WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK HAVING AUTHENTICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK HAVING AUTHENTICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A wireless personal area network (WPAN) system includes a plurality of WPAN devices using encrypted wireless communication there between when in an enabled state and not wirelessly communicating when in a disabled state. At least one of the WPAN devices includes a WPAN identity reader for reading at least one identifying parameter of a user, for confirming that the user is an authorized user based upon reading the at least one identifying parameter, and for wirelessly communicating with at least one other WPAN device to switch the at least one other WPAN device from the disabled state to the enabled state based upon confirming the user is an authorized user.