System and method for providing secured access to mobile devices
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1. A method of providing access to personal information and services on a handheld device, comprising:
- interrogating an authentication device from the handheld device when the authentication device is proximal to the handheld device;
communicating an authentication data from the authentication device to the handheld device over a short range wireless communication link, the authentication data being configured to include an electronic authentication certificate for authenticating access to the information accessible by the handheld device;
verifying the authentication data at the handheld device, wherein the step of verifying includes validating the electronic authentication certificate; and
providing access to the personal information accessible by and included in the handheld device and at least one of the services when the communicated authentication data is recognized by the handheld device.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing secured access of a mobile device is disclosed herein. Access to data included in the mobile device is permitted when the presence of an authentication device having the proper authentication information is received by the mobile device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to personal information and services on a handheld device, comprising:
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interrogating an authentication device from the handheld device when the authentication device is proximal to the handheld device; communicating an authentication data from the authentication device to the handheld device over a short range wireless communication link, the authentication data being configured to include an electronic authentication certificate for authenticating access to the information accessible by the handheld device; verifying the authentication data at the handheld device, wherein the step of verifying includes validating the electronic authentication certificate; and providing access to the personal information accessible by and included in the handheld device and at least one of the services when the communicated authentication data is recognized by the handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for providing authorized access to personal and/or financial data contained within a mobile device, comprising:
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a short range wireless transceiver; and a processor in communication with the transceiver, wherein access to the personal and/or financial data contained within the mobile device is provided based on authorization data transmitted by the apparatus, wherein the transceiver receives an authorization request from the mobile device over a short range wireless communication link, the authorization request comprising a request for an authorization certificate, wherein the authorization certificate uniquely identifies the apparatus for providing authorized access to the personal and/or financial data contained within the mobile device, the processor providing the authorization data to the transceiver for transmission to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing selective access to sensitive data and a service, comprising:
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a first device configured to include the sensitive data and to provide the service; and a second device proximate to the first device, the first device configured to communicate a first signal and the second device configured to communicate a second signal, the first and second signals being configured to include an authentication data, wherein the authentication data uniquely identifies each of the first and second devices, wherein the first signal received and recognized by the second device and the second signal received and recognized by the first device provide a user access to the sensitive data included in the first device and the service provided by the first device, wherein the first device is a mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A process for preventing unauthorized access of a first device, comprising:
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detecting the presence of a second device in the near vicinity of or located proximal to the first device; verifying a signal communicated from the second device over a short range wireless communication link, the signal including authorization data, wherein the authorization data uniquely identifies the second device, the authorization data being configured to provide access to the first device; and providing access of secured data included in the first device when the signal is acceptable at the first device, wherein the first device is a handheld computer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method of providing access to secured services or secured data on a handheld device, comprising:
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transmitting a proximity query by the handheld device to an authentication device using a short range wireless transceiver; communicating an authentication data from the authentication device to the handheld device over a short range wireless communication link, the authentication data being configured to include an electronic authentication certificate for authenticating access to the secured services or secured data on the handheld device; verifying the authentication data at the handheld device, wherein the step of verifying includes validating the electronic authentication certificate; and providing access to secured services or secured data on the handheld device when the communicated authentication data is recognized by the handheld device and when the handheld device is within a pre-determined proximity range.
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