US 12,189,736 B1
Method and device for automatic authentication
Thomas G. Salter, Foster City, CA (US); and Rahul Nair, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/379,656.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/058,923, filed on Jul. 30, 2020.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a first device including a camera, an eye tracker, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory:
storing, in the non-transitory memory, a plurality of authentication credentials for a plurality of user accounts;
obtaining, via the camera, an image of a physical environment;
detecting, in the image of the physical environment, a second device displaying a password field for receiving a password for a first user account;
selecting, from the plurality of authentication credentials, first authentication credentials including the password for the first user account;
determining, using the eye tracker, a gaze of a user;
determining that the gaze of the user is directed to the second device; and
in response to determining that the gaze of the user is directed to the second device, transmitting the first authentication credentials to the second device.