STANDBY ACTIVATION

• US 20140062670A1
• Filed: 09/04/2012
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Becker, Robert C., Cornett, Alan, Spoor, David T., Backes, Glen
• Granted Patent: US 9,024,730 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/00 Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00 architectures of general purpose stored program computers G06F15/76
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0022 arrangements or provisions for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device "transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/01 Details

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for providing a standby activation of a device. A method for providing standby activation of a device can include coupling a tag to a computing device. Furthermore, a method for providing standby activation of a device can include activating the tag utilizing a tag reader, wherein activating the tag provides access to the computing device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a standby activation system, comprising:

coupling a tag to a computing device, wherein coupling the tag includes connecting the tag to a number of control lines to manipulate a functionality of the computing device; and

activating the tag utilizing a tag reader, wherein activating the tag enables the computing device, enables encrypted communication between the tag reader and the tag, and provides the encrypted communication from the tag to the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes communicating a number of commands from the reader to the tag using encrypted communication.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the number of commands are transferred from the tag to the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the tag comprises utilizing electromagnetic fields from the reader to provide electrical energy to the tag.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the tag comprises utilizing a contactless communication system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising deactivating the tag by removing the tag from an excitation field.

2. (canceled)

8. A system for standby activation, the system comprising:

a first computing device;

a tag coupled to the first computing device; and

a reader to activate the tag communicatively coupled to the first computing device, wherein activating the tag comprises;

placing the excitation field of the reader within an area of the tag;

providing electrical energy to activate the tag;

providing encrypted communication between the reader and the tag;

transferring a command from the reader to the tag;

transferring the command from the tag to the computing device;

providing electrical energy to enable the first computing device; and

providing a second computing device encrypted access to the first computing device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the reader changes a number of settings of the first computing device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the reader utilizes radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to activate the tag and provide electrical energy to the tag.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the tag communicatively coupled to the computing device comprises the tag connected to a number of control lines within the first computing device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the tag is not connected to a power resource.

11. (canceled)

14. A system for standby activation, the system comprising:

a passive tag coupled to a first computing device, wherein the passive tag comprises an antenna to accept a radio frequency energy transfer;

a reader capable of activating the passive tag by providing the radio frequency energy transfer when the passive tag is within an excitation field, wherein activating the passive tag enables encrypted communication between the tag reader and the tag, and provides the encrypted communication from the tag to the first computing device; and

a second computing device capable of transferring and receiving data with the first computing device when the passive tag is activated.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the radio frequency energy transfer supplies electrical energy for operation of the tag and access to the first computing device.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the second computing device transfers data to the first computing device in response to activating the passive tag.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the data is encrypted for transferring and receiving between the first computing device and the second computing device.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the reader performs a validation of the passive tag and the activated passive tag performs a validation of the reader.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the validation includes a challenge-response communication between the passive tag and the reader, wherein the passive tag and the reader each incorporate an encryption key.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the second computing device can complete transferring and receiving of data if the passive tag is outside the excitation field of the reader after an initiation of the transfer and receiving of data.