Patent ID: 7546151
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a standardized electronic interface; a wireless interchangeable device that is physically interfaced to the standardized interface, the wireless interchangeable device comprising a short range wireless transceiver and a first electronic serial number memory, the short range wireless transceiver providing a wireless communication link via which the first electronic serial number memory receives a tag device electronic serial number from a tag device; a communications system that is physically interfaced to the standardized electronic interface, the communications system comprising a communication system memory bearing a second electronic serial number, a wireless wide area network terminal, and a control processor executing an authentication agent, the authentication agent transmitting, via the wireless wide area network terminal, a report comprising the tag electronic serial number and the second electronic serial number to an authentication administrator and receiving, via the wireless wide area network terminal, an authorization command that directs the authentication agent to either enable one or more authorized functions of the system if the tag and the second electronic serial numbers are verified by the authentication administrator or disable the one or more functions of the system if the tag and the second electronic serial numbers are not verified by the authentication administrator.