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Method and apparatus for locking/unlocking via platform management bus

US6609204B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 1999
Grant dateAug 19, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2203/5458
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system and method in which an electrically controlled “hoodlock,” which prevents the computer's chassis from unauthorized opening, can be remotely accessed through powerline communications.

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