Wireless communication device with duress password protection and related method
US7948938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72418
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communication device (and its related method of operation) includes, if invoked, password protected access to data stored therewithin and/or to normal device operations and further includes duress password checking logic that automatically causes a duress message to be sent if a duress password has been entered. The duress message is preferably sent without maintaining any user accessible indication of such sending. It is also preferred that the password checking logic automatically cause an end-of-duress message to be sent if a normal password is entered after a duress password has been entered. A plurality of different duress passwords may be entered into a duress password portion of data memory in the device.
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