Annäherungsentsperrungs- and blocking operations for electronic devices

In the described embodiments, a Annaherungsentsperrungsoperation is performed. In the Annaherungsentsperrungsoperation a first electronic device detects in a locked operating state that an authorized second electronic device is located in the vicinity of the first electronic device. Based on the finding that the second electronic device is authorized in the vicinity of the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions to an unlocked operating state from a locked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state is carried out without the user performs a manual authentication step that is performed on existing equipment in order to cause the transition from the locked mode to the unlock mode.