Patent ID: 8090364

Claim:
A wireless security method for a slave device having a short-range, ad hoc network capable wireless transceiver, the wireless security method comprising the steps of: actuating said slave device, said slave device having a master device address stored therein; automatically performing, by said slave device, an inquiry procedure to wirelessly connect to one or more devices within range of said slave device's short-range, ad hoc network capable, wireless transceiver; automatically obtaining, by said slave device, an address of each of said one or more devices; comparing, by said slave device, said one or more addresses obtained by said slave device to said stored, master device address to determine if there is a match such that said slave device is within range of said master device; if there is a match, then: if at least one function associated with said slave device is locked, then unlocking said at least one function; otherwise, if said at least one function is unlocked, continuing to enable said at least one function associated with said slave device; otherwise, if there is not a match, then: requesting, by said slave device, that a password be entered into a user interface of said slave device; and if a valid password is not entered within a predetermined time period, locking said at least one function associated with said slave device.