Apparatus for locating a stolen electronic device using electronic mail
US6128739A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2207/7219
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for locating a stolen computer or other electrical device is implemented by special programming stored in a program storage device. When an e-mail is being sent from the stolen electronic device, the sender address is compared to an owner address. If the sender address does not match the owner address, the e-mail is redirected or copied to e.g. a law-enforcement agency or a stolen-computer registry address.
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