Patent ID: 11916978
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. The method of claim 10, wherein:
a key file for decrypting the encrypted encoded list of trusted callers is stored in the apparatus prior to the initial use; and
the method, during the initial use, further comprises:
locating the encrypted encoded list of trusted callers,
validating the encrypted encoded list of trusted callers,
decrypting the encrypted encoded list of trusted callers via the key file, and
beginning automatically answer communication sessions received from the trusted callers in the list of trusted callers without input from the user accepting the communication sessions,
wherein the encrypted encoded list of trusted callers is cryptographically associated with the apparatus via at least one of a serial number, a firmware hash, or a unique digital signature of the apparatus.