| CPC G06F 11/3072 (2013.01) [G06F 1/24 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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15. A method for confirming a physical presence of a user in proximity to an electronic device, comprising:
by an electronic device:
receiving, associated with a computer, a packet or a frame comprising a dynamic power reset pattern, wherein the dynamic power reset pattern specifies a predefined number of power resets and associated predefined time intervals between pairs of power resets;
detecting multiple power resets, wherein a given detected power reset in the detected power resets comprises activation of a power reset button in the electronic device;
computing a detected power reset pattern, wherein the detected power reset pattern comprises a number of detected power resets and associated time intervals between pairs of detected power resets;
comparing the dynamic power reset pattern and the detected power reset pattern; and
based at least in part on a result of the comparison, at least selectively providing, addressed to the computer, the result of the comparison.
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