US 12,393,659 B2
Disablement of device authentication based on user sleep state
Scott Li, Morrisville, NC (US); Igor Stolbikov, Morrisville, NC (US); Nathan Peterson, Morrisville, NC (US); and Rafael Rodrigues Machado, Morrisville, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/448,127.
Prior Publication US 2025/0053627 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 21/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [A61B 5/4809 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor assembly; and
storage accessible to the processor assembly and comprising instructions executable by the processor assembly to:
receive first input from at least one sensor on a first device;
determine, based on the first input, that a user is asleep;
based on the determination, disable at least a first type of authentication usable to unlock a second device;
while receiving an input that the user is asleep, receive second input from a motion sensor, the second input indicating movement of the second device; and
based on the second input, activate one or more of: a microphone on the second device, a camera on the second device.