Patent ID: 9674707
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of communicating between a host device and a wearable device, the method comprising, by the host device: establishing wireless communication with a wearable device; entering an unlocked state in response to receiving user input matching a user sign-in credential; determining whether the wearable device is in a trusted state at a time correlated with receiving the user input; when the wearable device is in the trusted state, establishing a verified session with the wearable device; subsequently to establishing the verified session, entering a locked state; detecting, while in the locked state, an unlock-triggering event; in response to detecting the unlock-triggering event, determining whether the verified session has ended; when the verified session has not ended, requesting a session confirmation from the wearable device; receiving a response to the request from the wearable device; and when the response from the wearable device comprises a valid session confirmation: