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Method and system for managing delayed user authentication

  • US 8,250,371 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2010
  • Issued: 08/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for unlocking a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:

  • initiating start-up of the device which triggers launch of a virtual machine on a client operating system on the device;

    after the initiation of start-up of the device and before completion of the launch of the virtual machine;

    passing a user authentication input from a host-side of the device to the client operating system with a validation request;

    the client operating system authenticating the user authentication input, notifying the host-side of a successful authentication and sending, to the virtual machine, a notification of a validated unlock request received from a host security module, the notification including the user authentication input;

    notifying the virtual machine of a request to unlock a client-side of the device; and

    the host-side unlocking access to at least one host application running on the host-side to enable access to the at least one host application;

    following completion of launch of the virtual machine, the method includes the virtual machine;

    recognizing the request to unlock the client-side of the device; and

    responsive to the recognizing, launching a client security module to unlock the client-side.

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