IP Library Granted Patent US 9,253,812
Granted Patent B2
US 9,253,812 · App. 14/590,673 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Methods and apparatus to connect wireless-enabled devices

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Patent No.
US 9,253,812
App. No.
14/590,673
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples to establish a connection between wireless-enabled devices involve collecting first biophysical signal data via a first wireless-enabled device, using the first biophysical signal data as a key to decrypt encrypted information received from a second wireless-enabled device to recover first information, and establishing a wireless connection between the first wireless-enabled device and the second wireless-enabled device based on a comparison of the first information and second information stored in the first wireless-enabled device.

Claims (39)

1. A method of establishing a connection between wireless-enabled devices, comprising:

collecting first biophysical signal data via a first wireless-enabled device;

using the first biophysical signal data as a key to decrypt encrypted information received from a second wireless-enabled device to recover first information, wherein the second wireless-enabled device encrypts the first information using second biophysical signal data collected at the second wireless-enabled device as a second key to generate the encrypted information; and

establishing a wireless connection between the first wireless-enabled device and the second wireless-enabled device based on a comparison of the first information and second information stored in the first wireless-enabled device.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first biophysical signal data is representative of a biophysical signal of a person in contact with the first wireless-enabled device.

3. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the biophysical signal comprises a heart rate of the person.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising, prior to establishing the wireless connection, confirming that the first wireless-enabled device is eligible to establish the wireless connection with the second wireless-enabled device using a biophysical signal process.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein collecting the first biophysical signal data at the first wireless-enabled device is performed in response to receiving a user request to establish the wireless connection based on a biophysical signal process.

6. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

when the establishing of the wireless connection requires user confirmation, requesting user confirmation to establish the wireless connection; and

establishing the wireless connection between the first and second wireless-enabled devices upon receipt of user confirmation to permit the establishing of the wireless connection.

7. The method as defined in claim 6 , wherein a requirement of the user confirmation to establish the wireless connection is indicated in a configuration data store of the first wireless-enabled device.

8. An apparatus for establishing a connection between wireless-enabled devices, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:

collect first biophysical signal data via a first wireless-enabled device;

use the first biophysical signal data as a key to decrypt encrypted information received from a second wireless-enabled device to recover first information;

generate a matching score based on the comparison of the first information and the second information; and

establish a wireless connection between the first and second wireless-enabled devices based on the matching score exceeding a matching score threshold associated with an inexact match.

9. The apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first biophysical signal data is representative of a biophysical signal of a person in contact with the first wireless-enabled device.

10. The apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein the biophysical signal comprises a heart rate of the person.

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to, prior to establishing the wireless connection, confirm that the first wireless-enabled device is eligible to establish the wireless connection with the second wireless-enabled device based on the first and second biophysical signal data.

12. The apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the collecting of the first biophysical signal data at the first wireless-enabled device is performed after receiving the encrypted information from the second wireless-enabled device.

13. The apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

when the establishing of the wireless connection requires user confirmation, requesting a user to confirm to establish the wireless connection; and

establishing the wireless connection between the first and second wireless-enabled devices upon receipt of user confirmation to permit the establishing of the wireless connection.

14. The apparatus as defined in claim 13 , wherein a requirement of the user confirmation to establish the wireless connection is indicated in a configuration data store of the first wireless-enabled device.

15. An apparatus for establishing a connection between wireless-enabled devices, the apparatus comprising:

an encryption codec to use first biophysical signal data collected at a first wireless-enabled device as a key to decrypt encrypted information received from a second wireless-enabled device to recover first information, wherein the second wireless-enabled device encrypts the first information using second biophysical signal data collected at the second wireless-enabled device as a second key to generate the encrypted information;

a comparator to compare the first information to second information stored at the first wireless-enabled device; and

a connection arbiter to permit establishing a wireless connection between the first and second wireless-enabled devices based on a comparison of the first information and the second information.

16. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 , further comprising a biophysical signal data collector to collect the first biophysical signal data at the first wireless-enabled device.

17. The apparatus as defined in claim 16 , wherein the biophysical signal data collector is connected to a sensor configured to engage a person to detect biophysical signals of the person.

18. The apparatus as defined in claim 15 , wherein the first biophysical signal data corresponds to a heart rate of a person in contact with the first wireless-enabled device.

19. A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

collect first biophysical signal data via a first wireless-enabled device;

use the first biophysical signal data as a key to decrypt encrypted information received from a second wireless-enabled device to recover first information;

in response to a configuration data store of the first wireless-enabled device that indicates a requirement of user confirmation for establishing of a wireless connection between the first wireless-enabled device and the second wireless-enabled device, requesting a user to confirm establishing the wireless connection; and

in response to receiving a user confirmation to permit establishing the wireless connection, establish the wireless connection between the first wireless-enabled device and the second wireless-enabled device based on a comparison of the first information and second information stored in the first wireless-enabled device.

Assignments (5)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064270/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 3, 2015
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 037033/0643 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2015
From: SINGH, JASJIT
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034932/0119 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2015
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034932/0133 →