Electronic device with an antitheft function and method for preventing theft of electronic devices
US7782205B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/128
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic device with an antitheft function consisting of a wireless tag containing information enabling the electronic device to operate, and a control portion accessible to the wireless tag, where the control portion releases a lock of the electronic device when the electronic device is determined to be operable according to the information stored in the wireless tag. Also, the present invention includes a method for preventing theft of an electronic device that includes the steps of writing information enabling the electronic device to operate on a memory of a wireless tag by a wireless tag writer at the time of purchase of the electronic device, and determining if the electronic device is operable according to the information written on the wireless tag.
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