Patent ID: 8869248

Claim:
A communication system comprising: a server configured to provide data access based upon an authenticated logon; a computer configured to access said server to receive a temporary authenticated logon identification (ID) for said server, said computer having a computer identifier associated therewith; and a mobile wireless communications device comprising a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by said housing, said wireless transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate with said server, a sensor carried by said housing, and a controller carried by said housing, said controller being coupled to said wireless transceiver and said sensor, said controller being configured to: cause said sensor to wirelessly retrieve the temporary authenticated logon ID and the computer identifier from said computer terminal, and cause said wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate logon and instruction data to said server to cause said server to temporarily provide data access via said computer terminal until said mobile wireless communications device moves away from said computer terminal, the logon data being based upon the temporary authenticated logon ID and the computer identifier.