IP Library Granted Patent US 9,510,385
Granted Patent B2
US 9,510,385 · App. 14/980,078 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Methods and apparatus to connect wireless-enabled devices

Inventor: Jasjit Singh (New Delhi, IN)
Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
H04W76/023A61B5/0022A61B5/0024H04L9/0866H04L63/0428H04L63/0442H04L63/0492H04L63/0861H04M1/67H04M1/7253H04W4/008H04W8/005H04W12/04H04W12/06A61B5/024H04L63/101H04L67/12H04M2250/12
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Patent No.
US 9,510,385
App. No.
14/980,078
Granted
Nov 29, 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 (35)

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 encrypted information is generated using second biophysical signal data; 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 of claim 1 , wherein the second biophysical signal data is collected at the second wireless-enabled device and the encrypted information is generated by the second wireless-enabled device using the second biophysical signal data as a second key.

3. The method of 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.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the biophysical signal comprises a heart rate of the person.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the biophysical signal comprises information that indicates at least one of a heartbeat wavelength, a body temperature, or a blood pressure of the person.

6. The method of 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.

7. The method of 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.

8. The method of 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.

9. The method of claim 8 , 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.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first wireless-enabled device or the second wireless-enabled device comprises a car.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first wireless-enabled device or the second wireless-enabled device comprises a watch.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first wireless-enabled device or the second wireless-enabled device comprises an appliance.

13. A device, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured 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, wherein the encrypted information is generated using second biophysical signal data; and

establish 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.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the second biophysical signal data is collected at the second wireless-enabled device and the encrypted information is generated by the second wireless-enabled device using the second biophysical signal data as a second key.

15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first biophysical signal data is representative of a biophysical signal of a person in contact with the first wireless-enabled device.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the biophysical signal comprises information that indicates at least one of a heart rate, a heartbeat wavelength, a body temperature, or a blood pressure of the person.

17. The device of claim 13 , 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.

18. The device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:

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

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

19. The device of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first wireless-enabled device or the second wireless-enabled device comprises at least one of a car, a watch, or an appliance.

20. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations 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 encrypted information is generated using second biophysical signal data; 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.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2016
From: SINGH, JASJIT
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038748/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2016
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 038748/0194 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 1, 2016
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 037963/0731 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14590673 · Jan 6, 2015
Continuation 13635326
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