TAP-TO-WAKE AND TAP-TO-LOGIN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) DEVICE

摘要

Described herein are techniques related to a tap-to-wake and tap-to-login system. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. A tap-to-wake and tap-to-login system allows a user of a near field device to wake up a computing platform from a deep sleep state using a bump/tap without having to move a mouse or enter a keyboard stroke.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a wireless communication module that is configured to detect a presence of a wireless communication device while the wireless communication module is in a device-detect mode; an authentication module that is configured to obtain an indication of the detection of the presence of the wireless communication device from the wireless communication module and, in response to the obtained indication, to authenticate the wireless communication device; and a power management module that is configured to cause a power state of a computing device platform to change from a first power state to a second power state in response to an indication from the authentication module that the wireless communication device is authenticated.