METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATE AN AUTHENTICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20100235906A1
• Filed: 03/12/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Berry, Onni Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/403,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20100235906A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/20
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/81 by operating on the power supply, e.g. enabling or disabling power-on, sleep or resume operations

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a mobile device comprising: a processor configured to receive security data from a dongle and activate, on the mobile device, at least one of the following: a power supply, an application, or a login based at least in part on the received security data.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive security data from a dongle; and

activate, on the mobile device, at least one of the following;

a power supply, an application, or a login based at least in part on the received security data.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the security data comprise at least an encryption key used for an encryption of communication over a wireless network.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising at least one of the following:

a universal serial port, a parallel port, or a serial port.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 wherein the universal serial port is coupled to the dongle.

5. The mobile device of claim 3 wherein the parallel port is coupled to the dongle.

6. The mobile device of claim 3 wherein the serial port is coupled to the dongle.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 further configured to request security data from the dongle.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises at least one memory that contains executable instructions that if executed by the processor cause the apparatus to receive security data from a dongle;

and activate, on the mobile device, at least one of the following;

a power supply, an application, or a login based at least in part on the received security data.

9. A method comprising:

receiving security data from a dongle; and

activating, on the mobile device, at least one of the following;

a power supply, an application, or a login based at least in part on the received security data.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the security data comprise at least an encryption key used for an encryption of communication over a wireless network.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising at least one of the following:

a universal serial port, a parallel port, or a serial port.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the universal serial port is coupled to the dongle.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the parallel port is coupled to the dongle.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the serial port is coupled to the dongle.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising requesting security data from the dongle.

16. A dongle, comprising:

a processor configured to;

store security data; and

transmit the security data based at least in part on the security data to a mobile device.

17. The dongle of claim 16 wherein the security data comprise at least an encryption key used for an encryption of communication over a wireless network.

18. The dongle of claim 16 further comprising at least one of the following:

a universal serial port, a parallel port, or a serial port.

19. The dongle of claim 16 wherein the universal serial port is coupled to the dongle.

20. The dongle of claim 16 wherein the parallel port is coupled to the dongle.

21-35. -35. (canceled)