Patent ID: 8555411

Claim:
A method comprising: manually defining a working set comprising a first mobile computing device and a second mobile computing device, the first and second mobile computing devices being configured to communicate via an ad-hoc wireless personal area network (PAN), wherein, in response to being prompted by said first mobile computing device, an infrared (IR) port of said first mobile computing device is configured to communicate a first signal over the PAN to an IR port of said second mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device is configured to communicate an acknowledgment signal over the PAN in response to the received first signal to associate said first mobile computing device and said second mobile computing device with said working set, wherein the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device, when associated with the defined working set, each operate in a convenience mode, wherein the convenience mode includes a first functionality level and a first security level for each of the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device, wherein the first security level includes one or more authentication operations to obtain access to operate a device; attempting to communicate with said second mobile computing device of said working set by said first mobile computing device of said working set when said first mobile computing device is activated; placing said first mobile computing device in a secure mode if said first mobile computing device is unable to communicate with said second mobile computing device of said working set; and maintaining said first mobile computing device in the convenience mode if said first mobile computing device is able to communicate with said second mobile computing device of said working set.