input similarity score criterion, then maintaining the false user counter value, else, replacing a previously stored biometric input with the current biometric input, and updating the false user counter value in a second numerical direction opposite to the first numerical direction.

Electronic device access control using biometric technologies

Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing security for an electronic device are described. An example of a method includes monitoring, by the electronic device, a status of the electronic device for one or more threats to a security of the electronic device, detecting, by the electronic device, the one or more threats to the security of the electronic device based on the status of the electronic device and on one or more security policies associated with the electronic device, and self-enforcing, by the electronic device, the one or more security policies by implementing one or more targeted security actions, as indicated by the one or more security policies, to selectively alter the status of the electronic device, based on the detected one or more threats to the security of the electronic device.

Electronic device based security management

An apparatus in a wireless vehicle-access system, that includes a vehicle and a fob, includes: a vehicle-authorization parameter module configured to obtain a value of a vehicle-authorization parameter wherein the vehicle-authorization parameter comprises at least one of movement of the fob, a received directional signal, or a received audible signal; and a vehicle function compatibility module configured to: determine whether the value of the vehicle-authorization parameter is consistent or inconsistent with a desired function of the vehicle; inhibit the desired function of the vehicle in response to the value of the vehicle-authorization parameter being determined to be inconsistent with the desired function of the vehicle; and permit the desired function of the vehicle in response to the value of the vehicle-authorization parameter being determined to be consistent with the desired function of the vehicle.

Relay attack inhibiting

Aspects of the disclosure are related to a connected shoe apparatus, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a radio; an antenna; and a magnetometer, wherein the connected shoe apparatus is wearable as a shoe by a user, and wherein the processor is to: determine a direction the connected shoe apparatus is facing with the magnetometer, and transmit information associated with the direction to a second device via the radio and the antenna.

Bjorn Markus Jakobsson

Papers

Method and apparatus that facilitates a wearable identity manager

Electronic device access control using biometric technologies

Electronic device based security management

Relay attack inhibiting

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