US 11,895,114 B2
Authenticating and creating accounts on behalf of another user
Dmitry V. Belov, Santa Clara, CA (US); Justin K. Bennett, Ilion, NY (US); David S. Clark, San Jose, CA (US); Kalyan C. Gopavarapu, Sunnyvale, CA (US); David G. Knipp, San Jose, CA (US); Robert F. Lee, Fremont, CA (US); Sudhakar N. Mambakkam, San Jose, CA (US); Nagarjuna Thottempudi, Fremont, CA (US); Tyler D. Hawkins, San Jose, CA (US); Reed E. Olsen, San Jose, CA (US); and Paul W. Salzman, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/070,457.
Application 18/070,457 is a division of application No. 16/865,014, filed on May 1, 2020, granted, now 11,528,271.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/856,010, filed on Jun. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/843,833, filed on May 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0088498 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)
CPC H04L 63/0884 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/0869 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory for performing operations of:
establishing a wireless data connection between the electronic device and a wireless accessory;
displaying a prompt for authentication credentials associated with a first account, wherein the first account is to be associated with the wireless accessory and the first account differs from a second account, the second account associated with the electronic device;
transmitting authentication credentials for the first account to a first server;
receiving an authentication response from the first server, wherein the authentication response indicates that the wireless accessory is trusted by the first server; and
sending the authentication credentials to the wireless accessory to configure the wireless accessory to authenticate with a second server using the first account.