Keyboard with built in display for user authentication
First Claim
1. A method within a wireless keyboard for integrating the wireless keyboard with one of a wireless personal area network or a wireless local area network, comprising:
- generating display signals for a display that is integral to the keyboard to prompt a keyboard user to enter a valid access code;
the wireless keyboard determining to operate in a wireless interface disabled mode until a valid access code is typed onto a keypad of the wireless keyboard;
receiving a sequence of key entries made upon the wireless keyboard;
determining if the valid access code was entered by the keyboard user;
if the keyboard user did enter the valid access code, enabling a wireless interface to operate in a wireless interface enabled mode;
defining a password for a keyboard master after determining that the valid access code has been entered by prompting the user on the display to create a keyboard master password; and
wherein;
the wireless keyboard determines to operate in a wireless interface enabled mode once the valid access code is typed onto the keypad of the wireless keyboard; and
the wireless keyboard, when operating in the wireless interface enabled mode, communicates using a personal area network protocol.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for creating a personal area network with a wireless keyboard, comprising generating a text message on a keyboard integrated display to prompt a user to enter a password, determining all available personal area network devices and displaying a subset of the available personal area network devices based upon access permissions associated with the password. Generally, the wireless keyboard includes logic for generating prompts to a user to create a master password and user passwords with defined access privileges. Moreover, a user, by utilizing the display, may select alternate or additional devices with which to couple. In one embodiment, the wireless keyboard is further operable to send and receive text messages with a cell phone which are further propagated through a cellular network using legacy text message protocols.
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17 Claims
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1. A method within a wireless keyboard for integrating the wireless keyboard with one of a wireless personal area network or a wireless local area network, comprising:
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generating display signals for a display that is integral to the keyboard to prompt a keyboard user to enter a valid access code; the wireless keyboard determining to operate in a wireless interface disabled mode until a valid access code is typed onto a keypad of the wireless keyboard; receiving a sequence of key entries made upon the wireless keyboard; determining if the valid access code was entered by the keyboard user; if the keyboard user did enter the valid access code, enabling a wireless interface to operate in a wireless interface enabled mode; defining a password for a keyboard master after determining that the valid access code has been entered by prompting the user on the display to create a keyboard master password; and wherein; the wireless keyboard determines to operate in a wireless interface enabled mode once the valid access code is typed onto the keypad of the wireless keyboard; and the wireless keyboard, when operating in the wireless interface enabled mode, communicates using a personal area network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for integrating a wireless keyboard with one of a wireless personal area network or a wireless local area network, comprising:
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the wireless keyboard generating a display on a display integrated into the wireless keyboard to prompt a user to enter a valid access code wherein the display is generated solely by the wireless keyboard; receiving a sequence of key entries; comparing the sequence of key entries to a valid access code; if the sequence of key entries match the valid access code, defining a password for a keyboard master after determining that the valid access code has been entered by prompting the user on the display to create a keyboard master password; the wireless keyboard determining to enable a wireless interface of the wireless keyboard to operate in a wireless interface enabled mode; and establishing a communication link with at least one other wireless device based upon determining that the valid access code has been entered and at one of; a communication link using a WLAN protocol standard has been successfully established; a communication link using a personal area network protocol standard has been successfully established; and a communication link using an infrared communication protocol has been successfully established. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless keyboard, comprising:
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an integrated display for displaying messages and status indications to a keyboard user; a wireless front end for transmitting and receiving communication signals with one of an access point or a Bluetooth enabled wireless device; and a processor with memory having instructions for defining associated logic, that when executed by the processor, causes the wireless keyboard to; operate in a wireless interface disabled mode until a valid access code is typed onto a keypad of the wireless keyboard; receive a sequence of key entries made upon the wireless keyboard; determine if the valid access code was entered by the keyboard user; if the keyboard user did enter the valid access code, enable a wireless interface to operate in a wireless interface enabled mode; define a password for a keyboard master after determining that the valid access code has been entered by prompting the user on the display to create a keyboard master password; and when operating in the wireless interface enabled mode, communicate using a personal area network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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