Patent ID: 7378939

Claim:
A method for operating a wireless device, comprising: receiving a wireless signal from a wireless body appliance being worn by a user that indicates that said user has been authenticated; determining, after receiving said wireless signal, whether said user is within a predetermined distance of the wireless device; when determining determines that said user is within said predetermined distance of said wireless device, and said user is not logged in to said wireless device, automatically logging said user in to said wireless device; and when determining determines that said user is not within said predetermined distance of said wireless device, and said user is logged in to said wireless device, automatically locking said wireless device while keeping said user logged in, wherein a locked wireless device cannot be used by anyone and an unlocked wireless device can be used by a party that is logged in; and sending a wireless notification signal to said wireless body appliance when a predetermined event occurs, said wireless notification signal identifying a type of notification structure to be used to notify said user of said predetermined event, wherein said wireless body appliance notifies said user in response to said wireless notification signal.