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Electronic device security system and method

US8128710B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

17References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Softex, Inc. · US

Inventors

Apurva Mahendrakumar Bhansali · Austin, US
Manoj Kumar Jain · Austin, US
Shradha Dube · Austin, US
Gayathri Rangarajan · Austin, US
Mehul Ramjibhai Patel · Austin, US
Rayesh Kashinath Raikar · Austin, US
Kamal Mansukhlal Dhanani · Austin, US
Ranjit Kapila · Austin, US
Elza Abraham Varghese · Houston, US
Thomas David Tucker · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2007
Grant date	Mar 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/126
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for securing and tracking an electronic device. A method includes but is not limited to accepting a selection of a service to erase a hard disk drive in the electronic device; recording that the electronic device has been reported stolen; and erasing the hard disk drive.

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