DIRECTIONAL SENSING MECHANISM AND COMMUNICATIONS AUTHENTICATION
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1. A method of controlling the operation of an electronic device equipped with an accelerometer, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a first movement of the electronic device in a first predetermined manner;
receiving an indication of a second movement of the electronic device in a second predetermined manner, wherein the second movement of the electronic device occurs after the first movement of the electronic device;
determining that the first movement and second movement correspond to a predetermined and valid sequence of movements; and
in response to determining that the first movement and the second movement correspond to a predetermined and valid sequence of movements, providing an indication via the electronic device.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward an RFID device that includes a motion sensing mechanism. The motion sensing mechanism is adapted to sense motion of the RFID device and then selectively allow or restrict the RFID device'"'"'s ability to transmit messages, which may include sensitive data, when the RFID device is placed in an RF field. Thus, the motion sensing mechanism is utilized to control access to data on the RFID device to only instances when the holder of the RFID device moves the RFID device in a predefined sequence of motion(s).
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26 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the operation of an electronic device equipped with an accelerometer, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a first movement of the electronic device in a first predetermined manner; receiving an indication of a second movement of the electronic device in a second predetermined manner, wherein the second movement of the electronic device occurs after the first movement of the electronic device; determining that the first movement and second movement correspond to a predetermined and valid sequence of movements; and in response to determining that the first movement and the second movement correspond to a predetermined and valid sequence of movements, providing an indication via the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system, comprising:
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a portable electronic device comprising a directional sensing mechanism; and a second electronic device configured to exchange wireless communications with the portable electronic device via a proximity-based Radio Frequency (RF) communication protocol, wherein the portable electronic device transmits one or more messages to the second electronic device in response to the directional sensing mechanism receiving a predetermined sequence of motion-based inputs as a result of a user moving the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A physical access control system, comprising:
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a reader; a portable electronic device comprising an Integrated Circuit and sensitive data stored thereby, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to communicate with the reader via a proximity-based Radio Frequency (RF) protocol, wherein the portable electronic device is further configured to detect and analyze a sequence of motion-based inputs based on movement of the portable electronic device and, if the sequence of motion-based inputs correspond to a password stored by the portable electronic device, transmit the sensitive data to the reader via the proximity-based RF protocol. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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