WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING MOBILE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION BYPASS BASED UPON USER-WEARABLE SECURITY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

A wireless communications system may include a user-wearable device including a clasp having open and closedpositions, a first wireless security circuit (WSC), and a firstcontroller coupled to the clasp and the first WSC. The systemmay further include a mobile wireless communications deviceincluding a portable housing, an input device(s), a second WSCcarried by the portable housing and configured to communicatewith the first WSC when in close proximity therewith, and asecond controller carried by the portable housing and coupled tothe second WSC and the input device(s). The second controllermay be configured to enable mobile wireless communicationsdevice(s) function based upon a manual entry of anauthentication code via the input device(s), and bypass themanual entry and enable the mobile wireless communicationsdevice function(s) based upon a communication from the user-wearable device and a position of the clasp.