An electronic device, for example, a
laptop computer includes a processor, a
transceiver module, for example, a
Bluetooth module and a memory. The memory includes a platform proximity agent, which may be implemented as a series of instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive a
Bluetooth signal from a corresponding provisioned
Bluetooth device, for example, a
cellular telephone. Next, determine whether the received
signal exceeds both a strength threshold level and a predetermined time threshold level, where the
signal strength and time threshold levels are established when the
laptop and a corresponding
cell phone are paired during a provisioning process. When the received
signal strength and duration both exceed the corresponding policy based thresholds, the
laptop enters (or remains in) a full power state with full access to the monitor and the platform. On the other hand, when the received
signal strength and duration both fall below (or are less than) the corresponding policy based threshold, the laptop enters (or remains in) a reduced power, or locked state.