Method, system and apparatus for secured wireless docking connection
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication to be performed at a docking device, the method comprising:
- establishing, by the docking device, a secure wireless link with a mobile device, wherein establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating at the docking device I/O services to be provided by the docking device to the mobile device;
receiving by the docking device, over the secure wireless link, a request from the mobile device to send identification data;
requesting and receiving, by the docking device, the identification data from a user;
sending, over the secure wireless link, the identification data from the docking device to the mobile device; and
after the identification data has been verified, activating at the docking device the I/O services with the mobile device.
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Abstract
Examples are disclosed for techniques for wireless docking. According to some embodiments, a mobile device may scan for an available docking device, for example a device with one or more I/O devices such as a display. The mobile device may automatically establish a secure wireless link with the docking device, for example, if the docking device is known to the mobile device. However, I/O services to be provided by the docking device are not activated. Instead, the docking device will prompt a user for identification data. If the identification data passes verification, the I/O services may be activated. According to some embodiments, the identification data obtained by the docking device may also be used to wake the mobile device, to login to the mobile device, and/or to unlock the mobile device for user access.
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1. A method of wireless communication to be performed at a docking device, the method comprising:
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establishing, by the docking device, a secure wireless link with a mobile device, wherein establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating at the docking device I/O services to be provided by the docking device to the mobile device; receiving by the docking device, over the secure wireless link, a request from the mobile device to send identification data; requesting and receiving, by the docking device, the identification data from a user; sending, over the secure wireless link, the identification data from the docking device to the mobile device; and after the identification data has been verified, activating at the docking device the I/O services with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of wireless communication by a mobile device, the method comprising:
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establishing, by the mobile device, a secure wireless link with a docking device, wherein establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating I/O services to be provided by the docking device to the mobile device; requesting, by the mobile device, the docking device to send identification data over the secure wireless link; receiving, by the mobile device, the identification data from the docking device over the secure wireless link; and if the received identification data matches stored identification data, which is stored by the mobile device, activating the I/O services to be provided by the docking device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A docking device comprising:
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a wireless communication unit configured to establish a secure wireless link with a mobile device, wherein establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating I/O services to be provided by the docking device to the mobile device, and the wireless communication unit is configured to further receive, over the secure wireless link, a request from the mobile device to send identification data; and a privacy protection sensor configured to request and receive the identification data from a user, wherein the wireless communication unit is configured to send, over the secure wireless link, the identification data to the mobile device; and
after the identification data has been verified, to activate the I/O services to be provided to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A mobile device comprising:
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a wireless communication unit configured to establish a secure wireless link with a docking device, wherein establishing the secure wireless link does not include activating I/O services to be provided by the docking device to the mobile device and the wireless communication unit is configured to further request the docking device to send identification data and to receive the identification data from the docking device; a storage unit configured to contain stored identification data; and a processor configured to compare the received identification data to the stored identification data, wherein, if the received identification data and the stored identification data match, the wireless communication unit is configured to further activate the I/O services to be provided by the docking device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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