Identification based operational modification of a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. In a portable electronic device, a method of operation comprising:
- detecting a presence of an identification badge;
authenticating the identification badge as an eligible one of a plurality of identification badges; and
customizing one or more operating characteristics of the portable electronic device in accordance with an authenticated mode of operation for the portable electronic device based upon successful authentication of the identification badge.
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Abstract
Identification based operational modification of a portable electronic device includes detecting the presence of an employee identification badge, authenticating the identification badge as an eligible identification badge based at least in part upon data associated with the identification badge that is individualized to at least the employee and/or employer, and modifying one or more operating characteristics of the portable electronic device resulting in an identification badge authenticated mode of operation for the portable electronic device based upon successful authentication of the identification badge.
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33 Claims
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1. In a portable electronic device, a method of operation comprising:
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detecting a presence of an identification badge;
authenticating the identification badge as an eligible one of a plurality of identification badges; and
customizing one or more operating characteristics of the portable electronic device in accordance with an authenticated mode of operation for the portable electronic device based upon successful authentication of the identification badge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor to execute instructions;
an interface communicatively coupled to the processor to facilitate an exchange of information between the wireless communication device and an identification badges; and
a storage medium coupled to the processor, and having stored therein a plurality of instructions designed to authenticate an identification badge as being at least an eligible one of a plurality of employee identification badges, and to customize one or more of a plurality of operating characteristics offered by the apparatus in accordance with an authenticated mode of operation for the wireless communication device consistent with whether the identification badge is authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-26. -26. (canceled)
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27. An identification badge comprising:
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at least one integrated circuit embedded therein to store individualized authorized user information, which when transmitted to a personal electronic device, causes the personal electronic device to function in a first operational mode exhibiting a first set of authorized operational characteristics; and
an interface coupled to the integrated circuit to facilitate transmission of the individualized authorized user information from the identification badge to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33-37. -37. (canceled)
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