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AssigneeImation Corp.
InventorsMark P. Weber, Preetham Varghese, Kevin Peter Vlasich, Dave Myers, David Blake Farmer, David Paul Duncan
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A storage device may be operably coupleable with a host computing device, and the storage device and/or host computing device may be Bluetooth enabled. The storage device may include authentication information. Access to the storage device may be permitted via Bluetooth communication between the Bluetooth enabled device and at least one of the storage device and a host computing device, wherein the Bluetooth enabled device may be within a maximum Bluetooth range of the storage device. The Bluetooth communication may be performed without Bluetooth pairing.
A system for user authentication for a storage device, the system comprising:
A system comprising:
A method for user authentication for a storage device, the method comprising permitting access to a storage device operably coupled to a host computing device when a portable Bluetooth enabled device is brought within a Bluetooth range of the storage device, the portable Bluetooth enabled device and at least one of the storage device or host computing device being Bluetooth enabled, and the storage device comprising authentication information for the portable Bluetooth enabled device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.