Management of near field communications using low power modes of an electronic device
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1. A method of operating an electronic device comprising:
- detecting a low power mode initiation event;
in response to the detection of the low power mode initiation event, disabling an input component of the electronic device;
while the input component is disabled, identifying an authentication initiation event with the electronic device, wherein the identifying the authentication initiation event comprises detecting a near field communication terminal with the electronic device; and
in response to the identification of the authentication initiation event, re-enabling the input component of the electronic device.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing near field communications during a low power management mode of an electronic device are provided that may make credentials of a near field communication (“NFC”) component appropriately secure and appropriately accessible while also limiting the power consumption of the NFC component and of other components of the electronic device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device comprising:
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detecting a low power mode initiation event; in response to the detection of the low power mode initiation event, disabling an input component of the electronic device; while the input component is disabled, identifying an authentication initiation event with the electronic device, wherein the identifying the authentication initiation event comprises detecting a near field communication terminal with the electronic device; and in response to the identification of the authentication initiation event, re-enabling the input component of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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15. A method of operating an electronic device comprising:
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detecting a low power mode initiation event; in response to the detection of the low power mode initiation event, disabling an input component of the electronic device; while the input component is disabled, identifying an authentication initiation event with the electronic device; in response to the identification of the authentication initiation event, re-enabling the input component of the electronic device; after the re-enabling, receiving authentication information with the re-enabled input component; and enabling a near field communication component of the electronic device using the received authentication information, wherein; the identifying the authentication initiation event comprises receiving a user input with another input component of the electronic device; the other input component is a button; and the input component is a biometric sensor.
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a near field communication component; an input component; and a processor configured to; detect a low power mode initiation event; disable the input component in response to the detection of the low power mode initiation event; when the input component is disabled, detect a near field communication terminal with the near field communication component; and in response to the detection of the near field communication terminal with the electronic device, re-enable the input component. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions recorded thereon for:
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detecting a low power mode initiation event on an electronic device; and in response to the detecting the low power mode initiation event; disabling an input component of the electronic device; detecting a near field communication terminal with the electronic device while the input component is disabled; and in response to the detecting the near field communication terminal, re-enabling the input component.
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