Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for disabling an electronic device upon theft
- Patent Title (中): 窃电时禁用电子设备的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11424053Application Date: 2006-06-14
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Publication No.: US07696857B2Publication Date: 2010-04-13
- Inventor: Barry Alan Kritt , Thomas S. Mazzeo , Rodney Edward Shepard, II
- Applicant: Barry Alan Kritt , Thomas S. Mazzeo , Rodney Edward Shepard, II
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Steven L. Bennett
- Main IPC: G06F7/04
- IPC: G06F7/04

Abstract:
A system for disabling a device. An embedded identifier contained within a cable security system is read in response to enabling a cable security mechanism within the device. The device is disabled if the embedded identifier is not found.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080001705A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISABLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE UPON THEFT Public/Granted day:2008-01-03
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