US 11,917,511 B2
Activation of short-range wireless communication via remote activation signal
Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, IL (US); Austin Walters, Savoy, IL (US); Anh Truong, Champaign, IL (US); Ernest Kwak, Urbana, IL (US); Galen Rafferty, Mahomet, IL (US); and Vincent Pham, Champaign, IL (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,732.
Application 18/159,732 is a continuation of application No. 17/129,371, filed on Dec. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,570,603.
Prior Publication US 2023/0179982 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/80 (2018.02) [H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive, from a second device and based on the second device being within a range of the first device, a particular signal having a particular signal pattern;
authenticate the signal based on comparing the particular signal pattern to a stored signal pattern associated with activating a wireless capability,
wherein the stored signal pattern is a time-varying signal pattern; and
activate the wireless capability based on authenticating the signal.