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Controlling access to a hardware resource of an electronic device by a magnetically attachable electronic device

  • US 10,455,375 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2016
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method at a mobile electronic device having at least one magnetic connector, the method comprising:

  • upon magnetic attachment of the mobile electronic device to an other electronic device using the at least one magnetic connector, detecting a connection event at each of the at least one magnetic connector used for the magnetic attachment;

    in response to the detecting, automatically establishing a communications link between the mobile electronic device and the other electronic device;

    sending, from the mobile electronic device to a remote server, a request for access to a hardware resource of the other electronic device; and

    based on a positive response from the remote server, accessing, from the magnetically attached mobile electronic device, via the communications link, the hardware resource of the other electronic device,wherein the sending, from the mobile electronic device to the remote server, of the request for access to the hardware resource of the other electronic device occurs prior to the magnetic attachment of the mobile electronic device to the other electronic device.

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