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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Jonathan Mccown, Dillsburg, PA (US);

Mark D. Carney, Sterling, VA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan McCown, Dillsburg, PA (US);

Mark D. Carney, Sterling, VA (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/24 (2006.01); H04M 11/04 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/24 (2013.01); G08B 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 12/2827 (2013.01); H04M 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

An approach for enabling a security function of a mobile device to be activated based on a change in proximity of another device is described. A notification service determines whether a proximity threshold between a first device and a second device is satisfied based on pairing information corresponding to a wireless link between the first device and the second device. The notification service also generates a control signal to activate a security function to restrict access on either the first device or the second device based on the determination.


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