IP Library Granted Patent US 12,393,659
Granted Patent B2
US 12,393,659 · App. 18/448,127 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Disablement of device authentication based on user sleep state

Inventors: Scott Li (Morrisville, NC); Igor Stolbikov (Morrisville, NC); Nathan Peterson (Morrisville, NC); Rafael Rodrigues Machado (Morrisville, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F21/32A61B5/4809
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Patent No.
US 12,393,659
App. No.
18/448,127
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor assembly and storage accessible to the processor assembly. The storage includes instructions executable by the processor assembly to receive input from at least one sensor on a first device and to determine, based on the input, that a user is asleep. The instructions are also executable to, based on the determination, disable at least a first type of authentication usable to unlock a second device.

Claims (56)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor assembly; and

storage accessible to the processor assembly and comprising instructions executable by the processor assembly to:

receive first input from at least one sensor on a first device;

determine, based on the first input, that a user is asleep;

based on the determination, disable at least a first type of authentication usable to unlock a second device;

while receiving an input that the user is asleep, receive second input from a motion sensor, the second input indicating movement of the second device; and

based on the second input, activate one or more of: a microphone on the second device, a camera on the second device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising the second device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second device is different from the first device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising the first device.

5. A method, comprising:

receiving first input from at least one sensor on a first device;

determining, based on the first input, that a user is asleep;

based on the determination, disabling at least a first type of authentication usable to unlock a second device;

while receiving an input that the user is asleep, receiving second input, the second input received from a motion sensor on the second device, the second input indicating movement of the second device; and

based on the second input, activating one or more of: a microphone on the second device, a camera on the second device.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one computer readable storage medium (CRSM) that is not a transitory signal, the at least one CRSM comprising instructions executable by a processor assembly to:

receive first input from at least one sensor;

determine, based on the first input, that a user is asleep;

based on the determination, disable at least a first type of authentication executable by a device;

while receiving an input that the user is asleep, receive second input from a motion sensor, the second input indicating movement of the device; and

based on the second input, activate one or more of: a microphone on the device, a camera on the device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the device is a first device, and wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the second input, activate both the microphone and the camera; and

based on the activation, stream third input from the microphone and fourth input from the camera to a second device different from the first device.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , comprising the processor assembly.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the device is a first device, and wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the second input, activate the microphone on the first device; and

based on the activation of the microphone, provide third input from the microphone to a second device different from the first device.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the device is a first device, and wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the second input, activate the camera on the first device; and

based on the activation of the camera, provide third input from the camera to a second device different from the first device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the second input, activate the microphone on the second device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the activation of the microphone, provide third input from the microphone to another device different from the second device.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the second input, activate the camera on the second device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the activation of the camera, provide third input from the camera to another device different from the second device.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:

based on the second input, activate both the microphone and the camera; and

based on the activation of the microphone and the camera, provide third input from the microphone and fourth input from the camera to another device different from the second device.

16. The method of claim 5 , comprising:

based on the second input, activating the microphone on the second device.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising:

based on the activation of the microphone, streaming third input from the microphone to another device different from the second device.

18. The method of claim 5 , comprising:

based on the second input, activating the camera on the second device.

19. The method of claim 18 , comprising:

based on the activation of the camera, streaming third input from the camera to another device different from the second device.

20. The method of claim 5 , comprising:

based on the second input, activating both the microphone and the camera; and

based on the activation of the microphone and the camera, providing third input from the microphone and fourth input from the camera to another device different from the second device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 066104/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2023
From: LI, SCOTT; STOLBIKOV, IGOR; PETERSON, NATHAN; MACHADO, RAFAEL RODRIGUES
To: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
Reel/Frame 064692/0700 →
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