Patent ID: 8869263

Claim:
A wireless communications system comprising: a user-wearable device comprising a clasp having an open position and a closed position, a first wireless security circuit, and a first controller coupled to said clasp and said first wireless security circuit; and a mobile wireless communications device comprising a portable housing, at least one input device, a second wireless security circuit carried by said portable housing and configured to communicate with said first wireless security circuit at a distance of ten centimeters or less, and a second controller carried by said portable housing, coupled to said second wireless security circuit and said at least one input device and configured to initiate communications between the first and second wireless security circuits based upon a combination of proximity between the first and second wireless security circuits of ten centimeters or less and a manual input from a user received via the at least one input device, when communications between the first and second wireless security circuits have been initiated upon a first occurrence, enable at least one mobile wireless communications device function based upon a manual entry of an authentication code via said at least one input device, and bypass the manual entry and enable the at least one mobile wireless communications device function upon subsequent occurrences of communications between the first and second wireless security circuits based upon a communication from said user-wearable device and said clasp remaining in a designated position; said first and second wireless security circuits each comprising a near field communication (NFC) circuit.