Patent ID: 9342681
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of obtaining wireless authorization to perform a restricted activity on a requesting device, the method comprising: transmitting, by the requesting device, a request signal for the authorization to perform the restricted activity on the requesting device; receiving, by the requesting device, an authorizing signal; and enabling performance of the restricted activity on the requesting device in response to the requesting device receiving the authorizing signal, wherein the authorizing signal is transmitted by an authorizing device and received by the requesting device after (i) the authorizing device receives the request signal and an authorization input for enabling performance of the restricted activity on the requesting device, and (ii) an authority of a user of the authorizing device is verified to determine whether the authority of the user of the authorizing device includes an authority to grant the authorization for the requesting device to perform the restricted activity, wherein the authorization input is provided via an input device associated with the authorizing device, and wherein the input device is not associated with the requesting device.