A method for determining a definite safe distance between a wirelessly communicating object transponder and at least one anchor gateway in accordance with a two-way ranging method, wherein transmission and reception timestamps are detected for each communication message via the transponder and the at least one anchor gateway, each of the timestamps from the transponder and the at least one anchor gateway together with at least one respective piece of timestamp monitoring information are transmitted to a failsafe computing device, at least one check is implemented via the failsafe computing device, and the definite safe distance is determined via the failsafe computing device aided by the checked timestamps, where timestamp errors occurring during the detection of the timestamps are caused solely by the transponder or alternatively solely the one anchor gateway.

Secure communication in a geographic incident area is disclosed. Computer-implemented methods are also disclosed, one of which is for restricting access to a resource and includes generating a key and splitting it into N key parts (where N is an integer greater than two). The method also includes encrypting the N key parts. The method also includes transmitting, over a network, to a device: the N encrypted key parts; and identifying information for N secret objects expected to be visible within the area. Each of the N encrypted key parts is decryptable based on at least one video analytics-discernable object attribute for each respective secret object of the N secret objects. The method also includes allowing an additional entity to access the resource only by presentation of a complete key formed from decrypted versions of less than all of the N key parts.

An interface (101) is arranged to communicatively couple with an electronics arrangement of the wearable article so as to receive a signal from the electronics arrangement. A controller (103) is communicatively coupled to the interface (101) and arranged to receive the signal from the interface (101). A power source (105) is coupled to the controller (103) and arranged to supply power to the controller (103). A first antenna (107) is arranged to communicatively couple with a mobile device over a first wireless communication protocol. A second antenna (109) is arranged to communicatively couple with the mobile device over a second wireless communication protocol. In response to the mobile device being brought into proximity with the electronics module (100), the first antenna (107) is triggered to transmit information to the mobile device over the first wireless communication protocol.

An interface (101) is arranged to communicatively couple with an electronics arrangement of the wearable article so as to receive a signal from the electronics arrangement. A controller (103) is communicatively coupled to the interface (101) and arranged to receive the signal from the interface (101). A power source (105) is coupled to the controller (103) and arranged to supply power to the controller (103). A first antenna (107) is arranged to communicatively couple with a mobile device over a first wireless communication protocol. A second antenna (109) is arranged to communicatively couple with the mobile device over a second wireless communication protocol. In response to the mobile device being brought into proximity with the electronics module (100), the first antenna (107) is triggered to transmit information to the mobile device over the first wireless communication protocol.

Apparatus and methods for multifactor authentication using a smart mobile device are provided. The apparatus and methods may include an authentication engine on a server, a smart mobile device belonging to a user and a smartphone belonging to a user. The authentication engine may determine a location of the user, the user's smartphone, and the user's smart mobile device. When the smart mobile device is within a pre-determined distance to the user or the user's smartphone, the authentication engine may send an authentication request to the smart mobile device, or automatically authenticate the user.

A prestaging, gesture-based, access control system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly includes a controller to effect actuation between access and no-access states. The mobile device is carried by a user, and includes a detection system configured to detect a prestaging event inherently performed by the user toward an intent to gain access and followed by the detection of a primary intentional gesture specifically performed by the user toward the intent to gain access. The storage medium and the processor are configured to receive prestaging event information and primary intentional gesture information from the detection system, and execute an application to determine the performance of the prestaging event from the prestaging event information, then determine the performance of the primary intentional gesture from the primary intentional gesture information if the prestaging event is determined to have occurred.

A wearable device can establish a verified session with a host device (e.g., by establishing that the wearable device is present in the vicinity of the host device and is currently being worn). The existence of such a verified session can be used to control user access to sensitive information that may be stored in or otherwise accessible to a host device. For example, the host device and/or application programs executing thereon can be configured to restrict a user's ability to invoke program functionality that accesses sensitive information based on whether a verified session with a wearable device is currently in progress.

The present invention discloses a method, a device and a mobile browser client for realizing centralized management of intelligent hardware devices by an APP, wherein the method comprising: identifying identification information of an intelligent hardware device via an identification interface provided by an APP on a mobile terminal; based on the information identifying, establishing a bluetooth connection between the mobile terminal and the intelligent hardware device; acquiring, by the APP, hardware controlling information of the intelligent hardware device through the bluetooth connection; and providing, in the APP, a display interaction interface which is based on the hardware controlling information.

Examples relate to a method and a device for wireless access authentication. The method is applied to an intelligent gateway which is previously associated with account information of a user. The intelligent gateway may receive an access authentication packet comprising an authentication identification indicating a terminal device; the intelligent gateway may construct an identity verification packet comprising an authentication identification indicating the terminal device and an association account identification indicating an account registered on the intelligent gateway; the intelligent gateway may send the identity verification packet to a cloud server; the intelligent gateway may permit a terminal device corresponding to authentication identification carried in a verification success packet returned by the cloud server to pass the access authentication.

Biometric identification methods and apparatuses (including devices and systems) for uniquely identifying one an individual based on wearable garments including a plurality of sensors, including but not limited to sensors having multiple sensing modalities (e.g., movement, respiratory movements, heart rate, ECG, EEG, etc.).