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Smart card accessible over a personal area network

  • US 20090036164A1
  • Filed: 08/02/2007
  • Published: 02/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a wireless transceiver to communicatively couple to a personal area network (PAN) to receive an authentication request via the PAN from a device;

    a storage device coupled to the wireless transceiver to store a digital certificate that uniquely identifies a user; and

    an authentication module coupled to the wireless transceiver to authenticate the user in response to the authentication request using the digital certificate, wherein the user is allowed to access the device upon authentication.

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