Apple has been granted a patent for “Mobile Key Enrollment And Use.”
About the patent
It relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more specifically to techniques for enrolling and using a mobile key (e.g., secure credential). As electronic devices such as smartphones have become more widely used, their functions have grown beyond phone calls and text messaging. Apple says that providing an efficient method for using and implementing the various functions on these electronic devices can be complex and time-consuming.
For example, some existing techniques use a complex and time-consuming user interface, which may include multiple key presses or keystrokes. Existing techniques require more time than necessary, wasting user time and device energy, according to Apple.
The company’s patent is for electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for enrolling and using a mobile key.
Summary of the patent
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent: “A computer system performs techniques related to displaying a representation of a secure credential and using the secure credential. In some embodiments, a computer system detects that the computer system is physically near a vehicle. In some embodiments, a computer system permits a user access to use one or more functions of a vehicle using a secure credential.”
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